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Larry King and his estranged wife Shawn are "trying to work things out for the boys," a family source tells X17online exclusively.

According to the family source, the two young boys are the focus right now. "We're more concerned about Chance and Cannon. They need to be protected. It's their mom and dad, and the boys love them both very much. He's such a great father."

Sources close to Shawn say that this alleged scandal "has been devastating to us. We love Larry so much. I mean, it's just breaking all of our hearts. Larry has been so good to our family. We hope they can work it out."

As for the boys, they do have something to look forward to. 11-year-old Chance and 9-year-old Cannon have both been filming their new show Kid Pitch for Fox Sports Net. As hosts, they'll interview the biggest names in baseball...and deliver the info from a kid's point of view.

Sounds like a good distraction!