Editing Don King (section)

== Personal life ==
[[File:RoyJonesDonKing.jpg|thumb|King with [[Roy Jones Jr.]] in 2008, after his win over [[Félix Trinidad]]]]
Don King's wife, Henrietta, died on December 2, 2010, at the age of 87.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=5878896|title=Don King's wife, Henrietta, dies at 87|first=Dan|last=Rafael|work=ESPN|date=December 3, 2010|access-date=July 25, 2024}}</ref> They had one biological daughter, Debbie, a son, Eric and adopted son Carl, five grandchildren{{citation needed|date=March 2024}} and three great-grandchildren{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}.

King is politically active and supported [[Barack Obama]] in the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008]] and [[2012 United States presidential election|2012]] presidential elections.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/politics/2008-11-03-456878832_x.htm|title=Don King backs Obama for president, praises Bush|website=Usatoday30,usatoday.com|access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref> During the [[2004 United States presidential election|previous election]], he had made media appearances promoting [[George W. Bush]], which had included attendance at the [[2004 Republican National Convention]] in New York City. He also has been a longtime supporter of Donald Trump.<ref name="h814">{{cite web | last=Strauss | first=Ben | title=‘Mr. President, You Know What It’s Like To Be a Black Man’ | website=Politico Magazine | date=2017-07-14 | url=https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/07/14/don-king-donald-trump-black-man-215362/ | access-date=2025-01-08}}</ref>

On June 10, 1987, King was made a '[[Mason at sight|Mason-at-Sight]]' by "Grand Master" Odes J. Kyle Jr. of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall [[Grand Lodge]] of Ohio, thereby making him a [[Prince Hall Freemasonry|Prince Hall Freemason]].<ref>{{cite book|title=138th Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio F&AM|year=1987|publisher=Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio|location=Columbus|page=20}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Gray|first=David|title=The History of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio F&AM 1971–2011: The Fabric of Freemasonry|year=2012|publisher=Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Ohio F&AM|location=Columbus, Ohio|isbn=978-0-615-63295-7|page=414|url=http://www.phaohio.org|access-date=July 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306063600/http://www.phaohio.org/|archive-date=March 6, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the following year, he was awarded an honorary Doctorate of Humane letters degree from [[Central State University]] in [[Wilberforce, Ohio]], by University President Dr. Arthur E. Thomas.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Famed Promoter Don King Is Honored At Central State|year=1988|page=2|volume=74|magazine=Jet|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P4gDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA22}}</ref>

[[File:King, Don (2007).jpg|thumb|King with an [[AT4]] rocket launcher in 2007]]

King has conducted an annual [[domesticated turkey|turkey]] giveaway each Christmas for several years, in which he distributes two thousand free turkeys to needy South Floridians.<ref>{{cite web|last=Scouten |first=Ted |url=http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/12/16/don-kings-turkey-giveaway-canceled-after-truck-hijacked/ |title=Don King's Turkey Giveaway Canceled After Truck 'Hijacked' « CBS Miami |website=Miami.cbslocal.com |date=December 16, 2011 |access-date=January 7, 2016}}</ref>

In September 2024, King was hospitalized for an unspecified illness that required a blood transfusion.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Larry |title=Towering figure in boxing history dealing with health concerns |url=https://www.yardbarker.com/boxing/articles/towering_figure_in_boxing_history_dealing_with_health_concerns/s1_127_40928058?utm_source=mb&utm_medium=email&mb_edition=20240922&mb_loc=left_r |website=[[Yardbarker]] |date=September 21, 2024 |access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref> Widespread concern for King's health was prompted by a [[Mike Tyson]] media interview where he said, "You know, Don is not doing well right now. He's probably close to 100 years old. He's not doing well."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mendez |first1=Chris Malone |title=Legendary Boxing Promoter Don King Is 'Not Doing Well' Amid Health Issues, Mike Tyson Says |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/news/boxing-promoter-don-king-health-issues-mike-tyson |website=[[Men's Journal]] |date=September 20, 2024 |access-date=24 September 2024}}</ref>