Larry King, 86, is revealing why he separated from his wife of 22 years Shawn Southwick King, 60.
“I’m sorry about the marriage,” the journalist told People. “I’ll always care for my wife. But it just hit a point where we didn’t get along.”
“We had a big age difference and that eventually takes its toll. It became an issue. Also, [Shawn] is a very religious Mormon and I’m an agnostic atheist, so that eventually causes little problems,” Larry said. “We overcame a lot, but eventually it became a ships passing in the night situation.”
“I thought a lot about what I wanted the rest of my life to be. When there are moments of unhappiness in a marriage, you can overcome it at 40, but at my age, it became a lot. I wanted to be happy. Separating was of course difficult. But there is nothing worse than arguing,” he continued.
“I wish her nothing but the best,” he added. “We love each other.”
Larry and Shawn officially filed for divorce back in May.
