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Jane Fonda to divorce Turner
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简·方达向特纳提出离婚
JANE FONDA has filed for divorce from Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, bringing to a formal end one of the most talked-about marriages of the past decade.
The couple announced their separation in January last year but Ms Fonda waited until this week to file divorce papers in an Atlanta court, calling her marriage "irretrievably broken"(1). The filing indicates that they have completed their negotiations over a financial settlement but does not reveal the details. Ms Fonda's lawyer said yesterday that the terms of the divorce would remain private.
One of the richest men in America, Mr Turner has assets extending from cable television channels and sports teams to the largest private landholdings in the country. He is said to be worth about ￡5 billion (US$7.2b).
Ms Fonda is rich in her own right, having made a fortune as a movie star and later through exercise videos. In an interview published in the New Yorker this week, Mr Turner, 62, laid much of the blame for the collapse of the marriage on(2) Ms Fonda, 63, becoming a devout(虔诚的) Christian.
He said: "She just came home and said, 'I've become a Christian'. That's a pretty big change for your wife of many years to tell you. That's a shock." Mr Turner and Ms Fonda married in 1991, to the surprise of many who viewed them as opposites. Ms Fonda was known as a California liberal. Mr Turner, by contrast, was a business buccaneer(海盗) from Georgia, known as "The Mouth of the South" for his tendency to be boastful, rude or just odd.
The union of the feminist Fonda and the unreconstructed Turner seemed to work, as Ms Fonda appeared ready to be the doting(溺爱的) corporate wife. He in turn did not seem to mind her outshining(抢风头) him when they travelled together. Having moved to Atlanta, Mr Turner's hometown, Ms Fonda found herself drawn to charity work involving children and eventually the Baptist church. Mr Turner, an atheist(无神论者), was disturbed.
Ms Fonda said: "He needs someone to be there 100 per cent of the time. He thinks that's love. That's not love. It's babysitting. We went in different directions. I grew up. He has no belief in permanency and stability. It's one reason I'm not with him. Older age is about slowing down and growing vertically, not horizontally. That's not Ted."
Aside from his personal travails(痛苦), Mr Turner's recent business dealings have been fraught(难应付). Since the merger of Time Warner(3), which owns Turner Broadcasting, and America Online last year, he has found himself increasingly squeezed out of any decision-making.
Notes;
1. irretrievably broken:婚姻破裂，无法挽救。
2. lay the blame for...on sb.:将对...的指责归咎于某人。
3. Time Warner:时代华纳公司。
The Daily Telegraph, April 19, 2001
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