Larry King’s wife, Shawn, is recovering from an apparent prescription drug overdose last month in Utah. On May 28, paramedics came to the Provo, Utah home of Shawn King, 50, after her father dialed 911. He found his daughter in bed, breathing but not responsive when he tried to wake her. A transcript of the emergency call was released through an open records request.
King’s father told the dispatcher that he thought his daughter may have taken too much medication for anxiety or depression. Paramedics found several prescription bottles, including Ambien and anti-anxiety medication, that had been filled within the past ten days but the bottles were empty. A police report said there was a handwritten note that said she had taken the pills intentionally.
Another note found in the home told of Shawn King’s wish to be buried in Utah.
The Kings filed for divorce in April, but Larry King said that those "reports that we have fought are absolutely false."
Shawn King is Larry King’s seventh wife. The couple have been married since 1997 and have two young sons.
"Our marriage is still together, and I am staying very close to our children, who we love immensely," Larry King said. "We shall go through this difficult time intact as a family."
