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Emma Heming Willis Reacts to 'Tragic' Deaths of Gene Hackman, Wife Betsy


Emma Heming Willis, who is her husband Bruce Willis’ carer, shared her reaction to Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy’s deaths: 'Caregivers need care too'

Arakawa’s cause of death was officially listed as Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), a rare infectious disease carried by rodents that begins with flu-like symptoms and progresses rapidly to more severe outcomes including trouble breathing. On Friday, March 7, chief medical examiner Dr. Heather Jarrell said in a press conference that Arakawa died one week before Hackman, though it was unlikely the actor was aware of her death due to his Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Us Weekly confirmed on February 27, 2025, that the actor and his spouse were found dead one day earlier inside their shared Santa Fe, New Mexico house.

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