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  • Shannon Engemann, Larry King and Shawn Southwick
  • Larry King and then-wife Shawn Southwick in February 2007
  • Larry King and wife Shawn Southwick in February 2007
  • Larry King and wife Shawn Southwick on March 10, 2010
  • Larry King kisses wife Shawn Southwick-King as they arrive at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party held at the Beverly Hilton on February 10, 2007 in Beverly Hills, California
  • Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick King (Feb. 2007)
  • Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick King (Nov. 2005)

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    Shannon Engemann, Larry King and Shawn Southwick

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    Larry King and then-wife Shawn Southwick in February 2007

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    Larry King and wife Shawn Southwick in February 2007

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    Larry King and wife Shawn Southwick on March 10, 2010

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    Larry King kisses wife Shawn Southwick-King as they arrive at the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party held at the Beverly Hilton on February 10, 2007 in Beverly Hills, California

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    Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick King (Feb. 2007)

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    Larry King and his wife Shawn Southwick King (Nov. 2005)

 

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June 9, 2010

Spokesman: Larry King’s Wife Recovering From Apparent Prescription Drug Overdose

A spokesman for Larry King said Wednesday that the talk-show host’s wife is recovering after an apparent prescription drug overdose last month in Utah.

Emergency medical workers were called to Shawn King’s home in Provo on May 28. Her father dialed 911 after finding the 50-year-old woman in her bed, breathing but not responding when he tried to wake her, according to a transcript of the emergency call, which was released through an open-records request Wednesday.

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