Larry King asked in his will that his $ 2 million estate be left to his children.
The handwritten testament of the legend of delayed transmission was obtained this week by several media outlets, showing that he requested that his property be divided equally among his five children: Larry King, Jr., 59, Cannon, 20, Chance, 21, son deceased Andy and late daughter Chaia.
The document was dated October 17, 2019, according to People, which was written two months after he filed for divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn Southwick King.
“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, “King reportedly wrote in the document, according to the magazine.
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Larry King (L) and his seventh wife, Shawn Southwick King, in Beverly Hills in 2018. King filed for divorce from Southwick King in 2019 after 22 years of marriage.
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King died at the age of 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 23.
His will was written several months before the loss of his two adult children, Andy, 65, and Chaia, 51. The two died weeks later. Andy had a heart attack while Chaia was battling lung cancer.
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“It is with sadness and the broken heart of a father that I confirm the recent loss of two of my children, Andy King and Chaia King. Both were good and kind souls and we will be sorely missed,” wrote King on Facebook in A Hora. “Andy died unexpectedly of a heart attack on July 28, and Chaia died on August 20, shortly after being diagnosed with lung cancer.”
“/> The handwritten will of the broadcast legend showed that he requested that his property be divided equally among his five children: Larry King, Jr., 59, Cannon, 20, Chance, 21, the late son Andy and daughter Chaia.
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He added: “Losing them seems so out of order. No parent should have to bury a child.”
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King shared his son Larry King Jr. with ex-wife Annette Kaye; and Cannon and Chance King with Southwick King.
The host of “Larry King Now” was married to Southwick King for 22 years before filing for divorce in August 2019. After his death, she revealed that while he was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 in late 2020, he died of a sepsis infection.
She also confirmed that her surviving children were able to face FaceTime with him in his final moments.
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“And it was difficult for him to speak, but the only message he wanted to make sure I heard was, ‘I love you, take care of the boys,'” she said.
King’s family put him to rest at a private funeral days after his death.