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At Time Warner, I had ten percent of the stock after the merger. But when we merged with AOL, I was diluted down to three percent.

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Ted Turner
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: November 19
Businessman
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Cincinnati
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Robert Edward Turner III
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