Battle Over Larry King’s $144 Million Estate Resolved: Wife Shawn and Late TV Show Host’s Son Reach Agreement

In a highly anticipated resolution, the contentious legal battle over the $144 million estate of renowned TV-talk show host Larry King has finally been settled.

RadarOnline.com has obtained exclusive details of the secret agreement reached between Larry King Jr. and Shawn Southwick King, Larry's estranged wife.

The courtroom clash arose when Shawn Southwick King challenged the validity of a secret 2019 handwritten will that divided the estate equally among Larry's five children.

She alleged that someone may have influenced Larry to create the will and insisted that an existing 2015 will, which she described as a “watertight family estate plan,” be recognized instead.

Furthermore, she claimed the role of executor for the estate should be appointed to her.

To avoid a lengthy and embarrassing legal dispute, the case was quietly settled.

“The case has been resolved through a confidential settlement.

Enough said,” stated Bruce S. Ross, Larry King Jr.'s lawyer, in an exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com.

The legal drama unfolded shortly after Larry King's passing in January at the age of 87.

Larry King Jr. submitted the one-page holographic will to the Los Angeles Superior Court, seeking control over the estate.

Adding intrigue to the situation, handwriting expert Peggy Walla, based in Texas, shared her analysis with RadarOnline.com.

Walla determined that the document was indeed written by Larry himself but questioned his mental capacity based on the messy handwriting.

She shockingly concluded that someone else had written the date on the document, which was filed in February.

“There was something peculiar about his handwriting,” Walla stated.

“The wording on the document that is purportedly his will is unusual.

It seems bizarre to me that an educated man or someone with his level of communication skills from years of television would write like that.”

Walla also observed that the handwriting on the date, “10/17/19,” suspiciously matched the handwriting next to the name of Larry's witness, Greg Christensen.

According to California law, the writer of a holographic will must write the date, the content, and sign it themselves.

Shawn Southwick King did not provide specific reasons for questioning the validity of the handwritten document.

Her attorney, Michael H. Starler, has not responded to email or phone messages seeking clarification.

Since the writing of the document, two of Larry's children, Andy and Chaia, passed away in 2020.

As a result, the majority of the estate is now destined for Larry King Jr., aged 59, and his stepbrothers Cannon, 20, and Chance, 21.

Shawn, their mother, has been completely excluded.

Adding further complexity to the situation, Larry had filed for divorce from Shawn, his seventh wife of 22 years, in August 2019.

However, the divorce proceedings were unresolved at the time of his death.

Shawn, aged 61, subsequently requested the court to dismiss the secret handwritten will, emphasizing that Larry had no intention of going through with the divorce.

In summary, the battle over Larry King's $144 million estate has finally come to an end, with both sides reaching an undisclosed settlement.

The dispute centered around the validity of a handwritten will and the role of executor.

While the details of the agreement remain confidential, this resolution marks the end of a highly publicized legal saga surrounding the late TV show host's estate.