New
York
(ANI):
Larry
King
and
his
seventh
wife
Shawn
Southwick
have
filed
for
divorce,
after
it
was
claimed
that
the
TV
personality
slept
with
his
partner"s
younger
sister.
After
twelve
years
of
married
life,
the
couple
decided
to
part
ways
due
to
Southwick"s
claim
that
King
was
cheating
on
her,
reports
The
New
York
Daily
News.
King
and
Southwick
filed
for
the
divorce
citing
'irreconcilable
differences".
According
to
TMZ,
Southwick
blamed
the
76-year-old
TV
show
host
of
sleeping
with
her
younger
sister
Shannon
Engemann.
"This
is
so
ludicrous.
She's
singling
me
out,
but
Larry
has
been
nothing
but
generous
to
our
entire
family,
including
me," Shannon
told
TMZ.
She
said
Southwick
threatened
her
over
the
phone,
saying
"If
you
dare
sue
the
Enquirer
I
will
pull
out
every
last
receipt
that
proves
you
had
an
affair
with
Larry.
I'm
tired
of
taking
the
wrap
for
things.
I
did
not
have
an
affair
with
Larry," Shannon
said.