The fight for the estate of legendary broadcaster Larry King is getting ugly. Shawn King, who had been married to the newsman since 1997, is contesting a handwritten amendment to the “Larry King Live” star’s will and has gone to court to contest his son Larry King Jr.‘s emergency move to become a special administrator of the estate. Reports of the handwritten will surfaced last week and Shawn King — née Shawn Southwick — was notably omitted from the 2019 document, known as a holographic will. AdvertisementA screenshot of the holographic will submitted to Los Angeles Superior Court on Feb. 10, 2021, in Larry King’s estate case. Reps for Shawn King did not immediately respond to The Times’ requests for comment.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 16, 2021 20:44 UTC