Broadcasting legend Larry King passed away at the age of 87 in Los Angeles over the weekend.
And Jerry Seinfeld not only paid tribute to the talk show host, but also cleared the air about his infamous strange interview.
The 66-year-old comedian accessed Twitter on Saturday to share his thoughts on television personality with his 4.3 million followers as he wrote: ‘I’ve always loved Larry King and will miss him.
‘The’ canceled ‘part was just me having fun with your little mistake. Nothing else. Or less. #ripLarry [heart emoji]’
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Sad: Broadcasting legend Larry King passed away at the age of 87 in Los Angeles over the weekend
Interesting: Jerry Seinfeld not only paid tribute to the talk show host, but also clarified the situation about his infamous 2007 strange interview
‘I’ve always loved Larry King and will miss you’: the 66-year-old comedian went to Twitter on Saturday to share his thoughts on television personality with his 4.3 million followers
Seinfeld was referring to his appearance on CNN’s Larry King Live in 2007, when he was promoting the animated film Bee Movie.
Larry asked about his iconic ’90s sitcom, Seinfeld:’ You gave up, right? Didn’t they cancel you? You canceled them. ‘
Jerry seemed confused by the question when he replied: ‘Aren’t you aware of this? Do you think I was canceled? Do you have the impression that I was canceled? I thought it was well documented. Is it still CNN?
King replied, ‘Did I hurt you, Jerry?’
Stung: Seinfeld was referring to his participation on CNN’s Larry King Live program in 2007, while he was promoting the animated film Bee Movie
Larry asked about his iconic ’90s sitcom, Seinfeld:’ You gave up, right? Didn’t they cancel you? You canceled them ‘
Jerry seemed confused by the question when he replied: ‘Aren’t you aware of this? Do you think I was canceled? Do you have the impression that I was canceled? I thought it was well documented. Is it still CNN?
King replied, ‘Did I hurt you, Jerry?’
NBC was famous for begging the comedian for another season, even offering him up to $ 5 million per episode to come back, but he refused so he could come out on top.
Seinfeld continued: ‘I went off the air, I was the number one television program, Larry. You know who I am? Seventy-five million viewers [for] the last episode. ‘
King joked: ‘Jewish. Brooklyn. ‘
A lot of money: NBC was famous for begging the comedian for another season, offering him up to $ 5 million per episode to come back, but he refused so he could come out on top
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Seinfeld continued: ‘I went off the air, I was the number one television program, Larry. You know who I am? Seventy-five million viewers [for] the last episode ‘
‘King then said,’ Boy, do you take it so badly ‘, before apologizing for the question
‘King then said,’ Boy, do you take it so badly ‘, before apologizing for the question.
The two then laughed at the comings and goings before Seinfeld asked the team if they could give King a resume of his work during the commercial break.
The clip went viral and on social media and circulated in places like Twitter and Reddit over the years.
King died on Saturday morning at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Good spirit: the two laughed at the comings and goings
One last blow: Seinfeld asked the team if they could get a resume of their work for King during the commercial break.
No cause of death has been provided, however, it occurs three weeks after King was revealed to have been hospitalized with coronavirus 10 days earlier.
“With deep sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning at the age of 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,” the company said in a statement.
‘Now Media sends our condolences to the surviving children Larry, Jr., Chance, Cannon and the entire King family.’
‘With deep sadness’: no cause of death was reported, however, it occurred three weeks after King’s revelation was hospitalized with coronavirus 10 days earlier
King was transferred from the ICU on January 4, but remained in the hospital for treatment.
A source told NBC that King may have contracted the coronavirus through a health professional in his home. One of his children, who was not identified, also tested positive, they said.
King has suffered from several health problems in the past, including a heart attack, prostate and lung cancer, a stroke and type two diabetes.