Shawn King (left) and Larry King in 2018.
Larry King’s Handwritten Will Throws Estranged Wife a Curveball Can the holographic will Larry King wrote in October 2019 that omits his wife, Shawn King, supersede his original estate plan?
The battle over Larry King’s estate just got more complicated. The 87-year-old television and radio host passed away at the end of January after a battle with COVID-19. At the time of his death, King was in the midst of a divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn King. According to Shawn, the former couple had an estate plan in place that they wrote while still together in 2015.
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