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Larry King Files for Devastating Eighth Divorce

Posted on April 14, 2010 by | Leave a comment

76-year-old love bandit Larry King just filed for divorce from his wife Shawn Southwick, who he married in 1997. The couple had two sons together, but this makes eight divorces for King. Suspender your disbelief. The filing lists “irreconcilable differences,” but I imagine the romance stagnated; this is a guy who’ll marry anyone who lifts up her skirt and lets him yell, “Hello, Tuscaloosa!” UPDATE : Per TMZ , sources allege infidelity: Southwick “is accusing Larry of having an affair with one of her close relatives.” [ TMZ ]

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REVIEW: Frantic, Fragmented Kick-Ass Brings the Overkill

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Based on a 2008 Marvel comic, Kick-Ass appears to be making a preemptive bid for franchise status (the final issue of the series came out earlier this year), and its gleefully jacked-up intentions are as dubious as those of the filmmakers racing it to the screen. Knowing, impatient, and prone to shuddering violence as both a substitute for plot and shorthand for exhilaration, Kick-Ass oozes a supreme confidence in the knowledge of its audience. The film speaks fluent fanboy, which for the rest of us is a disorienting but occasionally — almost accidentally — diverting proposition.

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