Ted Turnerthe founder of CNN, is being treated by medical experts as he recovers from pneumonia that sent him to the hospital … TMZ has learned.
A rep for Turner tells TMZ … the legendary media mogul is recovering at a Florida rehabilitation center after a recent hospitalization. The speaker tells us that he suffered from “mild pneumonia.”
The rep says Ted “expects a full recovery.”
This update comes more than six years after the media mogul's revelation – during an interview with Ted couple on “CBS Sunday Morning” — he was diagnosed with Lewy body dementia.
At the time, Ted described a variety of symptoms he was struggling with… including fatigue and forgetfulness.
For those unfamiliar with LBD, the progressive brain disease is the second most common form of dementia – the first being Alzheimer's disease. In fact, in his 2018 interview, Ted expressed gratitude for not receiving an Alzheimer's diagnosis… and noted that LBD is “not nearly as bad.”
Ted – who famously married his third wife, an actress Jane Fondain 1991 before divorcing him in 2001, is best known for pioneering the first-ever 24-hour cable news channel. The well-known philanthropist also founded the cable networks TNT and TBS.
Ted's rep tells us he remains “resilient and committed to professional and personal endeavors.”