King, 87, has been admitted to Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles for more than a week, the source said. Due to the protocols at the hospital, King’s three children were unable to visit him, according to the source.
King, who has type 2 diabetes, has faced several medical problems over the years, including several heart attacks and quintuple bypass surgery in 1987. In 2017, King revealed that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and that he be operated on successfully to treat it. In 2019 he also underwent a procedure to treat angina.
His own medical problems inspired him to found the Larry King Cardiac Foundation, a nonprofit organization designed to help those without health insurance pay for health care.
King hosted CNN’s “Larry King Live” for 25 years, interviewing presidential candidates, celebrities, athletes, movie stars, and everyday people. He retired in 2010 after recording more than 6,000 episodes of the show.
But he could not stay out of the waves for long.
In 2012 he became the presenter of “Larry King Now,” a program three times a week on Ora TV, a digital a la carte network he co-founded with Mexican telecommunications mogul Carlos Slim, according to Forbes.
Last year, two of King’s adult children died within weeks. His son, Andy King, 65, died of a heart attack in late July, followed by King’s daughter Chaia King, 52, who died in August shortly after being diagnosed. of lung cancer.
King’s Twitter feed, @kingsthings, has 2.4 million followers. His most recent tweet was on November 26, when he wished his fans a happy Thanksgiving.