Tragedy hit television presenter, Larry King's family recently after he lost two of his children within a matter of weeks.
Now, the veteran of TV and radio has finally broken his silence following their deaths, and revealed the causes of both their deaths.
Our thoughts go out to Chaia and Andy Kings family and friends during this incredibly hard time.
RIP.
Larry King is a legendary television host.
He's won numerous awards.
He hosted The Larry King Show.
He interviewed some huge names.
And he built a reputation as a great journalist.
He also hosted Larry King Live on CNN.
Every night, King interviewed one or more prominent individuals.
And then he hosted another show.
Larry King is a controversial figure.
But recently Larry had some awful news.
They died in the past three weeks.
Larry King's Daughter Chaia and His Son Andy Die Within Weeks of Each Other Chaia King was 51 and Andy King was 65 https://t.co/SQjRgYY9Mz— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@Yashar Ali 🐘)1598063765.0
His daughter then passed.
#LarryKing suffers great #loss as his two children pass away within weeks of each other— Kamran Saqi کامران ساقی (@Kamran Saqi کامران ساقی)1598121566.0
An insider revealed the tragic news.
This puts life in perspective. Heard on news #LarryKing lost both his son and daughter within a week of each other🙏— Dallas Dietzenbach (@Dallas Dietzenbach)1598098321.0
Larry and his three remaining children are distraught, and Larry’s still recovering from his own health issues from last year.
Another said:
He did two live shows [of Hulu’s Politiking with Larry King]. It’s his way of processing.
Larry adopted Andy back in 1962.
They had Chaia together in 1969.
Alene died back in 2017.
So very saddened over the passing of Alene Akins, who died peacefully with our children Chaia and Andy by her side. She was a grand lady
King has three surviving children.
Larry kept his silence for a few weeks.
But he eventually spoke out.
Opening up for the first time, Larry confirmed the causes of Chaia and Andy's death, in a heartbreaking statement.He said:
It is with sadness and a father's broken heart that I confirm the recent loss of two of my children, Andy King, and Chaia King. Both of them were good and kind souls and they will be greatly missed.
The statement continued:
Andy passed away unexpectedly of a heart attack on July 28th, and Chaia passed on August 20th, only a short time after having been diagnosed with lung cancer.
"No parent should have to bury a child."
It is with sadness and a father's broken heart that I confirm the recent loss of two of my children, Andy King, and… https://t.co/95dPMKjqJu— Larry King (@Larry King)1598143857.0
Losing them feels so out of order. No parent should have to bury a child. My family and I thank you for your outpouring of kind sentiments and well wishes.
King concluded his heartbreaking message, writing:
In this moment, we need a little time and privacy to heal. I thank you for respecting that.