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EXCLUSIVE: Larry King s widow Shawn tries to stop his eldest son s bid to be appointed the administrator of his $2million will because the TV legend didn t know he existed until he was 30
King s eldest son, Larry Jr. 59, attempted to take control over who gets what in his dad s estate Tuesday by asking a judge to appoint him special administrator
However, King s estranged seventh wife, Shawn King, filed blistering court documents opposing Junior s move and challenging the hand-written will
The will, which was changed in 2019 just two months after King filed for divorce against Shawn, leaves her out entirely and gives $2 million to his children
Larry King s widow Shawn says she will go to court to fight for a share of $2m estate the TV host divided between his children
Widowed Shawn King has claimed she will go to court after being written out of the late Larry King s will
It was revealed last week that King added a handwritten note to his will in 2019
It cut Shawn out and divided his $2million estate between his 5 children
He and Shawn had filed for divorce two months beforehand
Yet Shawn claims they had reconciled and has suggested that King was influenced into writing her out
The couple s divorce had not yet been finalized, already making the will complex
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