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CNN's Larry King puts halt to Tila Tequila's grief show

By April MacIntyre Jan 12, 2010, 2:52 GMT

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Tila Tequila, the self-proclaimed "wife" of deceased heiress Casey Johnson, won't be slinging her sad tale of woe and miraculous emotional recovery to Larry King on CNN soon.  Johnson's ex girlfriend Jasmine Lennard's attorneys made sure of it.

Tila had Tweeted that she is ready to stop the mourning and start mining the post-dead "wifey" opportunities that abound: "Let me know when you're all ready to see the old happy Tila back cuz I'm ready...Once ur all ready... I will tell u what the good news is!"

The lawyers sent CNN a cease and desist letter, per TMZ.com.

Tila may not use the show "as a platform to make further false and defamatory allegations" about Lennard.

The letter states Tila cannot say anything negative or defamatory against Lennard.

CNN has not commented on the cancellation of Tequila on King's chat show.

In the meantime, US Weekly has counted the excessive Tweets posted since we started covering this story January 5 .

Over 160 times, Tila has tweeted about Casey's death and how it affects her.

When Tila first confirmed the passing of Johnson last Monday, the story was convoluted:

Tila Tequila tweeted her thoughts about the first "dead" then "comatose" and then finally confirmed dead Casey Johnson:

# R.I.P my Angel. @caseyjonsonJnJ u will forever be in my heart! I love u so so much and we will Marry when I see U in Heaven my Wifey

# I'm still in shock! Once again thank U for the outpour of love and support. I just wish to have some privacy at this heartbreaking time.    less than a minute ago   from UberTwitter

# I know u can feel me Casey! Dot let go! I'm almost home baby please hang on! We have a beautiful life planned out for us! I LOVE u! Hang on! 9 minutes ago from

# I just got news that my fiance is not dead but currently in a coma!!! Omg please pray that she will make it! Hang in there my love please!!! 12 minutes ago from

# This is a very heartbreaking time for me. I just want some pricacy as I deal with the loss of my Fiance Casey Johnson. I'm heart is shredded 18 minutes ago from

# Everyone please pray 4 my Wifey Casey Johnson. She has passed away. Thank u for all ur love and support but I will be offline to be w family    38 minutes ago   from UberTwitter.

Johnson was found dead at her home the morning of Jan. 4 - and had been dead for days.

How she died is still being examined; the results of toxicology reports are pending.

Then Johnson's rich childhood pals Nicky Hilton and Bijou Philllips came to Tequila's home to demand Johnson's dogs, which drew the police.

The Johnson family has completely shut down Tila from attending any service for Casey.

Perez Hilton and Tila had a Twitter war of words that revealed Tequila's plan to jump in Hilton's celebrity gossip pool professionally.

The latest Tweets:

#Media, TV people, Magazines, Paparazzi's, etc has been hounding me non-stop! I turned off my phone & haven't returned any calls. annoying!    6 minutes ago   from web
 
#I am finishing up the contracts for all the good news & stuff. Meanwhile u guys can look at this http://tinyurl.com/y9bhss8 beautiful! xox about 3 hours ago from web
 
#I am about to write a blog about the REALLY GOOD NEWS I've been wanting to share with you all....stay tuned! Posting Today! YAYYYY! ooxx about 3 hours ago from web
 
#Tila Tequila Writes a Tribute to Her Late Fiancee & Love of Her Life, Casey - http://tinyurl.com/y9bhss8 -Retweet pls about 5 hours ago from web
 
#Everyone please retweet my last tweet. It would mean the world to me. I used to be 97 pounds & now I am only 85 pounds. I want 2 get better. about 5 hours ago from web

#Tila Tequila Writes a Tribute to Her Late Fiancee & Love of Her Life, Casey - http://tinyurl.com/y9bhss8 -Retweet about 5 hours ago from web

#Life goes on, but I will always have her in my heart: http://tinyurl.com/ye2jyo9 Getting off twitter 4 a few days then back w/ GOOD NEWS! xo about 5 hours ago from web
 
#I love Casey So much! Please stop with the NEGATIVE & let's remember how beautiful she was & to me http://tinyurl.com/ye2jyo9 -Retweet about 6 hours ago from web
 
#Thank u everyone for your kind words. I am off to bedrest again now. I have let go of all anger inside of me. It feels so good! TTYL! xoxo about 6 hours ago from web
 
#My Wife has passed away and all I have left is the baby. I wish mean people can just respect the dead and respect a new life growing inside! about 6 hours ago from web
 
#The doctor i visited says that all this stress and negative people around me getting me upset, can affect the baby in a bad way. Pls stop. about 6 hours ago from web
 
#Let me know when you're all ready to see the old happy Tila back cuz I'm ready...Once ur all ready... I will tell u what the good news is! about 6 hours ago from web
 
#Yes I promised myself and my wifey that we WILL NOT discuss anymore thing about this. SO with that said. I have AMAZING NEWS 2 SHARE W/U!!! about 6 hours ago from web

#So when you guys are ready to move on from all this sad, negative and bad stuff, let me know. I'm ready to talk about HAPPY NEWS! R U READY? about 6 hours ago from web
 
#I just want to go back to the way things were. Let me mourn my wife in private. I want to talk about the FUN things that I wanted 2 tell u! about 6 hours ago from web
 
#As for me, I am so tired. I have no energy to defend my wife anymore. I faint, Im tired & this is not good for my baby. Leave us alone pleas about 6 hours ago from web
 
#& for the haters. Please stop. Enough with this vile vindictive behavior. Respect my Wife please. She is dead. Let her rest in peace please! about 6 hours ago from web

#My only wish is 4 all the negative people to leave me alone please. I dnt want to talk to media, I dnt want 2 deal w/haters. Leave me alone. about 6 hours ago from web

#Everyone send me ur positive energy please. I keep fainting every couple minutes when I stand up. Please pray for my health. I need it. Thx about 6 hours ago from web

Excerpt of Tequila's published "Remembering Casey" screed:

"She just wants me to be happy and move on with my life and continue to focus on all of the projects I have. She was oh so PROUD of me when I told her about my new ventures! So I will grant her last wishes."