As we stepped into 2021 we lost our favorite TV Host Larry King. He was an exceptional American radio and television journalist with a heart-pleasing smile. He set an unmatched standard as a talk show pioneer.
Larry was blunt with his interviewees which were top American stars and we loved that about Larry. In all, he was a legendary American artist who would be missed dearly. Let us know more about his life and how much he was worth at the time of his death.
Larry King net worth at the time of death
According to sources like Celebrity Net worth, Larry King is estimated to have had an astonishing net worth of $50 Million when he died.
Larry King’s various sources of income
Most of Larry King’s earnings come from his media professional. Following his financial statement, the Los Angeles Times reported that in 1990, King signed a then-record, five-year $8 Million contract.
A year later, in 1998, his pay had reached $7 Million per year, according to The New York Times. There is no doubt in the fact that Larry build him an impressive fortune working for decades until death eventually met him.
Larry King’s cause of death is not COVID
The former anchor and America’s finest Larry King passed away at the age of 87 on 23rd January 2021. It was tragic and heart-wrenching news to digest that we won’t be seeing the journalist on screen anymore. The reason for King’s death came to be COVID-19 at first but now sources say, that’s not the whole truth.
Larry was hospitalized after contracting the virus a few weeks before his death. Though recently his estranged wife Shawn King said he actually beat COVID-19, but then died from something else.
She revealed to Entertainment Tonight, saying “It was an infection” she added “It was sepsis,” which is when the infection-fighting processes turn on the body, causing tissue damage and organ malfunction.”
Shawn said that due to all of King’s previous health issues, “Once we heard the word COVID, all of our hearts just sunk. But he beat it. He beat it.” However, “it did take its toll and then the unrelated infection finally is what took him, but, boy, he was not gonna go down easily.”
Whatever the reason may be, we know Larry King was no doubt a real King of hearts.
Larry King’s wife Shawn King disputes the handwritten will
According to the reports, Shawn King, widow of Larry King has moved to the court to oppose the handwritten will made by Larry King. She argued that Larry was under “questionable mental capacity” when he had signed the will which was just 2 months after the divorce. Shawn King’s lawyers argued that Larry was under “outside influences” when he suffered a stroke.
Watch Larry King’s last interview in the video below:
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