Posted on 05/26/2003 12:41:03 PM PDT by 7 x 77
Media mogul Ted Turner is being rocked by devastating personal and professional problems. But he's not facing them alone -- faithful ex-wife Jane Fonda has rallied to his side.
Turner is shattered after suffering huge financial loses, say sources. He's also been hit by health problems and is brooding about his split from Frederique D'Arragon, the beautiful redhead he turned to after his marriage to Jane crumbled.
But Fonda, the wife of nine years he divorced in 2001, is firmly in his corner.
"Jane wants to be a part of Ted's life again, to help him through this," says a source close to the divorced couple. "He's never been lower than he is now.
"Jane says she's even willing to move back in with Ted on a temporary basis, until he feels better. He's still trying to make his mind up about that."
The billionaire's alarmed friends recently called Jane after he began dissolving into tears over his misfortune, says a source.
Turner's lost billions on the 1996 deal to sell Turner Broadcasting -- including CNN -- to what is known today as AOL Time Warner, says a source His holding have plunged from $10.7 billion to $1.4 billion.
"And he can't come to grips with being thrown off the board, having lost control of CNN," says the source.
Turner also was sent reeling by news that he has a heart problem, adds the source. In April, just weeks after splitting from artist D'Arragon, doctors at an Atlanta hospital had to shock his heart back into a regular beat becuase he had an irregular rhythm.
And he was shaken by talk that he might eventually need a pacemaker to maintain a regular beat.
"Ted hates to be ill," says a source. "He's used to being rudely healthy, an outdoorsman. The thought of being an invalid frightens him."
As a result, Turner, 64, has gone from being Captain Outrageous and The Mouth From the South, famous for his blistering remarks, to a shadow of his former self.
Anxious Jane, 65, has make several secret visits to see Ted, hoping to rescue him from his despair, says the source. She also speaks to him for hours on the phone.
"Ted is in a major transition at every level," explains Jane. "And for an alpha male who has always been in contol, it's very unsettling."
Despite his toubles and Jane's devotion, Ted continues to romance other women.
Since splitting in March from D'Arragon, he's been linked with Rebekah Stewart, a Jane look-alike who owns an exclusive fishing resort in Georgia, and pretty Ramsey Scott, Ted's date at a recent UNICEF Stars for Little Stars Galla Benefit in Atlanta.
Jane, who was also at the event, handled the situation with dignity and class.
"Ted introduced his date to Jane, who wasn't put off or jealous," says a source.
"She met the younger woman graciously because Jane knows that these other women come and go -- but she has a lasting place in Ted's heart.
"Jane knows that Ted will always be pursued by women attracted to his money and power. But most of them aren't up for the long haul with him."
And Turner is the first to admit that he's lost without a strong woman like Fonda at his side.
"I'm like a little baby left at a doorstep, needing a woman to atake care of me," he says.
That's why he's letting the actress help him through his darkest hour.
"Ted loves Jane and appreciates her visits," says the source.
"Despite their divorce, she's a woman he trusts. It's Jane he turns to when he needs advice and comfort, when things are geting him down.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHahahahahaha
I guess money isn't everything, eh Ted? BWAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I think I'll save my sympathies for someone who might be just a little more deserving.LOL
reap the whirlwind
I think Turner has called Christians "Jesus Freaks" and said religious people are just weak minded. He has also used the UN to bash Christians, presenting a keynote address before 1,000 international delegates attending the World Peace Summit in the U.N. General Assembly Hall, American media mogul Ted Turner denounced his childhood Christian faith.
Hey Ted, how does it feel to be humbled by the GOD you have blasphemed?
Matthew 23:12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.
If he really said that, it's pathetic. But then again, this whole article is PATHETIC.
FMCDH
His holding have plunged ...to $1.4 billion
I know what you mean, but I should be so humbled.
The same may be true for Jane. I admit, I have questioned her conversion.
However, I will continue to pray for her and Ted.
Think of the impact they could have for good.
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