I'm Henry VIII, I am! Larry King steps out with seventh wife Shawn for dinner in LA (and even stops to rap for photographers)

By Kathy Lyford

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They say the third time's a charm but for former talk show host Larry King, it seems the eighth time did the trick.

King, 80, who's been married eight times to seven different women, stepped out for dinner in Los Angeles on Saturday with current wife Shawn Southwick, 54.

The pair visited trendy Chinese restaurant Hakkasan together, looking happier than ever. King even broke into a freestyle rap for photographers that snapped them as they entered the establishment.

Larry King and his wife Shawn go to dinner at Hakkasan in L.A. on Saturday

Out on the town: Larry King and his wife Shawn go to dinner at Hakkasan in L.A. on Saturday

King wore his typical all-black ensemble: black jeans, black shoes, black shirt and black leather jacket, zipped all the way up in the chilly L.A. air.

His wife wore tight black jeans, black and gold shoe-ties, a coral blouse topped with a black leather jacket to match her hubby's. She kept warm with a multi-autumn-colored scarf tied around her neck and carried a large black satchel and wore a chunky gold bracelet on her right wrist.

Her long blond hair was loosely pulled back and she sported an ear-to-ear smile.

Larry and Shawn split briefly in 2010 but reconciled

Happy couple: Larry and Shawn split briefly in 2010 but reconciled

It hasn't always been sunshine and roses for the pair, however. The pair, who wed in 1997, briefly separated in April 2010. He reportedly demanded a divorce after having an affair with Shawn's younger sister Shannon.

But later that same month, the pair called off divorce proceedings and entered counseling together.

In May of that year, Shawn was rushed to hospital after an apparent overdose of prescription pills. Her father found her unconscious and called 911.

King cracks up his wife when he raps freestyle with photographers

Funny guy: King cracks up his wife when he raps freestyle with photographers

Earlier this month Shawn threw a elaborate, baseball-themed surprise 80th birthday party for her husband of 16 years.

The party took place at Dodger Stadium, which costs a reported $25,000 to rent for private events. King is a season ticket holder with the Dodgers.

Guests included Pat Boone, Paul Anka and Warren Beatty.

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Larry King was married to former Playboy bunny Alene Akins twice

Second chances: Larry King was married to former Playboy bunny Alene Akins twice

King married first wife Freda Miller, his high school sweetheart, in 1953 when she was 18. Her parents had the marriage annulled later that year.

He married wife No. 2 Annette Kaye around 1960 and that marriage lasted less than a year. The pair divorced when she was pregnant with Larry King Jr., born in 1961. King did not know he had a son until 30 years later, when Kaye was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer.

King then married Playboy bunny Alene Akins in 1961. They divorced in 1963, but remarried in 1968 and divorced a second time in 1971. King adopted her son Andy during their first marriage. She gave birth to daughter Chaia during their second round as spouses.  

King and Sharon Lepore were married from 1976-83
King was married to Julie Alexander from 1989-92

Wives Nos. 6 and 7: King was married to Sharon Lepore (in purple) from 1976-83. He wed Julia Alexander in 1989 and they divorced in 1992

In between marriages to Akins, King was married to wife No. 4, Mary Francis 'Mickey' Sutphin, from 1964 to 1967. She is the mother of King's daughter Kelly.

For King's next trip down the aisle, he wed production assistant and former math teacher Sharon Lepore, whom he proposed to on their first date. They were wed form 1976 to 1983.

King next dated actress Angie Dickinson from 1983 to 1988.

He gave marriage a whirl for a seventh time with sixth wife Julia Alexander. Their union lasted from 1989 to 1992. After their divorce, King sued Alexander for slander after she allegedly broke an agreement to not talk about their marriage publicly. The case was settled in 1994.

King and Shawn have two sons, Cannon and Chance, pictured in 2010

Family first: King and Shawn have two sons, Cannon and Chance, pictured in 2010

Two relationships that culminated in broken engagements followed. King became engaged to Rama Fox, a minister in the Movement of Spiritual Awareness, in 1992. They broke up in 1994 after she agreed to testify on behalf of King's ex-wife Alexander in the slander case. King later sued Fox for slander as well.

King proposed to actress Deanna Lund in 1995 after five weeks of dating, but they broke up the same year without ever tying the knot.

King married Southwick in 1997. They have two sons together, Chance, 14, and Cannon, 13. King also adopted Shawn's son Danny Southwick.

King ties Elizabeth Taylor for walks down the aisle. She was also married eight times to seven different men: Conrad HIlton Jr., Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton (twice), John Warner and Larry Fortensky.








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I would be scared to death if our path crossed in the dark......creepy and frightening.

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