Larry King’s wife, Shawn King will take legal action after the late star’s will was recently revealed. On Thursday, multiple sources obtained King’s handwritten will which listed only five children as beneficiaries of his $2 million estate. King’s handwritten will which was dated Oct. 17, 2019 did not mention his estranged wife, Shawn.
Shawn has exclusively told page six that she was shocked by this the recent revelation that her estranged husband had a secret will that didn’t mention her — and says she is making preparation to fight it ardently in court. She told page six that someone pressured King to draw it up. She believes so.
Here is King’s handwritten will according to the PEOPLE magazine:
“This is my Last Will & Testament. It should replace all previous writings. In the event of my death, any day after the above date I want 100% of my funds to be divided equally among my children Andy, Chaia, Larry Jr., Chance & Cannon,” King allegedly wrote in the document.”
“We had a very watertight family estate plan,” Shawn told the outlet, claiming that they wrote the plan together “as a couple” back in 2015. “It still exists, and it is the legitimate will. Period. And I fully believe it will hold up, and my attorneys are going to be filing a response, probably by the end of the day.”
Two months before he wrote the amended will, King had filed for divorce from Shawn, in August 2019, but he died before the split was finalized in court. The amended will names five of King’s children, Andy, Chiara, Larry Jr., and his two children with Shawn, Cannon and Chance. Two of King’s children, Andy and Chiara both passed away in 2020. The document now leaves Larry King, Jr., 59, Cannon, 20 and Chance, 21, as the only surviving heirs.
King told Page Six before his death that he and Shawn had become close friends again after he filed for divorce. Shawn also confirmed to page six that they spoke daily. But she says King never discussed any about the amended will with her.
The estate is worth $2 million, and if it’s to be split between his surviving heirs and, presumably the two children who have passed away, each person will get at least $400,000. When asked why she is going to court after being omitted from a will that would likely only have netted her around $300,000 anyway, Shawn told page six, “It’s the principle.” She also said that she has support from two of the surviving heirs, Cannon and Chance. “They are not happy about this,” she told the outlet.
