Larry King hospitalized once again due to COVID-19 complications
Veteran talk show host Larry King, after previously spending weeks in the hospital over numerous health, scares, has been hospitalized once again in Los Angeles after testing positive for COVID-19.
The legendary host King, 87, has Type 2 diabetes and has had a long history of medical issues, including several heart attacks, as well as prostate and lung cancer. and angina, a condition caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
As reported by Daily Mail, his wife, Shawn, and their two kids, Chance, and Cannon cannot visit him either.
Legendary talk show host and former CNN interviewer Larry King has Covid-19 and has been hospitalized in Los Angeles for more than a week, according to a source close to the familyhttps://t.co/B6TEaaFLBY
— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) January 2, 2021
King hosted CNN’s “Larry King Live” for 25 years, retiring in 2010. His long list of interviewees has ranged from every US president since 1974 to world leaders including Yasser Arafat and Vladimir Putin, and a long list of celebrities as well that included Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando, Barbra Streisand, and many others.
After retiring from mainstream media, Larry King continued to do interviews on his own website.
In 2012, he started hosting “Larry King Now” on Ora TV, an on-demand digital network that he co-founded.
As the news of Larry King hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 went public, many of his fans, followers, and co-workers took to social media to extend their wishes:
Get well Larry, I’m pulling for The King. 👑 https://t.co/Y7gvJJumdM
— Christiane Amanpour (@amanpour) January 2, 2021
NEW—Talk show legend Larry King is fighting COVID-19 in a Los Angeles hospital. The 87-year-old was reportedly diagnosed with the virus 10 days ago. Fingers crossed for him. #COVID19 https://t.co/vZLqZaANva
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) January 2, 2021
A report that @kingsthings has Covid-19 breaks my heart. It’s been easy to kid him but Larry is a loyal friend and his skill at, and knowledge of broadcasting, is limitless. He also treats every small kindness as if it’s the most generous act ever. Prayers.https://t.co/m3rp2HMDa9
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) January 2, 2021
I spent a year nannying for Larry King. I’m sure I’m still under an NDA but I don’t think it would break it to say that he is the most wonderful father and a truly good human. Thinking of his boys. They’re his life.
— Audrey Wauchope Lieberstein (@audreyalison) January 2, 2021
Wishing Larry King a speedy recovery. https://t.co/4HQQgetH2t
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) January 2, 2021