Celebrities, ex-husband Turner roast actress Jane Fonda

<p>Actress Jane Fonda was on the wrong end of a celebrity roast Thursday, the target of spirited insults from actresses, comedians and _ horror of horrors _ her ex-husband.</p><p>CNN founder Ted Turner was among the celebrities who taunted the two-time Oscar winner to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, a group that aims to suppress the state's teenage pregnancy rate.</p><p>"She's one of the most beautiful women I've met," said the billionaire businessman. "She must have been _ I gave up three mistresses for her."</p><p>He went on to poke fun at his "favorite ex-wife," who has been married three times, for the array of relatives at her family gatherings. "I didn't know if it was Christmas or the Jerry Springer Show," he quipped.</p><p>Fonda, wearing a tight red dress, took the taunts from Turner and others in good humor, although she confessed her reluctance to take part in the event before the show.</p><p>"I've offered my body and my flesh for the sake of (the charity). And I'm scared to death," she said as she walked the red carpet arm-in-arm with Turner.</p><p>That's not all she offered. An Andy Warhol portrait of Fonda from her art collection was among a handful of high-dollar items up for auction before the event.</p><p>The gala, held at the Georgia Aquarium, brought out a host of celebrities and politicians, including former President Jimmy Carter, talk show host Rosie O'Donnell, rapper Big Boi and comedian Chris Tucker.</p><p>Fonda, who smirked from her throne at center stage throughout the roast, was dubbed "America's best looking grandmother" by host Larry King _ partly, he said, because she's someone who has "undergone more reconstruction than Fallujah."</p><p>For the comedians, Fonda's political activities protesting the Vietnam War _ including the infamous picture of her beside a North Vietnam anti-aircraft gun in 1972 _ was ripe for a joke.</p><p>"If you really want to piss people off today," intoned comedian Wanda Sykes, "you should go and get your picture taken on top of an Exxon station."</p><p>Not all the guests drew laughs. Actor Peter Fonda issued a string of bizarre stories about his older sister that ended with him, in tears, saying "I wouldn't miss this night for the world," before hugging Jane and Turner.</p><p>Other guests ended their roasts with an uplifting message, encouraging Fonda to continue her fighting spirit.</p><p>"Keep helping us, Obi-Wan Fonda," said actress Carrie Fisher, who played Princess Leia in the Star Wars series. "You're our only hope."</p><p>___</p><p>On the Net:</p><p>HASH(0x1cdc870)</p>

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