Larry King’s wife recovers from apparent drug overdose
Larry King’s wife is recovering after an apparent drug overdose, his spokesman said.
Shawn King, 50, the veteran chatshow host’s seventh wife, left notes she had taken a handful of prescription pills – and expressed her desire to be buried near her Utah home, police said.
Medics were called to the Provo property on May 28 after her father Karl Engemann raised the alarm.
He found her in bed – still breathing – but could not wake her up, according to a transcript of the emergency 911 call released on Wednesday.
Several empty prescription bottles, including those for sleeping aid Ambien and anti-anxiety medications, were surrounding her.
The couple wed in 1997 and have two sons but filed for divorce in April after Larry allegedly had an affair with Shawn’s sister Shannon. They later called off the divorce plans.
“Our marriage is still together, and I am staying very close to our children, whom we love immensely,” Larry King has said. “We shall go through this difficult time intact as a family.”
A representative for King, 76, was unavailable for comment.
Source: Splash News
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