Larry King's wife Shawn King is recovering from an apparent prescription drug overdose, a spokesperson for the talk show host said earlier today. The overdose happened at Shawn's home in Provo, Utah, on May 28, the Associated Press reports.Shawn's father, Karl Engemann, discovered her, unresponsive, in bed. She was breathing, but he was unable to wake her, according to a transcript of the emergency call, released on Wednesday. Engemann dialed 911 and told the dispatcher he believed his daughter might have taken too much medication for depression or anxiety. Her father also told the dispatcher he did not believe it was a suicide attempt.
When authorities arrived at the home, they found several empty bottles of prescription medications, some of which had been filled within the previous 10 days, according to the police report.




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Prescription probably said to take one pill daily. She probably had trouble counting I suppose, that accounts for a mistake made in taking her prescription. One is a hard number to count to.
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I would so like to believe this marriage and this woman can be saved, but then I'd have to believe that she married him for love.
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S**t, I really thought Larry King was her dad.
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none of you understand why this woman overdosed. It is a desperate plee for help. She wants to be show loved no just say he loves her. She does not probably even want anything from him, but apparently he is unable to show love so he feels alone
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she saw larry naked in the day time for the first time could't take it or she was trying to get drug up so larry would look good or her sister gave her the drugs so she could have larry all to herself
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Shawn is lovely, wants love and security and a family. Larry
is a nut case who thrives on external stimuli in people and events and places. She is left empty and needy and upset and
eventually sad and depressed............no body home ! She needs to have lots of attention lavished on her for weeks or
months and Viola ! She feels better inside and outside ! She
thought Larry could do that, send me an email, Kid, I'll talk
your ears off about love and happiness advice.
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I went to school with Shawn in Grammar school all the way up to High School. Its very sad. She was a beautiful girl. Just goes to show that money does not always buy happiness. She should have married a man for love....she would have been happier. I wish her well and hope she gets the helps she needs at this time. I am sure her family will rally around her at this trying time. Hang in there Shawn.
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A truly tiresome celebrity couple. Really, screw these people and their now-dysfunctional sham marriage.
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ending your life over larry king .???...!!!she must have been driven nuts by him licking his lips every 2 seconds .. she is hot ....move on to someone around your age ...the old geezer's probably cut you out of the will anyway ...he's probably doing a "letterman "...interviewing all his female co workers to replace you ..lol...what a waste of a women ...wasting your life for a little money and trinkets ...divorce his butt and move on ..!!!
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What a horrible thing to do to her dad,not to mention her kids!What the hell was she thinking??
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This is why your dad should always approve of your boyfriends!
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simon that was a great thing you did for that sweet angel.My thoughts and prays are with the family
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No wonder she o/d'd married to that idiot. He act's 17 and looks about 90, what a jerk....
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Its hard for me to have any sympathy, for anyone who choices to take their own life, so their father can find them after..
This woman has luxuries most of us can only imagine.
Shes feeling blue, so decides to take her life, and her father feelings mean nothing to her.
No, I have no sympathy for this woman.
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Please stop judging Shawn..she is apparantly very sick--we all know her struggles with Migraines. She was a wonderful Twitter friend to me before her Spiderman project--adores her boys and Larry. Larry loves her & I am sure he will get the very best of medical care or rehab Shawn needs. She is one celeb on Twitter who lives in the real world--relating to the average ole Jane. They have 2 very well grounded & happy boys.
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"we all know her struggles with Migraines." WTF? Mine started at six years old. Big deal.
"They have 2 very well grounded & happy boys." Until they find out Dad is screwing their mom and their aunt and Mom just downed a hand full of pills SO SHE COULD DIE AND LEAVE THEM! Get real.....