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A New Mexico judge has restricted public access to police footage of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa following their deaths in February. The Hollywood legend was found dead at his New Mexico estate alongside his wife under mysterious circumstances on February 27.

Santa Fe police officials found the Oscar-winning actor, 95, dead in a wet room with one of his dogs laid next to him, while Gene’s wife Betsy was discovered dead in the couple’s bathroom, near a space heater with prescription tablets scattered on the floor. Earlier this month, a medical examiner revealed that Betsy, 65, had died from hanatavirus – a disease that can be transmitted by rats. They added that Gene’s cause of death was “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease” with Alzheimer’s disease as a significant contributory factor.

Today, lawyers for Gene Hackman’s estate argued in a Sante Fe court that photographs and videos of the actor and his wife’s bodies should not be released to the public, according to Deadline. They argued that the estate has a right “to protect Gene and Betsy’s property, including photographs and videos of their dead bodies”.

“Gene and Betsy Hackman’s names, likenesses and images are valuable and need to be protected and is clearly proven out by virtue of the press wanting to get his hands on the documents to exploit them for their own personal profit and gain”, Kurt Sommer, an attorney for Gene’s estate said.

He added that the couple “took great pains” to live a private life, saying that they lived in a private gated community and “died a very tragic death”.

Meanwhile Walker Body, who was arguing for the release of the documents to the media, said that it was not common for a judge to stop “state entities from doing their statutory required jobs” and that New Mexico’s privacy laws do not give a person the same privileges in death as it does in their life.

At the end of the hearing, Judge Matthew Wilson blocked public records from being released that showed the bodies of Gene and Betsy. However, he did allow for autopsy and investigative reports that do not show the couple’s bodies to be released.

Earlier this week, Gene and Betsy’s names were quietly scrubbed from New Mexico’s Office of the Medical Investigator list of “unclaimed decedents” amid rumours of a bitter family division. It came after speculation that the couple’s family had yet to claim the bodies.

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Christine McGuinness has revealed that her ex-husband Paddy McGuinness, who she still lives with in the family home, must follow a house rule now that he has started dating again

TV personality Christine McGuinness has shed more light on her ‘difficult’ and costly divorce from her ex-husband Paddy McGuinness. The former couple still live together in their sprawling Cheshire home with their three children, Felicity, eight, and 11-year-old twins Leo and Penelope.

After 11 years of marriage, the couple separated in 2022 but chose to keep living together for the sake of their autistic children. Christine has confirmed Paddy, 51, is now back in the dating game however he must abide by one house rule – to never bring women home.

Speaking on the latest episode of The Shizzio Show, Christine revealed it was something “unforgivable” that made them separate in 2022. However, she doesn’t know if she will ever talk about what happened between them.

“It was a difficult time. It wasn’t something that, you know, I just decided to do overnight, or that we chose to do”, she said. “We tried, and, yeah, there just, unfortunately, there was no repairing it, you know”?

She continued: “I’ll always, always love him as the father of the children, and I still live at home with him, which says a lot. We separated three years ago, and we are completely divorced, and we live in separate parts of the house, but we share a family home”.

The mum-of-three also admitted that she is still left paying off her £300, 00 divorce bill. “There was times where it was fine and really civil, and we were agreeing on what we wanted and what we were going, then there was times where it felt like we were starting all the way back at the beginning”.

She added: “It’s the biggest bill I have ever paid in my life, and I will say that I paid for my own divorce, nobody else.” Paddy recently opened up on what he looks for in a relationship. Speaking to Jessie Ware and her mother Lennie on their Table Manners podcast, the star revealed what made him “putty” in a woman’s hands.

Speaking to the duo, Paddy said of his connection with his mother: “Growing up it was just me and my mum and I would see my dad on weekends. She gave up her life for me and I didn’t realise until I was older, after she died. I wish I could have spoiled her rotten. My mum would make pies, big Sunday dinners”.

And he explained how cooking a dinner really is the way to his heart. “Everyone who makes me something now I am instantly putty in their hands”, he confessed. “I’m like, ‘ this is amazing, this is the best! ‘”

Paddy later went on to skirt over the question about his current dating status. Lennie asked: “Can I ask a cheeky question are you dating? Because I’d love to see Take Me Out again”.

Instead of answering about his personal status, he revealed he is unsure whether Take Me Out would work as well in today’s world. However, he revealed he would be up for a charity edition of the dating show.

“I’d be all over a charity special but as a series I don’t know”, he said. “Now, at the age I’m at, if I’m taking to a 20-year-old about dating, I wouldn’t have a clue. We are one of the most successful dating shows. We’ve had about six marriages”.

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Full House star Dave Coulier, known for his role as Joey Gladstone in the fan-favourite sitcom, shared an exciting family update with fans

Full House star Dave Coulier has revealed that he has become a grandfather after his son Luc, 34, who he shares with his first wife Jayne Modean, welcomed a baby boy with his wife Alex. The couple welcomed the baby boy on March 27 and Dave revealed the happy news during a recent interview.

It comes after The Real Ghostbuster actor, who played Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom, revealed he was diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. In a new interview, Dave shared an update on his family and announced his son welcomed a baby bay, adding “we’re so excited”.

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Speaking to Parade, he said: “My son and his wife live in California, so we’ll be making multiple trips to see that little boy”. He also thanked his grandson for helping him keep a positive outlook on life.

“I don’t know how else to view this other than with a positive attitude, especially because I’m in a position where I can inspire others. A negative attitude doesn’t inspire anybody. Positivity, though, can take you a long way”.

In November, Dave made the shock cancer announcement announcement during a live appearance on the USA’s Today show. The 65-year-old shared he only found out about his diagnosis five weeks before after finding a ‘ golf ball size ‘ lump in his groin area, which he initially thought was down to a cold.

The lump grew in a matter of days and doctors did further tests on him before they discovered he had stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

In the weeks before he made the announcement, he underwent three operations and has been undergoing chemotherapy.

Sharing his secret health battle, Dave admitted: “It’s been a rollercoaster ride for sure”. Describing the moment doctors told him he had cancer as a ‘ gut punch’, he said doctors told him they had “biopsied it, took it out, and said, ‘ we wish we had better news for you but you have B cell lymphoma, we need to get you into chemotherapy right away. ‘”

The situation occurred so quickly, Dave said his wife Melissa didn’t believe he had cancer at first. He added: “Once that settled in, that was a gut punch. But there was still another hurdle, we had to find out what the staging was so they went into my bone marrow and we got good news that day that it had not spread”.

Luckily this means the cancer Dave has is more than 90 percent treatable and he hopes to be in remission by next year, following his treatment. His second round of chemo is due to take place in February, so he will await further test results after that.

Before the first round of chemotherapy, Dave explained how he’d shaved his head and joked he looked like a ‘ baby bird’.

“I fit better in my hockey helmet now, I’m more aerodynamic on the ice”, he said. Despite his diagnosis, Dave is still “really, really busy with life stuff” and is “treating this as a journey”.

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Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash have revealed how they avoided arguments while filming their new reality series, Stacey &amp, Joe, which follows the couple at Pickle Cottage

Stacey Solomon and Joe Swash have shared their secret to avoiding arguments in their new documentary. The couple are set to launch their own fly-on-the-wall reality series, which premieres tomorrow. Opening the doors of Pickle Cottage, the show offers a glimpse into their lives as they juggle parenting six children while staying in the public eye. But with cameras rolling around the clock, Stacey and Joe have found an unexpected way to sidestep minor squabbles.

The couple appeared on The One Show today, where they discussed their unique tactic. Host Alex Jones asked if they were ever aware of the cameras constantly being around and whether there were days they felt conscious of them.

She questioned: “Were there days when you thought, ‘ Oh man, oh no, they’re outside – here we go'”?

Stacey responded: “I’ll be honest, they’ve become our friends. It was lovely, it was a bit of extra company. Because we’re a busy household—we’re seven just us—and obviously my sister’s always over, Joe’s family are always over”.

Speaking about the cameras constantly being on, Stacey added: “You don’t notice, to the point where we’d start having a little domestic about something and then suddenly remember”, as she gestured, implying she would signal the camera crew to come over.

Joe then joked: “Quick, quick, let’s try to turn this around”. Stacey quipped: “We’ll be like, ‘ Oh, they can hear us, they’re watching. ‘”

Joe went on to explain that they wanted the documentary to feel as real as possible: “We decided when we were gonna do this, it was going to be warts and all. It wasn’t just going to show the glamorous side, it was going to be the ups and downs”.

Stacey chimed in, teasing the show: “In fact, we make it pretty clear there isn’t much of a glamorous side”!

The show, called Stacey & Joe, features five of the couple’s children as well as Stacey’s sister, Gemma, dogs, Peanut and Teddy – as well as ducks, Daisy and Delilah. However, there are two members of the family who don’t make an appearance – Stacey’s mum and Joe’s son, Harry, who he shares with Emma Sophocleous.

Opening up about the experience of filming The Kardashians-style show, Stacey said she’d really enjoyed it, telling House Beautiful: “I mean, it’s been a bit weird – we’re the kind of family who are always popping down to the supermarket together, but obviously, when you’re doing that with a crew, it’s very different.

” It’s been a lot of fun to watch back, it’s just like watching home videos. In truth, I did worry we’d be a bit boring, but seeing it, I was like: ‘ Oh my gosh, we’re actually quite funny. ‘ I would watch us! “