Larry King’s estranged widow,Shawn Southwick King, is petitioning to become the executor of his estate after being excluded from his revised will.
Those in disagreement with Shawn’s petition being granted can state their objections at the upcoming court hearing set for May 4.
Larrydied in Januaryat age 87from sepsis. Shortly after he was laid to rest,PEOPLE obtained Larry’s handwritten will from 2019in February.
The veteran journalist requested that his $2 million estate be split evenly among his sons Larry King Jr., 59, Cannon, 20, and Chance, 21, as well as his late son, Andy, and late daughter, Chaia.
“This is my Last Will & Testament,” the document read. “It should replace all previous writings. In the event of my death, any day after the above date I want 100 percent [placed above illegible cross-out] of my funds to be divided equally among my children Andy, Chaia, Larry Jr., Chance & Cannon.”
Shawn was completely excluded from the revised will and Larry Jr. was appointed as the new administrator. In response,she contested the validity of the documentand Larry Jr. being named the estate’s administrator.
Their divorce had not been finalized at the time of his death.
Speaking to PEOPLE last February, Larry opened up aboutwhat contributed to his separation from Shawn.
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“We had a big age difference and that eventually takes its toll,” he said of their 26-year age gap. “It became an issue. Also, [Shawn] is a very religious Mormon and I’m an agnostic atheist, so that eventually causes little problems. We overcame a lot, but eventually it became a ships passing in the night situation.”
The broadcaster noted that he would “always care” for Shawn, but that “it just hit a point where we didn’t get along.”
source: people.com
