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BBC Breakfast's Charlie Stayt forced to issue an apology after huge blunder discussing the late Gene Hackman


Police have launched an investigation into the Hollywood star's death after he and his wife Betsy Arakawa were found dead in their New Mexico home on Thursday.

BBC Breakfast 's Charlie Stayt was forced to issue an apology during Friday's show after a technical blunder derailed a report about the late Gene Hackman The London-based Hoyo Films - the independent production company made the documentary - failed to tell the BBC on multiple occasions about potential connections the narrator and his family might have with Hamas. While the intent of the documentary was aligned with our purpose – to tell the story of what is happening around the world, even in the most difficult and dangerous places – the processes and execution of this programme fell short of our expectations.

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