King, 87, has been hospitalized at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for more than a week, the source said. Due to hospital protocols, King’s three children were unable to visit him, according to the source.
King, who has type 2 diabetes, has faced a number of medical problems over the years, including several heart attacks and quintuple bypass surgery in 1987. In 2017, King revealed that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and had surgery to successfully treat you. He also underwent a procedure in 2019 to treat angina.
His own medical problems inspired him to found the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, a nonprofit organization designed to help people without health insurance pay for medical care.
King performed CNN’s “Larry King Live” for 25 years, interviewing presidential candidates, celebrities, athletes, movie stars and ordinary people. He retired in 2010 after recording more than 6,000 episodes of the show.
But he couldn’t stay away from the air waves for long.
In 2012, he became the host of “Larry King Now”, a program three times a week on Ora TV, an on-demand digital network that he co-founded with Mexican telecommunications magnate Carlos Slim, according to Forbes.
Last year, two of King’s adult children died weeks apart. Her son, Andy King, 65, died of a heart attack in late July, followed by King’s daughter, Chaia King, 52, who died in August shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer.
King’s Twitter feed, @kingsthings, has 2.4 million followers. His most recent tweet was on November 26, when he wished his followers a happy Thanksgiving.