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Sigourney Weaver's reason why a sequel to Heartbreakers would not work

Sigourney Weaver loved making Heartbreakers in 2001, but making a follow-up would be bittersweet.

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Hantavirus: A cruise ship, a deer mouse and the fictional line between human and animal health

In February 2025, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa died in her New Mexico home from a virus most people had never heard of. Her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died a week later of heart disease. The pathogen that killed her was hantavirus, almost certainly picked up from deer mouse…

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Hantavirus Was Already in the U.S. Before the M/V Hondius Passengers Arrived: It Killed Gene Hackman's Wife

WHO officials identified the current strain involved as Andes virus, a variant found in South America that differs from the strain linked to Arakawa's death in New Mexico in 2025

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Gene Hackman's Wife's Death Revisited: Cause of Death in the Center Amid MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak

A hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship has claimed three lives, drawing parallels to the hantavirus-related death of Gene Hackman's wife, Betsy Arakawa, last year.

International Business Times UK

What to know about hantavirus as illness linked with three deaths on Atlantic cruise ship

Hantavirus exposure can cause a lung disease that is fatal in nearly 4 out of 10 who are infected

The Independent UK

“Tasteless And Classless”: Liza Minnelli Blasts Gene Hackman One Year After Hollywood icon’s Tragic Passing

Liza Minnelli’s memoir included secret romances and steamy affairs involving her co-stars and legends from the Old Hollywood era.

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Liza Minnelli calls Gene Hackman ‘downright rude’ a year after his death

The Cabaret star claims the Oscar-winning actor was ‘very dismissive’ towards her on the set of their 1975 film Lucky Lady

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Gene Hackman and his wife’s joint grave marked only by a conch

More than a year after the actor’s death, Gene Hackman and his wife’s joint resting place is marked only by a conch.

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Gene Hackman’s New Mexico estate being sold for more than $6M a year after actor and wife died there

Actor and his wife were found dead at their home in February 2025

The Independent UK

Rob Reiner Murder to Tommy Lee Jones' Daughter Mysterious Death: The 8 Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths of 2025

From the murder of Rob and Michele Reiner to the mysterious death of Tommy Lee Jones' daughter, Victoria Jones, several deaths shocked the entertainment industry in 2025.

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The most impactful deaths of 2025

IN FOCUS: Here are the most notable deaths in 2025 from around the globe – from politicians to athletes and musicians

The Independent UK

Americans are unprepared for the expensive and complex process of aging – a geriatrician explains how they can start planning

Hollywood legend Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in February 2025. Hackman had been living with Alzheimer’s and depended on Arakawa as his full-time caregiver.

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‘He was quite a private person’: expansive auction shows Gene Hackman as actor and artist

Bonhams is selling over 400 items from the estate of the late Oscar-winning actor, from a draft script of The Silence of the Lambs to his own unique artwork

The Guardian - US

Over 400 items from Gene Hackman’s estate up for auction

Lots include artworks by Matisse, Rodin, Kandinsky and the late actor’s own paintings – as well as his watch, dartboard and Golden Globes

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Gene Hackman's posessions being auctioned off

Some of Gene Hackman's possessions - including three of his Golden Globes trophies - are going under the hammer during an auction by Bonhams in November.

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Gene Hackman’s Golden Globes to go up for auction

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Late Hollywood actor’s possessions go up for auction after tragic death

An auction house will sell off actor Gene Hackman's possessions – including his Golden Globe awards

The Independent UK

Why we may never find out who gets Gene Hackman’s $80m fortune

Drama is playing out over the inheritance of the late actor’s assets

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Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune

Gene Hackman was found dead inside his New Mexico home on Feb. 26, 2025, at the age of 95. The acclaimed actor’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, had also died of a rare virus – a week before his death from natural causes.

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20 Stars We’ve Lost, And It’s Only Halfway Through the Year

From an Oscar-winner found lifeless in a house with three bodies, to a child star who was pregnant during her passing, these were 2025’s heartbreaking farewells.

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Wes Anderson says Gene Hackman was ‘furious’ about his Royal Tenenbaums salary: ‘We had friction’

Director admitted he and the late actor had a tense relationship while filming the 2001 comedy drama

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Director Wes Anderson reveals Gene Hackman’s verdict on The Royal Tenenbaums

Bill Murray previously said Hackman was ‘really rough’ on the director during the making of the 2001 film

The Guardian - AU

‘I could never, ever not care for her’: how do carers know when to stop caring for those they love?

About half of people looking after someone with dementia are doing it alone. Many of them are ageing and starting to need care themselves. It is an act of love and duty – but it can be precarious

Evening Standard

Tragic new autopsy details reveal what really happened to Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa

The couple were discovered dead at their New Mexico home on February 26

The Independent UK

Autopsy confirms cause of death for Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa

The report confirmed that Gene Hackman's wife died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome

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