Morgan Freeman To Honor Gene Hackman at Oscars, Family Says

Gene Hackman will in all probability be honored all through The Oscars on Sunday night time time … and it seems an earlier buddy will in all probability be speaking regarding the legend.

A Hackman relative tells TMZ … the family has been suggested that Morgan Freeman will talk about Gene — which can in all probability be an extension of the in memoriam section.

Gene and Morgan in any case starred collectively inside the Clint Eastwood primary “Unforgiven” … for which Gene scored his second Oscar. Morgan wasn’t nominated for the flick, nonetheless took residence his private Academy Award in 2005 for “Million Buck Baby.”

Morgan and Gene later labored collectively inside the 2000 thriller “Beneath Suspicion” … one amongst Gene’s remaining credit score sooner than he retired from performing in 2004.

We’re suggested Gene’s family isn’t going to be in attendance for the current.

As TMZ beforehand reported … Gene and his partner Betsy have been found lifeless of their residence Wednesday, along with 1 of their 3 canine — and an investigation into merely what occurred is ongoing.

Santa Fe authorities talked about on Friday Gene’s pacemaker confirmed its remaining event was on February 17 … making investigators take into account that’s when he died.

Toxicology experiences are pending, nonetheless every folks examined damaging for carbon monoxide, in keeping with the well being employee.