Jane Fonda's ex-husband, CNN and Turner Broadcasting System founder Ted Turner, dead at 87
Jane Fonda's ex-husband, CNN and Turner Broadcasting System founder Ted Turner, dead at 87
Mekishana PierreWed, May 6, 2026 at 2:56 PM UTC
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Ted Turner addressing the 2nd Annual Social Good Summit in September 2011Credit: Najlah Feanny/Corbis via Getty
Ted Turner, the business magnate who founded CNN and Turner Broadcasting System, has died. He was 87.
Turner Enterprises announced the tragic news on Wednesday with a statement from the family, revealing that the billionaire entrepreneur died peacefully and surrounded by his family. He battled Lewy body dementia in recent years.
"Ted was an intensely involved and committed leader, intrepid, fearless and always willing to back a hunch and trust his own judgement," CNN CEO Mark Thompson said in a statement. "He was and always will be the presiding spirit of CNN. Ted is the giant on whose shoulders we stand, and we will all take a moment today to recognize him and his impact on our lives and the world."
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Turner had been married three times, notably to actress Jane Fonda from 1991 to 2001.
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