In the wake of media titan Ted Turner’s death on Wednesday at the age of 87, his ex-wife Jane Fonda has shared intimate memories of the larger-than-life man who swept into her world like an adventure from a storybook.
Turner, the visionary founder of CNN who revolutionised global media by launching the first 24-hour cable news network in 1980, passed peacefully surrounded by family at his sprawling Avalon Plantation home near Tallahassee, Florida.
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The brash entrepreneur transformed the television landscape, turning cable into a powerhouse with channels like TBS, TNT, and Turner Classic Movies.
His bold gamble on nonstop news changed how the world consumes information, connecting distant events to living rooms in real time and shaping modern journalism.
Beyond media, Turner was a philanthropist, environmentalist, America’s Cup-winning sailor, and Atlanta Braves owner who brought home the 1995 World Series.
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Fonda, 88, posted a heartfelt tribute on Instagram recalling their decade-long marriage from 1991 to 2001.
“He swept into my life, a gloriously handsome, deeply romantic, swashbuckling pirate, and I’ve never been the same,” she wrote.
“He needed me.
“No one had ever let me know they needed me… this was the creator of CNN… who had won the America’s Cup as the world’s greatest sailor.”
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The Oscar-winning actress described passionate, laughter-filled moments—from collapsing in giggles at the foot of a Gone With the Wind staircase to profound mutual support.
Turner boosted her confidence, while she offered him vulnerability in a world that rarely allowed powerful men such openness.
Even after their amicable divorce, they remained close friends; Fonda often called him her “favorite ex-husband.”
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Their shared passions for conservation and social causes endured.
In a world of fleeting connections, Fonda’s words paint a tender portrait of two icons who found strength in each other amid extraordinary lives.
Turner’s legacy in media endures, but to Fonda, he will always be the man who made her believe in herself.
“I loved Ted with all my heart,” she said. “You are loved, and you will be remembered.”
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