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Many celebrities commented on the murder of Lawrence King. Some, like [[Janet Jackson]], [[Calpernia Addams|Calpernia Adams]], [[Sara Bareilles]], and [[Taylor Swift]], used their fame and recognition to create a public service announcement about the murder which ran on [[Logo TV|Logo]] and across [[MTV]] networks.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.towleroad.com/2008/03/logo-airs-celeb/|title=LOGO Airs Celebrity PSA Response to Lawrence King Murder|date=2008-03-10|newspaper=Towleroad|language=en-US|access-date=2016-12-05}}</ref> Victim of police brutality [[Rodney King]] compared the murder to his own experience as a victim of hate crime stating, "What have we learned? What have we changed?"<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Riot Within|last=King|first=Rodney|publisher=Harperone|year=2012|pages=224–226}}</ref>
An examination of the circumstances that preceded and followed the 2008 murder was captured in the 2013 HBO documentary film, ''[[Valentine Road]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McNamara|first1=Mary|title=Review: 'Valentine Road' offers clear-eyed view of Larry King murder|url=
The murder was a central inspiration for Canadian writer [[Raziel Reid]]'s award-winning young adult novel ''[[When Everything Feels Like the Movies]]'', published in 2014.<ref>[http://news.nationalpost.com/2015/01/27/raziel-reid-when-everything-feels-like-the-movies-controversy/ "On Raziel Reid, and when everything feels like a controversy"]. ''[[National Post]]'', January 27, 2015.</ref> and [[:fr:Simon Boulerice|Simon Boulerice]]'s novel ''L'enfant mascara'', published in 2016.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://plus.lapresse.ca/screens/791f825b-5668-49d3-b296-2df21650f3f1%7C_0.html|title=" L'enfant mascara " de Simon Boulerice – La Presse+|date=2015-08-27|newspaper=La Presse+|language=fr-CA|access-date=2016-11-15}}</ref>
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*[[Northern Illinois University shooting]], which occurred on the same day as Larry King's murder
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