Larry King’s widow, Shawn King, is planning to go to court.
Last week, the broadcast legend’s handwritten will was revealed, stating that his $ 2 million estate would be split between his five children.
The document, which was reportedly written on October 17, 2019, two months after King filed for divorce from Shawn, does not mention her and also lists her now deceased children, Chaia and Andy as beneficiaries. His will was written several months before the loss of Andy, 65, and Chaia, 51. The two died weeks apart.
Her three remaining children – Larry King Jr., 59, Cannon, 20, and Chance, 21 – were also named. King shared Cannon and Chance with Shawn.
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Shawn, however, said there was already a plan in place between her and King that was not reflected in the alleged document.
Shawn King (right), Larry King’s estranged widow (left), said he plans to challenge his will in court after it was revealed that she was cut.
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“We had a very clear family ownership plan,” she told Page Six about a plan that she and her husband devised “as a couple” in 2015.
“It still exists, and it is the legitimate will. Period, ”he said. “And I fully believe it will support itself, and my lawyers will come up with an answer, probably by the end of the day.”
Not only was the document complicated by the death of his children in 2020, but King also told Page Six before his death that he and Shawn had once again become close, although it is not clear whether the divorce was removed from the table.
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Shawn repeated that statement and said that she and her husband spoke daily and claimed that she had never been informed of an amendment to his will.
“It hits me!” she said when asked why she believes King made the new document.
Her shared children were also “shocked” to learn about the change, she said, and said they “are not happy about it”.
In addition, Shawn admitted to the medium that he believed someone had influenced the broadcast legend to compose the New Testament, although he did not offer additional details.
Larry King’s handwritten will was recently obtained by agencies. He would have left his ex-wife out.
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“Based on the timeline, it just doesn’t make sense,” she said, noting that she doesn’t believe he would have cut her off because of the divorce.
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According to People magazine, King allegedly wrote in the document: “This is my last will and testament. It must replace all previous writings. In the event of my death, any day after the date above, I want 100% of my funds to be divided equally between my sons Andy, Chaia, Larry Jr., Chance & Cannon. “
Page six reports that under the current will, Shawn would probably only leave about $ 300,000 after the $ 2 million estate was split between King’s children and presumably the survivors of his deceased children.
“It’s the principle,” she said.
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Shawn’s representatives did not immediately respond to Fox News’s request for comment, while King’s lawyers could not be reached.