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Gene Hackman's Family Friends Claim His 'Health Was Slipping' Ahead of Death
Family friends of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa claim the actor’s health was failing ahead of his mysterious death
“She was still trying to keep him as active and engaged and healthy as possible.” He added Arakawa was “very protective of [Hackman] in terms of COVID, so she’d always wear a mask when we’d see her out.” (The pair alleged the same to CNN.) Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, appeared to have been dead for “some time” when her body was found in the couple’s Santa Fe, New Mexico home, according to a report from TMZ. He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to us he was always just Dad and Grandpa,” Hackman’s daughters and granddaughter told Us Weekly in a statement.
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