Might 18 2023, Printed 3:00 p.m. ET
Larry King’s widow Shawn has fired again at allegations she was abusive to the late TV host in his closing years — and has accused his shut pals of making the most of him when he was unwell, RadarOnline.com has realized.
In response to a bombshell declaration filed by Shawn obtained by RadarOnline.com, Larry’s widow mentioned she “vigorously” disputes accusations made by Larry’s pal Greg Christensen.
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As RadarOnline.com first reported, final yr, Shawn filed a $100 million lawsuit towards her former enterprise managers on the agency Blouin & Firm.
Shawn mentioned the corporate was employed by her and Larry to handle their funds. Nonetheless, she mentioned the enterprise managers secretly labored with Larry to cover funds and a checking account from her.
She mentioned they used the key account to switch thousands and thousands of neighborhood property to 3rd events, together with her sister Shannon who she beforehand accused of getting an affair with Larry.
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Larry married Shawn in 1997. The 2 have been near divorce a number of instances all through the connection. In 2010, they each filed for divorce however reconciled. Larry filed for divorce in 2019 however the case was by no means finalized earlier than he handed in 2021.
In her lawsuit, Shawn mentioned the cash was improperly despatched to Greg. Nonetheless, he mentioned Larry authorised the cash despatched to him. Greg claimed the cash was used to assist Larry discover his personal place after splitting from Shawn and to pay divorce attorneys.
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Greg mentioned Larry instructed him Shawn “sought to manage each side of his life.” He mentioned after Larry suffered a stroke in 2019, Shawn “mistreated and abused Larry King in numerous methods which I personally witnessed once I visited Larry King. Shawn King prohibited Larry King from dwelling or sleeping in the principle dwelling and compelled him to reside and sleep solely within the backhouse which was positioned behind their dwelling which Larry King had bought.”
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Additional, he claimed, “Shawn King additionally disadvantaged Larry King of his pockets and generally his cellphone for prolonged durations of time, conserving him trapped within the again home.”
He mentioned, “Shawn King additional abused Larry King by proscribing the sources the caregivers had entry to as a way to care for Larry. By the use of instance, Shawn King usually tried to stop the caregivers from coming into the principle home to acquire issues to look after Larry, and so if one thing was not within the again home the caregivers must administer their care with out it or wait till it may very well be introduced subsequent time or bought.”
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In response, Shawn mentioned she was by no means abusive to Larry. She mentioned, “After Larry suffered his stroke in roughly 2019, I used to be actively concerned in caring for Larry, together with attending Larry’s many medical doctors’ appointments, serving to to coordinate well being care {and professional} caregivers for Larry, and spending many days (and sometimes sleeping in a single day) with Larry throughout his hospital stays.”
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Shawn added, “When Larry was launched from the hospital after his stroke, I spoke with Larry’s medical doctors who advisable that it was higher for Larry to spend time in our separate visitor home as a way to enable Larry to relaxation and to supply caregivers higher entry to Larry, who was utilizing a wheelchair.”
Larry’s widow denied blocking her husband from accessing his watches, bank cards or notes.
“As Larry’s well being declined, it’s my opinion that Greg Christensen and others working with the Blouin Defendants improperly influenced Larry to take actions that weren’t in one of the best pursuits of Larry or his household, together with submitting for a divorce that Larry by no means wished to file,” Shawn wrote.
The case is ongoing.