Fonda, Turner split

ATLANTA: Mr. Ted Turner, CNN mogul, and the Oscar-winning actress, activist and exercise guru, Ms. Jane Fonda, were formally divorced on Tuesday, ending a 10-year marriage, a lawyer for Ms. Fonda said. Ms. Fonda, 63, who won best actress academy awards for ``Klute'' (1971) and ``Coming home'' (1978), married the CNN founder in December 1991. The pair quickly became Atlanta's royal couple, but separated more than a year ago. Mr. Turner, in a statement released by his spokesman, said, ``We will always remain close friends and I wish Jane all the very best.'' ``I feel sadness,'' said Ms. Fonda in a statement read by her lawyer. ``We shared 10 years together and I will always care for him. Now it's time to move on and I wish him well.'' Mr. Turner, 62, said recently that Ms. Fonda's decision to become a Christian was a major reason for their break-up. ``It was a shock,'' said Mr. Turner, known for his disdain of religion. In a recent interview Ms. Fonda said, ``One of the things I want to talk about in my memoirs is the fact that separation or divorce doesn't necessarily represent failure.''

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