The Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department held a news conference to give an update on the investigation into the deaths of legendary actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, this afternoon — and, it sounds like Gene was dead in the New Mexico home for a week and a half before he was found.

Sheriff Adan Mendoza led the news conference as deputies continue to look into the deaths they labeled “suspicious” in a department application for a search warrant this week.

During the press conference, Mendoza says Hackman’s pacemaker shows its last event on February 17 — indicating that’s when it stopped and when he died. The full autopsy is pending.

As you know … Gene and his wife Betsy were found dead in their home Wednesday afternoon after a caretaker of their neighborhood dialed 911 to report seeing a body in the couple’s house, and deputies responded to conduct a welfare check.

The caller was incredibly emotional … and, when first responders arrived, they found Hackman, Arakawa and one of their dogs unresponsive. The three were pronounced dead at the scene.

Cops are looking into the death they’ve labeled as suspicious for a variety of reasons … like numerous pills spilled out on a bathroom counter, an unlocked front door, and no obvious signs of a gas leak.

The sheriff and the Santa Fe fire chief spoke on “TODAY” Friday and admitted they weren’t ruling out the carbon monoxide poisoning theory … since the bodies weren’t found for some time and gas could have dissipated.

Hackman was 95 … Arakawa was 65.

Matt and Amani made it crystal clear to TMZ — they don’t give a f*** what people think, especially because they’re living their truth, and they’re hoping the haters can one day find their own happiness and be true to themselves.

Amani tells us that being in a “throuple” — a couple plus one — actually makes her love her husband more — it adds a little sparkle to their relationship and strengthens their bond.

To make a throuple work better than monogamy, they say it’s all about finding a third who’s into both partners — because it’s not a throuple if the add-on wants to be with only one person in the relationship.

And, they’re totally teasing us, telling us to watch the rest of the show to see how this whole process plays out and who Any ends up marrying — since, you know, three-way marriages aren’t exactly legal anywhere in the U.S.

Offset is making it crystal clear he wants to end his marriage to Cardi B — and he wants to make sure they share custody of their kids.

According to legal docs obtained by TMZ Hip Hop, Offset is requesting joint legal custody of the 3 children he shares with Cardi … although he does say Cardi’s place should be the primary residence for the kids.

He’s also asking the court to lay out each parent’s child support obligations.

Cardi filed for divorce back in August and — aside from the occasional holiday get-together — has continued to live separately from Offset.