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NEWS ABOUT: Larry King

Larry King stories: 27 news summaries

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 Prejean Tantrum Stumps Trump  

'Inappropriate' means something different to The Donald

Nov 13, 09 5:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Carrie Prejean's tantrum on Larry King gave Donald Trump an opening to land a few more blows in his feud with the dumped beauty queen. Prejean removed her mike and threatened to leave because of King's "inappropriate" questions about her settlement agreement with the Miss California USA pageant. "... More »

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Donald Trump • Miss Universe • Larry King • beauty pageant • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape • Carrie Prejean Larry King

'LARRY, YOU'RE BEING INAPPROPRIATE'

 Prejean Throws 
 Smiling Tantrum 
 on Larry King 

Ex-Miss Calif. rips out microphone to avoid question from gay caller

Nov 12, 09 5:29 AM CST
(Newser) - Showing she could also win top honors in a Miss Passive-Aggression pageant, Carrie Prejean last night blanked out Larry King's questions about her recent lawsuit settlement by repeatedly calling King "inappropriate"—all the while flashing a blindingly white smile. Prejean's pageant smile only faltered a bit when a... More »

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Larry King • lawsuit • beauty pageants • Carrie Prejean • Miss California • Carrie Prejean sex tape • Carrie Prejean Larry King

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 Kate Heads to Court After 
 Jon Empties Joint Account 

Mom of 8 has $1,000 to pay family's bills

Oct 4, 09 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Days after his lawyer told Larry King he "doesn't care about the money," Jon Gosselin withdrew hundreds of thousands of dollars from the joint bank account he shares with Kate, leaving his estranged wife with just $1,000. Kate has hired at least two new lawyers, one of... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • parenting • Larry King • CNN • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

VIDEO

 Jon to Larry: My Kids 
 Need 'Normal Childhood' 

Gosselin talks 'epiphany' with King, admits 'mistakes'

Oct 2, 09 7:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jon Gosselin defended his decision to fight Jon and Kate Plus 8 last night on CNN's Larry King Live, saying it’s not healthy for his kids because “we're going through a divorce right now, and I don't think it should be televised.” Sure, they’ve been... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Larry King • celebrity divorces • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

 CNN Mulls Heir to King Throne 

Ryan Seacrest, Katie Couric, Joy Behar are contenders to replace Larry King

Sep 28, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Believe it or not, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest is still the top choice to replace Larry King when his CNN contract expires in 2011—but thanks to Seacrest’s massive deal with Idol, he’s “unreachable,” a source tells the New York Post. Other possible... More »

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entertainment • Katie Couric • Larry King • CNN • Joy Behar • Ryan Seacrest

Brown: I Do Remember Beating Rihanna

Clip 'not representative' of interview with CNN's King, R&B star claims

Aug 31, 09 8:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - A video clip making the gossip rounds, in which Chris Brown says he doesn’t remember beating then-girlfriend Rihanna, is “not representative of what I said” to CNN’s Larry King, the singer tells People today in a statement. “Of course I remember what happened,” Brown adds.... More »

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entertainment • Larry King • domestic violence • CNN • mistake • Rihanna • celebrity interview • Chris Brown

 Chris Brown: I Don't 
 Remember Assault 

Speaking out for first time since attacking Rihanna, singer says he's still shocked

Aug 31, 09 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chris Brown spoke out for the first time since his assault of then-girlfriend Rihanna, but “spoke” is a relative term. “Wow” was the word he used most often to describe to CNN's Larry King the shock he still feels about the incident. “No, I don't” remember doing... More »

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entertainment • Larry King • domestic violence • celebrity • assault • Rihanna • domestic abuse • Chris Brown

 Levi, Kathy Plan 'Love Igloo' 

Plus, Levi dishes on Palins' marital problems

Aug 11, 09 8:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kathy Griffin rehashed her date with Levi Johnston last night on Larry King Live, in what the Huffington Post and Gawker declare quite possibly the most entertaining segment in the show’s history. Amid recollections of “spooning” in the arms of her “tiger” and imagining their “... More »

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entertainment • Larry King • celebrity • Sarah Palin • celebrity interview • Bristol Palin • Todd Palin • Levi Johnston • Kathy Griffin • Miley Cyrus pole dance • Miley Cyrus stripper pole

 Powell: Gates, 
 Cops Both at Fault 

Both sides overreacted; people should 'cooperate' with police

Jul 29, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Speaking to Larry King about Henry Louis Gates’ arrest, Colin Powell said he’d faced racial profiling “many times,” and suggested both the professor and the police were at fault in the incident, the Huffington Post reports. Gates “should have reflected on whether or not this was... More »

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police • Larry King • arrest • Colin Powell • racial profiling • Henry Louis Gates Jr • Cambridge, Mass.

OPINION

 Your Guide to 
 Today's Jacko 
 Media Orgy 

Let the 'freak show' begin

Jul 7, 09 8:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surprisingly, the elephants entering Staples Center this morning aren’t there for the “Michael Jackson Memorial Orgy of Excess”—but for the circus, opening tomorrow. “That seems completely appropriate,” writes Lisa de Moraes for the Washington Post. As for today’s “freak show,” 16... More »

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entertainment • television • CNBC • Larry King • celebrity • Kathie Lee Gifford • TV networks • CNN • memorial • Michael Jackson • Anderson Cooper • BET • celebrity death • Martin Bashir • Lola Ogunnaike • Inside Edition • April Woodard

Susan Boyle Sings for King, '99 CD Surfaces

Judge apologizes
for sniggering, invites her for dinner

Apr 18, 09 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Susan Boyle and Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan were reunited (remotely) on Larry King's show last night, where Morgan predicted a worldwide chart-topping CD within the year for the woman he called a Rocky Balboa. Morgan also apologized to the 48-year-old Scottish singer—"We thought you were going... More »

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entertainment • Larry King • singer • voice talent • Susan Boyle • Britain's Got Talent • Piers Morgan

Meghan McCain: I'm a New Kind of Republican

Tells Larry King she supports Obama, but is 'totally daddy's girl'

Mar 24, 09 2:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Meghan McCain considers herself a “progressive Republican,” she told Larry King last night on CNN—a new, younger voice for the party. McCain, who’s been in the news lately for her spat with conservatives Laura Ingraham and Ann Coulter, said she was “totally daddy’s girl,... More »

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John McCain • Ann Coulter • Larry King • Laura Ingraham • Meghan McCain • conservatives • President Obama

Maddow Sends MSNBC Ratings Rocketing

Execs thrilled as new host grabs for
Larry King's crown

Oct 21, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rachel Maddow has made MSNBC a prime-time contender with dizzying speed, the New York Times reports. The liberal pundit's Rachel Maddow Show more than doubled the network's ratings in the 9 pm slot within days of its debut six weeks ago, and has beaten CNN's Larry King Live among viewers... More »

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MSNBC • Larry King • Keith Olbermann • talk show • talk-show host • Rachel Maddow • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - John McCain set the blogosphere rumbling about racial insensitivities when he referred to Barack Obama as "that one" during their debate last night, but don't count Michelle Obama among the offended. She told CNN's Larry King that the comment barely registered with her. Obama also said she bore no... More »

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Michelle Obama • Larry King • Election 2008 • Sarah Palin

 May-December Effect Is Real  

Age gap at first marriage shrinks

May 7, 08 7:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - The older men are when they walk down the aisle, the more likely they are to have a younger bride, according to a new study. Famous May-December pairings usually involve the rich and famous—think Donald Trump or Larry King—but the trend holds up at every income level, the... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • Donald Trump • Wendi Deng • Dennis Kucinich • Larry King • Melania Trump

 Seacrest, CNN's New King? 

American Idol host may need to add suspenders to wardrobe

May 7, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Seacrest is in "serious negotiations" to replace talk-show host Larry King at the end of this year, MSNBC reports. King says his occasional CNN fill-in would be the first choice. “He’s the classic generalist,” King says, adding, "The only thing I don’t know... More »

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television • Larry King • Ryan Seacrest

 Colbert Not World's 
 Most Influential Person 

Despite host's truthy campaign, Time poll honor goes to Wii designer

Apr 30, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - The result of an annual Time poll to name the most influential person in the world didn’t exactly give closure to a heated rivalry between contenders Stephen Colbert and Korean pop star Rain—neither took the top honor. That went to programmer Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo’s Wii,... More »

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Nintendo Wii • Larry King • poll • Stephen Colbert • Time magazine • The Colbert Report • Rain • Shigeru Miyamoto

Katie May Wear Larry King's Suspenders

Rumor has CBS anchor jumping ship to take CNN's 9pm spot

Apr 24, 08 11:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - When word broke that CBS and Katie Couric were poised to part ways, CNN swiftly re-signed Larry King. That was widely expected. But the contract conspicuously avoids promising King the 9pm hour he’s so long held, sources tell Verne Gay of Newsday. That leaves the door swinging invitingly... More »

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television • Katie Couric • CBS • Larry King • CNN

Drew Peterson Will Take Your Questions

High-profile suspect
to field viewer queries on 'Larry King Live'

Apr 11, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Drew Peterson, suspected in the disappearance of his fourth wife while police investigate the death of his third, will field viewers’ questions on "Larry King Live" tonight, the Chicago Tribune reports. The show offers the first chance for the public to question the ex-cop, who says he's been convicted... More »

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murder • Larry King • disappearance • Kathleen Savio • Stacy Peterson • Drew Peterson

 CBS May Dump Couric Early 

'Evening News' anchor has brought all-time low ratings

Apr 9, 08 7:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - CBS may part ways with "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric as soon as the January 2009 inauguration, and long before her contract expires in 2011, reports the Wall Street Journal, citing anonymous sources from both camps. Network executives are tired of all-time low ratings that began with the switch... More »

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television • media • Katie Couric • CBS • Dan Rather • Larry King • Nielsen Ratings • TV ratings • contract • news anchor • television news • CBS Evening News

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