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Larry King's wife Shawn just got a bit more interesting

By April MacIntyre Apr 21, 2010, 15:49 GMT

(FILES) A file picture shows Larry King and wife Shawn EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT

Amidst calls for Larry King to consider retirement at CNN, the suspender wearing interviewer is currently embroiled in a public spat with his wife Shawn, who is now named as a paramour to a former Little League coach that worked with their sons.

The allegations were printed in InTouch magazine.

A former Little League coach to the sons of Larry King and estranged wife Shawn Southwick claims he had an affair with Southwick, but says King didn't care because he was having an affair with Southwick's sister, Shannon Engemann.

"I still think to this day that Larry is in love with Shawn's sister," Hector Penate, 31, told In Touch magazine out today.

Penate says his affair with 50-year-old Southwick began after they met in 2007, when Penate was the baseball coach for the couple's sons, Chance, 11, and Cannon, 9.

"We had sex in Larry's bed -- a lot," Penate said. "I had sex with Shawn while Larry was on TV. Our sex life was real good."

Penate also said Southwick wanted to have a baby with him: "She was trying to fertilize her eggs to do that." 

Southwick allegedly gave Penate gifts, including a BMW 7 Series, and paid his rent. What's more, says Penate, Southwick had King co-sign the lease for Penate's Studio City, Calif., apartment. "She controlled him," Penate said to InTouch. "He just sat there and signed it."

Penate also claims King hinted to Penate about his attraction to Engemann. "He told me one time, 'Have you ever seen Shannon?' After I said that I had never met her, he said, 'Oh, oh -- she's really gorgeous!' "

Last week, King and Southwick announced an imminent divorce after nearly 13 years of marriage, which has since cooled.

"It was decided that there will be no divorce activity for two weeks as several issues need to be discussed and resolved," King's lawyer, Dennis Wasser, said in a statement Monday.

Shawn is King's seventh wife.

It was King's generosity that allegedly made Shawn see red.  King allegedly gifted Shawn's sister Shannon Engemann with lavish gifts, including a $160,000 car and Cartier jewelry.