Gene Hackman, the testament: he wanted to leave all the inheritance to his deceased wife, nothing to his children. And now?

More than 80 million dollars: this is the estimate of the assets of Gene hackman, died last February at the age of 95 due to a heart problem complicated by Alzheimer’s disease, about a week after his wife, the 65 -year -old Betsy Arakawa, She had died due to a rare disease transmitted by rodents, pulmonary syndrome from Hantavirus.

After shedding light on the circumstances of the death of both, The attention has shifted to the will left by the American star: Who is the huge sum for now? According to the American gossip website TMZ, Gene Hackman had decided to leave the whole inheritance to his wife, Excluding his three children from the will, Christopher Allen, Elizabeth Jean and Leslie Anne, had from his first wife Faye Maltese.

According to sources close to the family, It is not clear that the actor would have pushed not to appoint his children as his heirs But probably the basis of this decision were somewhat complex family relationships. It was, moreover, known in the environment that Gene Hackman and children were distant and that they gradually moved away after his mother’s divorce.

The iconic interpreter of films such as The violent arm of the law had accumulated a considerable heritage During his career between real estate properties, films on films, books and investments. The residence in Santa Fe, where he lived with Betsy for a long time, is one of the most luxurious in the area and represents an important part of his inheritance. Who will all this luck go to now?

For now none of the three children has released statements regarding the father’s decision regarding the will. But it is very likely that they will challenge it (perhaps trying to demonstrate that Gene Hackman was not able to understand and want at the time of drafting the document) with consequent legal disputes. We will see.