Larry King & Shawn Southwick's Divorce Officially Dead
July 9 2010, Published 2:30 p.m. ET
CNN veteran Larry King and his wife of 13 years, Shawn Southwick, have withdrawn their petitions for divorce, pledging to remain together.
Court records in Los Angeles showed that Larry and his seventh wife each filed Wednesday to end competing divorce petitions and that the cases have been dismissed, reports PopEater.
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The pair have backtracked on the split nearly three months after Larry filed to end his marriage to Shawn. She also sought to end the marriage, but the couple soon reconciled.
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Larry cited his wife and two young sons as one of the benefits of retiring from CNN after 25 years helming his nightly news show, Larry King Live.
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In a statement released Thursday, Larry said, "A lot of new things are happening to us, and we are happy to be together as a family with our children."