Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in New Mexico on February 26 - two weeks before the couple's cause of death was revealed

Emma Heming Willis, the wife of actor Bruce Willis, has said people can learn from the death of actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa. Heming is her husband’s carer, after it was revealed he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2022, and said Hackman and Arakawa’s story showed that “caregivers need care too”.

Emma Heming Willis, Bruce Willis’ wife and caregiver, 46, is speaking out about Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa’s devastating deaths and calling for more support for those who spend their lives looking after others.

Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy were found dead in their New Mexico home, with authorities believing the star may have been alone for days with his dead wife

Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife Betsy Arakawa, 65, were found dead at their New Mexico home. Betsy died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, while Hackman’s death was linked to heart disease and Alzheimer’s.

Bruce Willis’ wife, Emma Heming Willis, is speaking out about the importance of caring for caregivers following the news of Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa’s deaths.

Emma, Heming Willis said the deaths of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy serves as a reminder that caregivers need support too