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We're adding "Ted Turner's publicist" to the list of jobs we could not be paid enough to take. Says Ted to his minder during an interview: "I DON'T NEED YOU FOR THAT! YOU'RE JUST AN OLD PUSSY! YOU'RE JUST AN OLD PUSSY! YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE MOTHER HEN. [in falsetto] "WE'VE GOTTA DO THIS! WE'VE GOTTA DO THAT!" [back to regular voice] THIS IS IMPORTANT! THIS IS MORE IMPORTANT!" Wow, he kisses Robert Olen Butler's ex-wife with that mouth? [HuffPo]
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'Jealous Husband Returns In The Form Of A Parrot' By Robert Olen Butler
Sure, we all know that Robert Olen Butler is the Pulitzer-winning author whose author wife, Elizabeth Dewberry, just left him to become one of media mogul Ted Turner's girlfriends, prompting him to pen the nuttiest email of all time. But how familiar are we all with his award-winning work? Maybe some excerpts from this short story, which first appeared in the New Yorker in 1995, would be a good primer. It is about what you think: a man turns into a parrot, is purchased as a pet by his wife, and is forced to watch her cavort around the house with her new lover. More »
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Robert Olen Butler Says His Mass Email Was 'Intended Strictly For Those Who Personally Know Elizabeth And Me'
So! Jilted author Robert Olen Butler isn't happy that yesterday we published the email he sent to his grad students. You know, the email that began "this sort of thing can get wildly distorted pretty quickly. You can feel free to use any part or all of this email to do so," and in which he explained exactly why his wife was leaving him for Ted Turner (she was abused by her grandpa!). In his email to us, he sounded steamed!
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Ted Turner Took Elizabeth Dewberry To The 'Georgia Rule' Premiere!
They make a cute couple! Tedlizabeth? Turnberry? Dewner? We'll let Us Weekly sort that one out, I guess.
Earlier: Elizabeth Dewberry Left Robert Olen Butler To Join Ted Turner's Collection
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Elizabeth Dewberry Left Robert Olen Butler To Join Ted Turner's Collection
"The novelists Robert Olen Butler, 50, and Elizabeth Dewberry, 32, knew they were meant for each other when they could sit in a room together and not only write but also write well," begins that couple's Vows announcement from twelve years ago. And earlier today we wondered what Pulitzer winner's wife left him for a captain of industry. Now we've gotten what we believe is the full insane insane INSANE email that Bob Butler sent to his department, describing the breakup of their relationship. More »
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Enemies List: Rupert Murdoch
No one but the Devil knows every name on Rupert Murdoch's enemies list, and that's only because Satan takes dictation from Murdoch. Still, the News Corp. chairman has an impressive history of racking up nemeses on several continents. So far, he's either wrestled them to the carpet or held them at bay in one form or another. But even with regular infusions of industrial-strength nookie from a wife half his age, the man still has to watch the ramparts for skulking invaders. To that end, consider a short and by no means comprehensive list of Murdoch's opponents — past, present, future, or some combination thereof. More »
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Ted Turner Calls Rupert Murdoch A Cheap Bastard
Increasingly irrelevant media ex-mogul Ted Turner appeared in Denver yesterday for a college fundraiser. The famously mouthy philanthropist couldn't resist taking a shot at a former rival:But don't ask him to share warm feelings about Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corp., or Time Warner Inc., which purchased Turner Broadcasting System Inc. in 1996. "There is one person I don't like," he said of Murdoch. Turner lambasted Murdoch - whose net worth is $7.7 billion, according to Forbes magazine. "He gives nothing to charity," said Turner, whose net worth is estimated at $1.9 billion.Ted, Ted, so ungenerous. And unfair: Murdoch gives away millions each year. More »
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Media Bubble: On Your Bike
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• You shall bow before Katie and Anderson, because they are royalty. [National Journal]
• Brad is Esquire's October cover. Brad doesn't want to talk about whether he cheated on Jen. Did Esquire agree to restrictions? [WWD]
Media Bubble: Ted and David and Katie and Anderson
• Ted Turner sells his memoir for $4.5 million; David Carr sells his for $300k. [NYP]• You shall bow before Katie and Anderson, because they are royalty. [National Journal]
• Brad is Esquire's October cover. Brad doesn't want to talk about whether he cheated on Jen. Did Esquire agree to restrictions? [WWD]
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• And Ted Turner will likely have a memoir coming, too. [NYP]
• More and more newspaper advertising is shifting to web. Um, duh. [NYT]
• Elizabeth Vargas needed that anchor chair like a fish needs a bicycle. Honest. [Phil. Inq.]
Media Bubble: Memoirs May Be Beautiful, and Yet
• Fortune editor to co-write Alan Greenspan's memoir. He's say he's excited, but that might be viewed as irrationally exuberant. [NYT]• And Ted Turner will likely have a memoir coming, too. [NYP]
• More and more newspaper advertising is shifting to web. Um, duh. [NYT]
• Elizabeth Vargas needed that anchor chair like a fish needs a bicycle. Honest. [Phil. Inq.]
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Ted Turner to Leave Time Warner Board
It's a sad day for garrulous southerners everywhere: Ted Turner has announced that his time at Time Warner has come to an end. While Turner's involvement hasn't been quite so great over the past few years, he's still remained somewhat of a company icon. He gave no reason for his decision to end his involvement at the end of the term, but it seems no small coincidence that this has come just after shareholder Carl Icahn threw a burning bag of dog shit around the Time Warner offices. More »
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When Media Whores Become Charity Whores
Slate's annual list of the 60 largest charitable contributions of 2005 is out: the late Cordelia Scaife May emerges as the biggest contributor, having left her $404 million estate to charity; Bill and Melinda Gates come in second with $320 million. But what about our favorite media moguls? More »
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Vintage Turner [Mermigas on Media via IWantMedia]
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Ted Turner on Rupert Murdoch
Ted Turner on News Corp. chief Rupert Murdoch: "He's a very dangerous person. He's proven it during this war. He's been willing to have his media support the war in almost surprising fashion. He's exploiting this war to help build the circulation for his television network and his newspapers...This is Murdoch's war."Vintage Turner [Mermigas on Media via IWantMedia]
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Time Warner execs accused of insider trading [Reuters]
AOL/TW execs accused of insider trading
Two institutional shareholders have accused AOL/Time Warner Chairman Steve Case of insider trading in a related lawsuit. Also named were Vice Chairman Ted Turner, Chief Executive Officer Richard Parsons, former CEO Gerald Levin, and former Chief Operating Officer Bob Pittman. This is so...*yawn*....surprising.Time Warner execs accused of insider trading [Reuters]
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Q & A: journalists and generals [New Yorker]
Ted Turner, war reporter
Ted Turner on volunteering to report from Baghdad for CNN: "I did say, 'Well, you know, if nobody else will do it, I'll do it.' And they said, 'No.' But, because I'm sixty-four, and I've been pretty well wiped out anyway, I might as well go out. I thought it'd be kind of good—here I am, going down in flames. I think it would be a dramatic way to exit the world. But they turned me down, and, really, it probably wasn't that good an idea. They said, 'You're not really qualified to do it.' I said, 'Well, all you have to do is hold the microphone up and say, 'The bombs are falling all around me.' There's no magic to this game."Q & A: journalists and generals [New Yorker]
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Ted Turner prefers "ex-wives" to reliving the AOL merger [Internetnews.com]
The quotable Ted Turner
Ted Turner on the AOL/TW merger: "I'd rather go back and be with one of my ex-wives than go through this again...If you ever have the chance to merge with AOL, stay away." Ted's Happiness-Is-a-Private-Plane philosophy: "To be happy in this world, first you need a cell phone and then you need an airplane. Then you're truly wireless."Ted Turner prefers "ex-wives" to reliving the AOL merger [Internetnews.com]
