AUDIO: Piers Morgan - 'I Have Big Suspenders To Fill'
Posted on Sep 09, 2010 @ 08:40AM - 4 comments
New CNN lynchpin Piers Morgan sang the praises of his predecessor Larry King on Ryan Seacrest's KIIS-FM morning show Thursday, as he said he'd be “thrilled” if he could have half the career King's had.
Listen to the audio on RadarOnline.com
"I have big suspenders to fill," Morgan said, adding King has always been one of his all-time heroes, alongside iconic British journalist David Frost. "I'm not going to replace Larry King -- no one's going to replace Larry King."
It's Official: Piers Morgan To Replace Larry King On CNN
Posted on Sep 08, 2010 @ 08:15AM - 1 comment
We told you so.
CNN announced on Wednesday that British journalist Piers Morgan will indeed take over the coveted talk show slot vacated by Larry King - a move that RadarOnline.com was first to report on June 30.
VIDEO: Piers Morgan Dodges Larry King, CNN Questions
Posted on Jul 28, 2010 @ 05:30AM - Add a comment
Piers Morgan better hope his guests open up more than he did.
The British journalist was coy about his future employment options -- namely taking over for Larry King when the talk show legend ends his 25-year run on CNN this autumn -- while appearing on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Tuesday, all but confirming our exclusive reports that the England native is a lock for the coveted gig.
PHOTOS: PDA For The Cameras - Larry King & Shawn Southwick Hold Hands In Beverly Hills
Posted on May 13, 2010 @ 07:02AM - 4 comments
In a VERY public display of affection, Larry King and his seventh wife Shawn Southwick were snapped holding hands leaving their Beverly Hills mansion on Wednesday, and RadarOnline.com has the pictures for you.
PHOTO: Larry King & Shawn Southwick Hold Hands In Beverly Hills
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, King has moved back into the couple's home earlier this week, and they've called off their plans to divorce after accusing each other of extra-marital affairs: King with Shawn's own kid sister and Shawn with their son's 31-year-old baseball instructor.
The couple got back together for their two sons: Chance, 11 and Cannon, 9.
EXCLUSIVE: Larry King's Mistress "Spitting Mad" He's Reunited With Wife Shawn; May Sue Talk Show Icon
Posted on May 12, 2010 @ 11:30AM - 20 comments
Larry King’s sister-in-law, Shannon Engemann, is described as being "devastated and furious" that the talk show icon has called off his divorce from her older sister and seventh wife Shawn Southwick, RadarOnline.com is exclusively reporting.
In a new twist to King's bizarre love-triangle, RadarOnline.com has learned that Shannon has even taken legal advice about suing multi-millionaire King for ‘breach of promise’ after he made several assurances to her about their future as a couple.
“It’s absolutely false that I intend to sue Larry King. It’s totally untrue,” a lawyer for Engemann told RadarOnline.com.
PHOTOS: Larry King and Shawn King in Better Times
But now, Shannon's dreams of a life with her famous brother-in-law are in tatters as he has moved back into the family’s Beverly Hills mansion.
The feuding husband and wife have vowed to patch-up their troubled 13-year-marriage for the sake of their two sons Chase, 11, and Cannon, 9.
PHOTO: Larry King & Shawn Southwick Hold Hands In Beverly Hills
A source close to Shannon exclusively told RadarOnline.com: “Shannon is absolutely furious. She feels betrayed by Larry.
“She claims that he made her all these promises about their future about them getting married and being together and now he is back with Shawn.
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“Shannon is fighting mad she’s threatening to sue him for breach of promise if he does not come through. She's called-out to her lawyers and they have had chats to see if anything can be done.
“Larry has been supporting Shannon for a couple of years now providing her with money and cars, and she honestly thought she was going to be the next Mrs. Larry King.
PHOTO: Larry King & Shawn Southwick Hold Hands In Beverly Hills
“Shannon feels that Shawn is holding the boys and Larry’s love for them over his head. Anyways, it goes Shannon is spitting mad and plans to make waves.”
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Larry and Shawn put on a brave face for the cameras Wednesday after they were snapped leaving their Beverly Hills mansion walking hand-in-hand by the waiting paparazzi.
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, King has moved back into the couple's home earlier this week, and they've called off their plans to divorce after accusing each other of extra-marital affairs: King with Shawn's own kid sister and Shawn with their son's hunky 31-year-old baseball instructor Hector Penate.
PHOTOS: Larry King Back At Home Wednesday
King, 76, and Southwick, 50, married in 1997. Amazingly the American television giant has been married eight times to seven women. He married his third wife twice.
But any plans of a smooth re-union with his current wife could be torpedoed by Shannon who totally feels like ‘a woman spurned’ right now.
PHOTOS: Larry King And Shawn Southwick King Kissing In Public
At one time, King and his sister-in-law even talked about having a baby as the couple had a relationship that over-lapped Shawn’s affair with Penate.
King's ex-wife Julia Alexander King told RadarOnline.com that the couple knew about each other’s infidelities.
VIDEO: Larry King With Wife And Hector
“Larry told me they both knew that each of them had others in their lives," Alexander King told RadarOnline.com exclusively. She has stayed in touch with Larry since their divorce and has spoken to him since the breakup.
PHOTOS: Larry King And Family At Ball Park
And now that Larry is back with Shawn her sister is desperately worried about her own future.
The source added: “Larry made her a lot of promises and now Shannon’s been left ‘holding the bag’.
EXCLUSIVE: Larry King & Wife's Sister Talked About Having A Baby
“She’s really worried about how she is going to make it because Larry has been financially supporting her and Shawn has demanded that her husband stop’s doing this.
“To make matters worse Shannon feels like she has burnt bridges with other family members because of the choices that she has made.
EXCLUSIVE: Larry King And Wife Reunited For The Kids
“But the family are willing to forgive her although she has been told it would be a big mistake if she was to take legal action against Larry by suing him for ‘breach of contract’
“However, Shawn is so mad right now she is intent on getting what she feels is due her.”
EXCLUSIVE: Larry King Flew Wife's Sister On Private Jet During Affair
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 @ 01:48PM - 10 comments
Talk show icon Larry King took his sister-in-law, Shannon Engemann, on his Gulfstream private jet for a New York getaway, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.
EXCLUSIVE: Larry King Wife’s sister Talked About Having A Baby
The CNN host had nearly a decade long affair with his wife’s sister. And, a source close to the show, tells RadarOnline.com “everyone at the show knew about the affair.”
PHOTOS: Larry King And Family At Ball Park
The source says “she flew with him to New York on the private jet at least on one occasion.” And the tab was mostly likely picked up by CNN, because Larry’s contract allows him to take private jets to New York on company business.
PHOTOS: Larry And Shawn Through The Years
Larry and his wife Shawn have filed divorce from their 11-year-old marriage. While Larry was having an affair with Shannon, Shawn was having an affair with Hector Penate, the baseball trainer hired for the King’s sons.
WORLD EXCLUSIVE: First Video Of Larry King, Wife And Her Lover
Shawn continues to live in the family home, while Larry is staying at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills.
PHOTOS: Larry King And Shawn Southwick King Kissing In Public
EXCLUSIVE: Larry King & Wife's Sister Talked About Having A Baby
Posted on Apr 28, 2010 @ 10:00AM - 8 comments
Larry King and his sister-in-law Shannon Engemann talked about having a baby during their several year affair, RadarOnline.com learned exclusively.
The TV talk show host and his wife’s sister had a several-year relationship that overlapped Shawn King’s affair with Hector Penate, the baseball tutor hired by the Kings for their sons.
RadarOnline.com brought you the world exclusive video that show Larry, Shawn and Hector together while the affair was ongoing. And now we’ve learned that not only did Larry and Shannon discuss getting married but they also talked about having a child.
Larry King's Lawyer: 'Divorce Proceeding, No Reconciliation.'
Posted on Apr 16, 2010 @ 06:10PM - 1 comment
Larry King and his estranged wife Shawn Southwick might be sitting down with a marriage counselor next week, but it won’t be to reconcile.
PHOTOS: Larry King and Shawn King in Better Times
After photos of the CNN star and his eighth wife emerged, showing them looking happy together at their son’s baseball game, speculation suggested the couple was reconsidering their divorce.
PHOTOS: Larry King Reunited With His Wife
Not as far as King's lawyer knows.
"My most current information is that the divorce is proceeding," attorney Dennis Wasser has said.
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"I believe that there is very little chance for reconciliation in this marriage."
King, 76, and Southwick, 50, filed divorce papers on Wednesday after a major bust-up over Southwick's suspicion her husband was having an affair with her sister, Shannon Engemann.
VIDEO: Lawyer Visits Larry King’s Wife At Home, Says Things Are “Sensitive”
The pair has been married for 12 ½ years.
COURT DOCUMENTS: Read Larry's Petition For Divorce
But according to one well-placed source, next week’s counseling would be part of an effort to maintain stability for their two children, Chance, 11, and Cannon, 9.
COURT DOCUMENTS: Read Shawn's Petition For Divorce
"If it happens, the topic would be the kids," the source said.
VIDEO: Larry King's Parents-In-Law Staying With Shawn At Beverly Hills Mansion
Posted on Apr 16, 2010 @ 10:17AM - 10 comments
Shawn Southwick King may have alleged that her famous husband Larry King was having an affair with her sister Shannon Engemann, but that hasn’t split-up her family -- Shawn’s parents, Karl and Gerri Engemann, have moved into the $7 million Beverly Hills mansion that their daughter shares with King, and they’ve even made light of the situation, RadarOnline.com has learned.
After ordering-up pizza and soft drinks for the paparazzi who had camped outside the main gates on Thursday, Shawn’s father was all smiles despite the shocking allegations regarding his family.
EXCLUSIVE: Wife's Sister Visited Larry King At Work Alone
Posted on Apr 15, 2010 @ 06:47AM - 13 comments
In the wake of the shocking accusations between Larry King and his wife Shawn -- who both filed for divorce Wednesday, with Shawn claiming Larry was having an affair with her sister -- RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that Larry's sister-in-law, Shannon Engemann, would often visit the 76-year-old broadcasting icon while he was at work.
COURT DOCUMENTS: Read Larry's Petition For Divorce
"She visited him numerous times all on her own," a Larry King Live employee told RadarOnline.com exclusively. "And she was always very comfortable around Larry... their relationship seemed very natural."
