Jane Fonda is reacting publicly to the death of her ex-husband, media executive Ted Turner, who dies at age 87. Across multiple outlets, reports say Fonda shared an extended Instagram remembrance offering “immediate thoughts about Ted.” In the post, she writes that she “loved [Ted] with all [her] heart,” describing him as a “gloriously handsome,” deeply romantic and “swashbuckling” figure who “swept into” her life and left her “never… the same.” Sources also describe her characterizing the marriage as “complicated” and “challenging,” while saying those challenges were often “worth it.” Fonda credits Turner with making her feel needed and cared for—something she calls “transformative”—and says his confidence and belief in her helped her. Several reports note she discusses Turner’s varied interests, accomplishments, and competitive nature, and also references his conservation efforts. She ends by telling Turner he is loved and remembered, while reaffirming her continued care for his family and the couple’s relationship after their divorce in 2001.
Jane Fonda posts tribute to late ex-husband Ted Turner after his death at 87
Jane Fonda is reacting publicly to the death of her ex-husband, media executive Ted Turner, who dies at age 87. Across multiple outlets, reports say Fonda shared an extended Instagram remembrance offe...
- Jane Fonda posts a tribute to late CNN founder Ted Turner after his death at age 87.
- Fonda says in the message: “I loved Ted with all my heart.”
- She describes their 1991–2001 marriage as complicated and challenging, but often worth it.
- Fonda says Turner made her feel needed and cared for, calling it transformative.
- Multiple reports cite her acknowledgment of Turner’s life achievements and conservation efforts.
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner in 1994Jane Fonda has shared her thoughts on her “complicated” marriage to media mogul Ted Turner in an exceptionally earnest tribute following the news of his death at the age of 87.Offering her “immediate thoughts about Ted” in a Wednesday afternoon Instagram post, the Hollywood veteran and lifelong activist looked back on their relationship as “challenging”, while adding that she had “always been up for a challenge, and with Ted it was almost always worth it”.“He swept into my life, a gloriously handsome, deeply romantic, swashbuckling pirate and I’ve never been the same,” she said of Turner, who was her husband from 1991 until their divorce in 2001.Explaining how it felt for the multifaceted billionaire to need her love, Fonda wrote: “No one had ever let me know they needed me, and this wasn’t your average human being that needed me, this was the creator of CNN, and Turner Classic Movies, who had won the America’s Cup as the world’s greatest sailor.“He had a big life, a brilliant mind and a soaring sense of humour.”Jane Fonda looked back at her "challenging" relationship with media mogul Ted Turner following news of his death on WednesdayShe also acknowledged his ability to care for her, writing: “To be needed and cared for simultaneously is transformative.”“Ted Turner helped me believe in myself. He gave me confidence. I think I did the same for him, but that’s what women are raised to do,” the Oscar winner went on to say, calling Turner’s ability to be vulnerable one of his “greatest strengths”.Fonda said she learned more from Turner than “more than any other person or school classes” could teach before remarking how he was the “most competitive person” she had ever met – besides storied actor Katharine Hepburn – and how “fascinating” that was “to witness”.“Whether it was who’d made the most ski runs at the end of the day, to acres of land owned (stewarded is the more fitting word for his relationship to land), who had the most billions, how many countries he’d made love to his prior lover in and could I match that, it was challenging,” she said.Continuing her lengthy homage in the comments, the Barbarella star said: “I loved Ted with all my heart.”Jane Fonda and Ted Turner kiss during the actor's 2006 roast. Married from 1991 to 2001, she called him her "favorite ex-husband" less than a week before his death.“I see him in heaven now with all the wildlife he helped bring back from extinction,” Fonda went on. “The black footed ferrets, the prairie dogs, Big Horned sheep, Mexican Gray Wolf, the Yellowstone wolf pack, bison, the red cockaded woodpecker and so many more, they’re all gathered at the pearly gates applauding and thanking him for saving their species.”Addressing the five offspring that now survive Turner, she called them, “five talented, complex kids who I had the privilege of becoming stepmother to”.“I love them to this day,” she went on. “If it was complicated to be married to him, think how complicated it was being his child. And they are all doing fine.”“Rest in Peace, dearest Ted,” her message ended. “You are loved and you will be remembered.”Though the couple split in 2001, they remained friends after.Less than a week before his death, Fonda had called the television trailblazer her “favourite ex-husband” during the opening of this year’s TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, adding that founding the festival’s namesake network, Turner Classic Movies, is just one of the “great things that he did”.Turner will also be remembered as the creator of CNN, the world’s first 24-hour cable news channel, as well as WTBS and TNT.READ MRE:Jane Fonda Gets Emotional While Opening Up About Friend Robert Redford’s DeathJane Fonda Raises Questions About Barbra Streisand's Oscars Tribute To Robert RedfordJane Fonda Gets Honest About What Sex Scenes Were Like Before Intimacy Coordinators
3 months agoOscar-winning actress and activist Jane Fonda paid tribute to her former husband, media mogul Ted Turner, following his death on Wednesday, May 6, after a battle with Lewy body dementia, a progressive neurological disorder. He was 87. In a lengthy Instagram post, Fonda reflected on their decade-long relationship and described Turner as someone who changed her life “completely.” “He swept into my life, a gloriously handsome, deeply romantic, swashbuckling pirate, and I’ve never been the same,” she wrote. Fonda said Turner made her feel needed and cared for, something she described as “transformative,” especially since that affection came from the […]...Keep on reading: Jane Fonda mourns ex-husband Ted Turner: ‘I loved Ted with all my heart’
3 months agoThe iconic actress, 88, who was married to Turner from 1991-2001,.shared a poignant post.
3 months agoThe iconic actress, 88, who was married to Turner from 1991-2001,.shared a poignant post.
3 months agoJane Fonda has paid an emotional tribute to her ex-husband Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, following his death aged 87 — saying she "loved him with all my heart"
3 months ago"He swept into my life, a gloriously handsome, deeply romantic, swashbuckling pirate and I’ve never been the same," Fonda wrote in a moving message on Instagram
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