Aging CNN yakker Larry King — a veteran of seven marriages — never signed a prenup agreement with soon-to-be ex-wife Shawn Southwick, according to a new report.
TMZ.com reported today that King, 76, never demanded a prenuptial agreement before he wed Southwick in 1997.
“She is a tall, good-looking blonde and that pretty much explains it,” said a source.
King’s net worth is reportedly estimated at $144 million and he is currently in the middle of a CNN contract worth a whopping $56 million over four years.
In California, earnings accumulated during a marriage are split 50-50.
King and Southwick have been married for 13 years.
King filed for divorce from Southwick, 50, in a Los Angeles court on Wednesday in the wake of the eye-popping allegations. It’s the suspenders-wearing chatmeister’s eighth trip to splitsville, as he divorced one of his wives twice.
Southwick filed for a split the same day. Both cited “irreconcilable differences.”
Sources said the pair fought bitterly for years over her belief that King was sleeping with Shawn’s younger sister, Shannon Engemann, 46.
King spent $1 million on Engemann and lavished her with gifts, including a $160,000 car, sparking Southwick’s ire, according to RadarOnline.com.
But Engemann, a model and voiceover actress, denied any romance. “It’s just ludicrous, really,” she told The Post on Wednesday. “Larry’s been a good friend and he’s been like a father to me.”
She said “there’s a lot of other things wrong” in her sister’s marriage, “and all of a sudden, it’s my fault. … Now this is just crazy.”
Radar and the National Enquirer both reported that Southwick has carried on a torrid yearlong affair with her kids’ baseball coach. She’s denied it.
The constant warring between Larry and Southwick got so intense, it erupted into a slap-fest outside a Beverly Hills restaurant on Feb. 7.
But as accusations over philandering grew more heated, King signed over real estate — including a Beverly Hills mansion — to Southwick to show his commitment to the marriage.