T he late Gene Hackman will be honored at the 97th Oscars despite the timing of his shocking death, which came just days before the ceremony is scheduled to be held. A source "who

Hackman was a regular fixture at the Academy Awards, the latest edition of which will take place just days after his death.

Hackman and his wife’s bodies tested negative for carbon monoxide, and his pacemaker stopped more than a week before he was found dead.