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After the death of Hollywood great Robert Redford, his friends and former colleagues are paying tribute.

Jane Fonda, Redford's costar from several films spanning over 50 years, said the news of his death at age 89 on Tuesday hit her "hard."

"I can't stop crying. He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way," the Academy Award-winning actress and activist said in a statement shared with CNN. "He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for."

Fonda and Redford first appeared together in the 1966 Marlon Brando-starring film "The Chase," followed one year later by the hit romantic caper "Barefoot in the Park" from writer Neil Simon.

In 1979, they paired again in "The Electric Horseman," taking place in the rodeo world.

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