The cause of Larry King’s death and the underlying conditions have been revealed.
The 87-year-old broadcasting legend died on January 23 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. He was hospitalized weeks before contracting COVID-19, but a death certificate confirms that his main cause of death was sepsis, as his wife Shawn Southwick King said last month.
The death certificate also shows that he had two underlying diseases. According to People magazine, the document lists them as acute hypoxic respiratory failure and end-stage kidney disease, commonly known as kidney failure.
In late January, King’s wife – with whom he was divorcing – confirmed that he did not die of coronavirus.
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Larry King’s death certificate confirms that he died of sepsis, reports say. The talk show icon died at age 87 on January 23 in Los Angeles.
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“It was an infection; it was a sepsis, ”Shawn told Entertainment Tonight. “Well, he was finally ready to go, I’ll tell you that. You know, he never wanted to go, but his sweet little body was just, it had been hit so many times with so many things and once we heard the word COVID, every our hearts sank. But it beat, you know, it beat, but it took its toll and then the unrelated infection was finally what got him, but man, it wouldn’t fall easily. “
Shawn also said that King’s mind “was not right” and his “body was going”, noting that it was difficult to witness. King filed for divorce from the actress in August 2019, after 22 years of marriage. Their divorce was not finalized before his death.
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On Thursday, King’s handwritten will, obtained by several establishments, showed that King requested that his $ 2 million estate be left to his children.
Larry King’s wife, Shawn King (right) said on Thursday that his family was ‘in mourning’.
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Notably, the document names its now deceased children Chaia and Andy, as well as its remaining children – Larry King, Jr., 59, Cannon, 20 and Chance, 21 – as beneficiaries.
Shawn was not mentioned, and People magazine reported that the handwritten will dated October 17, 2019, two months after he filed for divorce from Shawn. His will was also written several months before the loss of his two adult children Andy, 65, and Chaia, 51.
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“This is my last will and wish. It should replace all previous writings. In the event of my death, on any day after the date above, I want 100% of my funds to be divided equally between my children Andy, Chaia, Larry Jr ., Chance & Cannon “, says King in the document, according to the magazine.
After apparently being left out of her distant husband’s will, Shawn spoke up, offering Extra a brief statement.
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“We are suffering as a family,” she said. “My boys just lost their dad – they are my priority.”
The agency reports that Larry Jr. filed court documents asking to be appointed special administrator for his father’s assets.