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This image released by CBS shows host Stephen Colbert on the set of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in New York on May 6, 2026. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP)

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This image released by CBS shows host Stephen Colbert, right, with guests, from left, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, John Oliver, and Seth Meyers on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in New York on May 11, 2026. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP)

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This image released by CBS shows host Stephen Colbert, left, with guest Tom Hanks on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" in New York on May 13, 2026. (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via AP)

CNN is reporting that its founder Ted Turner, the outspoken and often outrageous television pioneer, has died at age 87. The network says Turner died Wednesday, citing a news release from Turner Enterprises. Turner transformed an obscure Atlanta television station into the first satellite-based “superstation” and founded Cable News Network, the first 24-hour, all news TV network. The brash southerner owned sports teams, was a champion yacht racer and was married to actress Jane Fonda for 10 years. The

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This combination of photos released by Heritage Actions show a Screen Actors Guild Award belonging to Matthew Perry, left, and a cast-autographed copy of the pilot episode of the comedy series "Friends." (Heritage Auctions via AP)