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In the latest of a series of recent allegations about the Academy Award-winning actor, actress Veronica Warren revealed Thursday that Tom Hanks was extremely kind to her on the set of the 2006 film The Da Vinci Code.
He gave me half of his sandwich when he saw our food supply was running low, said Warren, who was only 17 at the time. And it wasnt just one instance. The entire time I was on set he repeatedly exposed himself to me as a thoroughly decent human being.
Warren is just the latest actress to tell her story, coming just days after Zoe Tanowitz recounted the time Hanks entered her dressing room and performed an impromptu song and dance number for her birthday. Actress Georgia Moreno, Hankss co-star in The Green Mile, noted last month that the actor would regularly force himself upon the crew, insisting on helping them clean up equipment after shoots.
We kept saying stop it, stop it, youre too kind, said Warren. But he persisted.
In response to the allegations, Hankss spokesperson said he was unavailable for comment due to the fact that he was abroad on a humanitarian mission helping drought victims in Somalia.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Nice isn't politically correct these days.
IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)Winners take what they want and don't care how you feel about it. America doesn't have time for consent.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)That's too altruistic.
(Sarc)
True Dough
(17,301 posts)I keep wanting to believe there are good people in Hollywood too. I'd be thoroughly disappointed if Tom Hanks wasn't one of them.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)There are good people in the world. I hope more of them get outed.
hlthe2b
(102,225 posts)I have repeatedly posted that I could no longer be shocked by a celebrity, politician, friend or neighbor being exposed as a sleezebag with ONE exception---my favorite among favorites, Tom Hanks.
unblock
(52,196 posts)Neema
(1,151 posts)who has worked with him. In fact they've worked with a lot of people. My relative isn't A-list or even B-list, but gets steady work and has been in the business for a long time, so it's a unique perspective. I always ask my family member "what is [actor's name] really like" and they'll always tell me. Some answers have really disappointed me. But I was happy to hear that Tom Hanks is "every bit as kind and funny and generous as you could ever imagine a person being."
Anyway, I know this is a jokey thread, but I just wanted to add that.
calimary
(81,220 posts)He's got the biggest fan club imaginable - inside the industry as well as outside of it.
Neema
(1,151 posts)I've been so disappointed by finding out that some of my other favorites are awful. Aside from my relative, I have another close friend who works for a major network and deals with certain actors regularlyusually having to spend a full day or more with them at a time. My friend always gives them a pass at first because someone can always be having a bad day. But if the second or third time working with them is bad as well, my friend mentally blacklists them. Not that they know or care, but my friend will never see anything starring them again. And my friend is super nice and super professional, so you'd have to be a real jackhole to earn a blacklisting.
Volaris
(10,270 posts)And a real great human being.
Apparently, this has been going on with him forever...Jeeze what a Mensch.
Man, and ya thought ya knew a guy...
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)NewJeffCT
(56,828 posts)I'd like to believe it's real...
caraher
(6,278 posts)Not to say Hanks isn't guilty, guilty GUILTY!!!
IronLionZion
(45,427 posts)and would be a good role model. I'm sure he is watched very closely and someone would come forward if it isn't true.
wryter2000
(46,037 posts)Who was as sweet and unassuming as his persona.
Lil Missy
(17,865 posts)samnsara
(17,616 posts)..through out all this I'm crossing my fingers and hoping NOT Tom Hanks.... NOT Chris Pine and Not Morgan Freeman ( esp not morgan freeman)
That's my NOT list!
also add
Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert
ANY male cast member of SNL
ANY male member of MASH
spooky3
(34,438 posts)Disgusting!
wryter2000
(46,037 posts)Thanks for posting.