'He was finally ready to go': Larry King's devastated wife speaks out and say TV legend died of sepsis aged 87 AFTER beating coronavirus infection
- Larry King died on Saturday just weeks after being hospitalized with Covid-19
- He had been transfered out of intensive care but remained in hospital
- King's seventh wife Shawn says he beat the virus but died of sepsis
- The couple married in 1997 and briefly split in 2010 before separating in 2019
Larry King's heartbroken wife Shawn has claimed the TV icon died of sepsis and was 'ready to go'.
The legendary late-night host died on Saturday aged 87 after a recent battle with Covid which saw him hospitalized.
King's seventh wife Shawn Southwick, whom he married in 1997 and was in the midst of a divorce with at the time of his death, says he could not overcome an infection after beating coronavirus.
Larry King's wife Shawn has claimed the TV icon died of sepsis and was 'ready to go' after a recent battle with Covid (pictured in 1997)
The legendary late-night host died on Saturday aged 87 but his cause of death has not been officially revealed
She told Entertainment Tonight: 'It was an infection, it was sepsis. Well, he was finally ready to go, I will tell you that.
'You know, he never wanted to go but his sweet little body was just, it had just been hit so many times with so many things and once we heard the word Covid, all of our hearts just sank.
'But he beat it, you know, he beat it, but it did take its toll and then the unrelated infection finally is what took him, but boy, he was not gonna go down easily.'
Shawn said she was thankful she was able to speak with Larry, the father of her sons Chance, 21, and Cannon, 20, on video call before his death.
King married his seventh wife Shawn Southwick (pictured together in 2018) in 1997 but the couple were in the middle of a divorce at the time of his death
His production company, Ora Media, which he co-founded with ex-wife Shawn in 2012, confirmed his death in a statement on Saturday
She added the presenter was eager to tell his family, which also included his eldest child Larry Jr. from a previous marriage, that he loved them.
Larry had filed for divorce from Shawn in August 2019, nine years after they originally split before reconciling.
But she claims they were life partners and their divorce was never finalized.
Larry had two other children, Andy and Chaia, but they tragically passed away weeks apart last summer aged 65 and 51 respectively.
King's production company announced his death in a statement on Saturday.
King is pictured with sons Cannon and Chance on Thanksgiving last November. King was reportedly moved out of the ICU on January 4 after being hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than 10 days, according to reports
'With profound sadness, Ora Media announces the death of our co-founder, host, and friend Larry King, who passed away this morning at age 87 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles,' the company said.
'Ora Media sends our condolences to his surviving children Larry, Jr., Chance, Cannon and the entire King family.'
No cause of death has yet been given, but it came three weeks after King was revealed to have been hospitalized with coronavirus 10 days earlier.
He was reported to have been transferred out of the ICU on January 4, but had remained in hospital for treatment.
Shawn (pictured in 2014) said she was thankful she was able to speak with Larry, the father of her sons Chance, 21, and Cannon, 20, on video call before his death
King is believed to have caught the virus from a health care worker visiting his home, a source told NBC. One of his sons, who has not been named, has also tested positive, they said.
His advanced age and poor health placed him at elevated risk. He had suffered numerous health issues in the past, including a heart attack, prostate and lung cancer, a stroke, and type two diabetes.
Despite his ailing health, he had continued hosting weekly talk show, Politicking with Larry King, until his death.
Larry had filed for divorce from Shawn in August 2019, nine years after they originally split before reconciling (pictured in 2010)
'For 63 years and across the platforms of radio, television and digital media, Larry's many thousands of interviews, awards, and global acclaim stand as a testament to his unique and lasting talent as a broadcaster,' Ora Media said.
'Funeral arrangements and a memorial service will be announced later in coordination with the King family, who ask for their privacy at this time.'
Described as the 'Muhammad Ali of the broadcast interview', King conducted over 50,000 high-profile talks with presidents, world leaders, Hollywood royalty and sports stars during the course of his career that spanned over six decades.
He was also known for his string of high-profile romances and unsuccessful marriages, eight in total to seven different women, including Playboy Bunny Alene Akins.
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