Gene Hackman’s longtime publicist Susan Madore has said the Oscar-winning star and his wife Betsy Arakawa went to great lengths to maintain their privacy towards the end of their lives.
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“He wanted the privacy of being able to ride his bike without anyone following him or observing him,” said Madore.
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Madore went on to say that CBS requested an interview with Hackman in the months before his death, but the actor turned them down.