Larry King has filed for divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn Southwick King. Larry King‘s decision to file for divorce from Shawn Southwick King did not come as a shock to those who knew the couple well. The news, however, comes two weeks before their 22nd anniversary.
Though Larry and his seventh wife were married for over two decades, friends of the couple say that their divorce was “a long time coming”. This is especially after Larry’s recent health scare and Shawn’s alleged affair in 2016. “Larry was close to dying and it really shook him,” the source says. “He realised that he hadn’t been happy for a long time.”
In April, Larry suffered angina and then underwent angioplasty. At the time, the CNN host, 85, also had stents inserted to reopen the previous bypass from a heart attack he suffered in 1987.
“They fought and argued all the time,” the source continues. “But also it’s about protecting his kids. Shawn and Larry had essentially been separated for a decade. They sleep in separate bedrooms.”
“Larry is no saint, but he was tired of all the drama,” the source adds, confirming that previous reports of Shawn’s alleged affair were true.
“This was a long time coming. The marriage has been over.”
Larry filed court documents on Tuesday, 20th August 2019, in Los Angeles Superior Court. According to them, he cited irreconcilable differences and listed 6th June 2019 as the date of separation.
The Kings’ marriage was a rocky one. It’s not the first time he has submitted paperwork to end their union. In 2010, Larry filed for divorce after the National Enquirer reported that Shawn had an affair with one of their sons’ baseball coaches, Hector Penate. Penate later admitted to the affair, but the couple decided to stay together.
In 2016, the broadcast icon was distraught about an alleged year-long affair his wife had been having. A source close to the situation told PEOPLE of the alleged infidelity. “It’s true, and Larry is completely embarrassed and anguished by all of this. He doesn’t know what to do.”
Another source confirmed that Shawn, a former singer, and TV host, told her alleged lover that her marriage to Larry was over. But Larry and Shawn denied any reports of cheating in an interview with Home & Family in August 2016. He dismissed it as a rumour that he did not plan on paying attention to.
The CNN host has previously been married seven times (to six other women). Shawn was married once before. Larry and Shawn, 59, got married on the 5th of September, 1997. They also have two sons together: Chance, 20, and Cannon, 19.
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