Was Ted Turner Married? Breaking Down His Relationship With Jane Fonda & More

Ted Turner, who founded Turner Broadcasting System and CNN, died at the age of 87 on May 6, his company confirmed. “He was and always will be the presiding spirit of CNN,” CNN’s CEO said in a statement. “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.”

While Turner was not married at the time of his death, he had three wives over the course of his life, including a high-profile relationship with Jane Fonda. Hours after Turner’s death was announced, Fonda released a lengthy statement about how much her ex-husband meant to her. “He swept into my life, a gloriously handsome, deeply romantic, swashbuckling pirate and I’ve never been the same,” she began.