The reports of Larry King's wife of 19 years being involved in a yearlong affair not only comes as a shock to the world, but also to King himself.
The National Enquirer brought Shawn King's alleged infidelity out of the dark in their issue that hit newsstands Aug. 24. When contacted for comment by the publication, that is when King unearthed the affair.
"He's heartbroken," a friend of the Larry King Now host disclosed to Page Six.
The man who is rumored to have come in-between the King's marriage has been identified as Richard Greene, a public-speaking expert who has serviced Naomi Campbell and the late Princess Diana.
A source confirmed to People that the news is "true."
The source continued, "Larry is completely embarrassed and anguished by all of this. He doesn't know what to do."
Mrs. King, 56, reportedly disclosed to Greene that she desired to divorce the 82-year-old for him preceding The National Enquirer story. However, Greene was uncertain over this yearning.
We interviewed Larry and Shawn King in June regarding their new Sleep Like a King home collection, where the pair had no signs of marital discord.
A divorce was on the horizon back in 2010 as papers were filed, but it was halted following the couple's reconciliation.
This is King's seventh marriage. The two got hitched in 1997 and share two sons, Chance, 17 and Cannon, 16.