As a journalist, I have had a few sources tell me mid-interview that they don’t want to talk. It’s part of the biz.

But luckily, I work in print journalism, so my only setback is to find another source willing to talk. But what do you do when you’re on television?

Poor Larry King—well, not poor int he money and wife departments—had to fill an hour of his show Tuesday night when Jan Adams, the plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West’s mom before she died, told King he wasn’t going to talk to him out of respect for the family, who told him not to go on the show.

OK, I understand Adams’ hesistance to talk, but couldn’t he and his lawyers have made this decision before cameras rolled? Apparently it was the first time a guest has walked out on “Larry King Live” in its 25-plus years. It doesn’t make Larry King look stupid; it makes Jan Adams an idiot.

He had the perfect venue to clear up everything about the mysterious death. Even if there were some things he couldn’t talk about, there was his past history (including not being board certified) that he could defend. But he just took the microphone off one minute into the show, shook King’s hand, and walked off.

I don’t buy his excuse. He’s had no issues about talking to TMZ.com, nor did he seem conflicted about giving an interview to the LA Times earlier this week.

I wonder if any media outlet will want to grant this man an interview when he decides it’s time. Well, maybe the TV tabloid shows. They’re not below an “exclusive” interview.