Earlyface

Ted Turner, the CNN founder and
American media tycoon turned
philanthropist, was hospitalized during a
trip to Argentina, a medical source said
Friday, with reports suggesting he could
have appendicitis.
A source at a private clinic in Bariloche, a
tourist destination where Turner was
admitted, confirmed to AFP that the 75-year-
old, who owns property in the Argentine
province of Neuquen, later discharged
himself.
News websites said the billionaire may have
flown on to Buenos Aires to continue his
treatment for an abdominal condition or
appendicitis, but those reports were not
officially confirmed.
Turner’s spokesman, Phillip Evans, told AFP
that the CNN founder was admitted to
hospital for observation.
“Given it is our policy not to comment on his
personal health, no further details will be
provided,” the spokesman added.
Turner has a large rural estate in Neuquen,
which is located in Argentina’s Patagonia
region.