Exclusive: Larry King's Wife May Have Only Wed Him for Money, Says Ex
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Long before Larry King's marital drama (the CNN host, 76, and estranged wife Shawn, 50, halted their highly publicized divorce proceedings Monday), his pals had their concerns about his May-December relationship, reports the new Us Weekly, out today.
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Mike Borchetta, a friend of the couple, tells Us Weekly that he has never seen "a person more generous with his wife" than King.
So when King -- who had wed six women before Shawn -- announced 12 years ago that he was getting hitched (again) to a much younger woman, eyebrows raised, says his sixth wife, Julia Alexander-King.
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"Everyone outside of Larry knew what Shawn's designs were going in," she tells Us Weekly. "A lot of people tried to warn him" about her possible financial motivations.
It was King's generosity that allegedly set the wheels in motion for last week's divorce filings. King, who makes about $15 million a year, is said to have gifted his Shawn's sister Shannon Engemann with lavish gifts -- including a $160,000 car and Cartier jewelry. When Shawn discovered the purchases, she accused her husband and her sister of having an affair. "I think it's really sad that fingers are being pointed toward me," Engemann tells Us Weekly. "This is an unfortunate situation."
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Could King and his wife -- who have two children, Chance, 11, and Cannon, 9, (and no prenup) -- overcome it all? (His attorney says "there will be no activity for two weeks" in the divorce proceedings as they work through "several issues.")
One pal hopes so -- for their children's sake.
"They worship their children," Martha Borchetta tells Us Weekly. "I am hoping and praying they work it out."
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36Of course she married this CREEPY OLD MONSTER for money!
Oh please, these old men who marry or date these younger woman know they are only with them for money and notority, you cannot tell me that the likes of Larry King, Hugh Hefner or even Howard Stern think these woman want to be with them because they are in love. If Hugh Hefner wasn't the creator of Playboy and have a mansion no woman would ever look in his direction.
Nooooo... She married him for his looks!!!
she did not marry hin for love? you are kidding
He'll just move on to another blond. News at eleven.
And what did wife number six marry him for -- his LOOKS?! Oh, pul-eeze! That's the proverbial pot calling the kettle black!
Larry King's Wife May Have Only Wed Him for Money......well DUH! Look at him! UGH
Larry King is too good for this old hag. She cheats on him too. She is a disgusting wh0re.
Rich men have an expiration date, it's when they go broke.
Ellen, you have him confused for a 77 year old woman. Rich men have no expiration date.
No prenup, perfect. Please, he's lucky she was with him for 12 years. There isn't enough money to compensate her for having to sleep with that!
Hi Katie- Country Farts to everyone! YE HAW
How could someone that has been married 8 times and interveiwed every divorced star that has been taken to the cleaners, NOT have gotten a prenup???
That old 'horebag ex battle ax needs to just st he77 up!! Who the he77 is she? Why is she still using Larry's surname, as they don't have kids together!! Go get you rGeritol, Grandma!!
first of all... ALL females should marry for money. Marrying for "love" doesnt work anymore in our white culture anyways. A divorce rate of 50% should be a clue of that.. and the fact that the lower a male's income the greater his chances for divorce is a second clue. I've seen how much money the average american female earns. ITS PITIFUL. I was earning that my FIRST 14 months in business and I hadnt even reached adulthood yet. They should be chasing money for their kids sake if nothing else. The days of white trash being the primary "catch" of society while successful business owning white males are some kind of "untouchable"... is over as far as i'm concerned. I only respect females who marry rich or dream to. The mistake King made isnt that he married a "trophy" or a "younger woman".. its that he married a white woman. White females dont value marriage anymore in the slightest (unless gays ask for it). He should have gone eastern; Something with lower divorce rates and stronger family values. Hell.. he may be jewish..but he'd be better off a much younger muslim arab woman than a white woman these days. And let me guess... her lover wants HER because she's "hotter than a 22 year old" and can make him a 2.5 cute babies....and not because of HER money? lol. How she gets called a gold digger but her lover isnt called one is .... just whacky. Low 99 IQ bullcrap.
Why did Shawn go after a hispanic Baseball player. I thought she was a total WASP..Now that he is making it big like all the other marriage breakupers did.. So go ahead and make him the biggest star since he is announcing on ET that he had slept with Shawn the their wedding bed and went as far as to announce that she was going to have his child.. So Shawn get your lawyer on the ball ..pronto if you are going to stop this divorce or your little hispanic man will destroy you.
And he only married her because she's hot. They are two shallow people who deserve each other.
Ya think? FYI US Weekly you really, really, really need a better writer and perhaps a new editor. Whomever allows these people write these stories with the poor grammar and errors is seriously disturbed. Where did you find this "jewel" of a writer?
Uh, duh!
I am shocked