
Legendary television host Larry King has died aged 87, after being hospitalised with COVID-19 earlier this month.
As the host for Larry King Live for 25 years on CNN, King conducted an estimated 50,000 on-air interviews with presidents, world leaders, Hollywood celebrities and sports stars during his radio and TV career.
He welcomed everyone from the Dalai Lama to Elizabeth Taylor, from Mikhail Gorbachev to Barack Obama, and Bill Gates to Lady Gaga.
The past year has been tough for the famed broadcaster, who recently lost two of his children within a month of each other and filed for divorce from his wife of 22 years.
Here's what we know about the television host's most recent struggles.
Larry King's recent divorce.
In 2019, King filed for divorce from his seventh wife, Shawn Southwick King, who he'd been married to for 22 years.
The pair, who share a 26 year age gap, have two children: Chance, 21, and Cannon, 20.
Larry King with his sons Cannon (left) and Chance (right). Image: Instagram/@cannon.