Police: Gene Hackman slaps homeless man in New Mexico
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Police in New Mexico say Gene Hackman was acting in self-defense when he slapped a homeless man who had become aggressive toward the Oscar-winning actor and his wife.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in downtown Santa Fe.
Police didn't immediately provide any additional details. A message seeking comment was left for Hackman's publicists at Guttman Associates in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Hackman and his wife have a home in Santa Fe.
The 82-year-old actor has won two Academy Awards and been nominated for three others over a career that has spanned five decades.
Hackman took the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in "The French Connection" in 1971, and the Best Supporting Actor award for "Unforgiven" in 1992.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the incident occurred Tuesday afternoon in downtown Santa Fe.
Police didn't immediately provide any additional details. A message seeking comment was left for Hackman's publicists at Guttman Associates in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Hackman and his wife have a home in Santa Fe.
The 82-year-old actor has won two Academy Awards and been nominated for three others over a career that has spanned five decades.
Hackman took the Best Actor trophy for his portrayal of Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle in "The French Connection" in 1971, and the Best Supporting Actor award for "Unforgiven" in 1992.
Good for him!Â
No one should have to put up with aggression from anyone else.
Few years ago, I almost kicked a homeless person after they began making offensive comments. Didn't want to ruin the boots I was wearing, but I wanted to kick him.
@pdxd lol in my experience working landscape jobs, some of them pass out under bushes and dont respond to anything but a swift kick to the ribs, you could run a lawn mower right up next to there head and they sleep there.
Gene B*&^ slapping a homeless man, I don't not know why I find that so funny. Gene is 82, wow I did not know that.
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 I don't know, when Iâm 82 you might see me putting some face-palm on folk who tick me off too.
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Eventually you have lost all need/desire to be PC and just go with "your gut".
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Some folks need to be slapped.Â
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Apparently the homeless man called his wife a (in the words of my wife) "C U next Tuesdays." I'd have slapped the guy too.Â
You just slapped an unarmed man.
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Well, he should have armed himself.
Maybe he thought the guy was 'The Duck of Death'
Pretty spry for an 82 year old.
Nice headline. Only a jounalist would be so misleading.
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No a lawyer (a.k.a. potential politician) would have been so as well.
this is not news