New York Post's Haughty Gene Hackman Headline: 'Wearing Nearly Identical Outfit From Weeks Earlier'

File this one under 'What were you thinking?' The New York Post received a well-deserved drubbing for posting photos and a video of 94-year-old retired actor, Gene Hackman. Our first thought was 'Just let the man get his coffee at the gas station without harassing him'. Our second thought was 'Wow, he seems to get around better, with no assistance, at 94 than President Biden'. The New York Post's first thought, inexplicably, was 'Look at what he's wearing'. -- New York Post @nypost: “Gene Hackman, 94, spotted in new photos wearing nearly identical outfit from weeks earlier.”

The man is 94 years old and still out doing his thing. He can wear whatever the heck he wants. Look, we get that TV reporters are going to say 'Hey! It's Gene Hackman!' and share the earth-shattering news with the world that Gene Hackman is … still Gene Hackman. It's annoying, but that's what they do. What we can't understand is including the bit about his clothes. 'Nearly identical outfit from weeks earlier'. Weeks? Do you know any men? Lady, we can get weeks out of one pair of jeans. It would be an understatement to say Twitter/X users were miffed over the slight to the beloved actor. (…)

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New York Post: Gene Hackman, 94, spotted in new photos wearing nearly identical outfit from weeks earlier
https://nypost.com/2024/04/09/entertainment/gene-hackman-94-spotted-in-new-photos-wearing-nearly-identical-outfit-from-weeks-earlier/