Gene Hackman Airlifted To Hospital After Getting Hit By Car While Riding Bike

Gene Hackman was airlifted to a Miami hospital earlier today after getting hit by a car while riding his bicycle in the Florida Keys. The Florida Highway Patrol tells TMZ that The Royal Tenenbaums star suffered injuries to his head and body. The cause of the accident is still under investigation, and at press time it remained unclear whether Hackman was faking his injuries as part of an elaborate plan to get back together with his estranged wife and precocious children.

But a Hackman spokesman says the 81-year-old actor is "fine" and only "suffered bumps and bruises after a woman bumped him from behind in her vehicle." We'll update as more information becomes available, but as this video demonstrates, Hackman is one skilled cyclist and probably isn't the one at fault here:

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By John Del Signore in Arts & Entertainment on January 13, 2012 6:06 PM

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You wanna talk some jive? I'll talk some jive! I'll talk some jive like you've never heard!

Gadea

Gene Hackman a real actor, not relying on a pretty face, just talent.
Loved Gene Hackman's movies, especially like The French Connection,
NYPD Detective Popeye.
All the best to Gene Hackman.

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BombaySplashVermouth

Miami? Hell, I thought one of our fine and non-Uber taxi drivers got another two wheeler under the bumper.

Gene, she will never be good enough for you. Find another.

fountainofruth

don't go into the light gene! please don't go into the light.

ItchyGomez

Are you going for a Wes Anderson/Tenenbaums reference world record this week?

m015094

Besides the mountain bike trails at UWF and Ocala, biking in Florida sucks.

Timon_8

Just about everything in Florida sucks.

diablofreak

Bike Lanes on the Florida Keys NOW!!! The cars can share one lane for both directions!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com...

DJTennessee

Remind you of anything?

cr17

Your link doesn't go anywhere, so no... it doesn't.

DJTennessee

You actually need to manually enter the "http://" in your Gothamist links. Who knew?

guestymcspanky

Ya know, you could have placed the "spokersperson" says he's "fine" bit BEFORE the "at press time it remained unclear whether Hackman was faking his injuries as part of an elaborate plan to get back together with his estranged wife and precocious children" crack. For a moment there I thought you were the biggest asshole in the history of Gothamist.