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Friday, 28 February 2025 - 3 minutes
Oscar-winning actor and Hollywood legend, Gene Hackman has passed away – along with his wife, Betsy, and their family dog who were found dead in their New Mexico home on Wednesday. Hackman was 95.
Police are investigating the deaths as suspicious after finding the home's door unsecured and a pill bottle with pills scattered across the floor in the room where the bodies were discovered.
Hackman had a stellar career with over 70 films under his belt including The Firm, Hoosiers, The Heist, The Royal Tenenbaums, and who can forget his cold portrayal of the villain Lex Luthor in the original Superman movie franchise.
He earned two Oscars in his career which spanned 5 decades – one as New York Cop Popeye Doyle in the 1971 film The French Connection and as a violent sheriff in the 1992 film Unforgiven, he retired in 2004 and moved to New Mexico.
Hackman's daughters, Elizabeth and Leslie, and his granddaughter, Annie, released a statement to the New York Post Thursday.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our father, Gene Hackman, and his wife, Betsy,” they told The Post on Thursday.
“He was loved and admired by millions around the world for his brilliant acting career, but to u, she was always just Dad and Grandpa,” the statement continued. “We will miss him sorely and are devastated by the loss.”
Billie Eilish caught up with the from the Project last night to chat about her Hit Me Hard & Soft World Tour – and she gave us her best Aussie accent.
The Academy Awards airs on Monday from LA, and Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo have been confirmed as performers – rumoured to open the show with a medley of songs from Wicked – which is up for 10 nominations!!
Cynthia Erivo is also hosting the awards night, and guest presenters include Samuel L Jackson, Harrison Ford, Halle Berry, Willem Dafoe, Rober Downey Jr, Cillian Murphy, John Lithgow, Emma Stone, and more and airs on 7Plus at 8 am on Monday.
And we have our first look at Shrek 5!!!!
A new voice has joined Shrek’s crew – Zendaya. She will voice Shrek and Fiona’s grown-up daughter Felicia.
Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, and Eddie Murphy are all reprising their roles… with the movie set to hit theatres in December 2026.
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