CNN has reportedly asked veteran interviewer Larry King to delay his departure from the channel as Piers Morgan, the man tipped to replace him, is having trouble getting a work visa.
The New York Post claimed ‘several sources’revealed that the former Mirror editor and Britain/America’s Got Talent judge was finding it difficult to secure the necessary documentation to take up the post.
The US tabloid reported that King – who was understood to be staying until late October or early November – has been asked to remain in his post ‘until the end of the year”.
News emerged in June that Morgan was on the verge of signing a £10m three-year deal with CNN to take over from 76-year-old King as the news channel’s key interviewer.
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