What Jane Fonda and Her 'Favorite Ex-Husband' Ted Turner Said About Each Other
By Gina Vivinetto
Published on May 6, 2026.
Jane Fonda and Ted Turner, who died at age 87 following a diagnosis of Lewy body dementia, were one of Hollywood's hottest couples in the 1990s. They were married from 1991 to 2001 and frequently praised each other, often in interviews after their split. Fonda, who grew up the daughter of Henry Fonda in Hollywood, described Turner as "outrageous and hysterically funny" and "sexy" in her 2005 memoir, "My Life So Far." The couple split a decade later due to Turner's infidelity. In his 2008 memoir, “Call Me Ted” Turner recalled the couple's whirlwind courtship, which began in 1990 when Turner asked Fonda for a date after learning of her divorce from activist Tom Hayden.
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