Tom Hanks is finally addressing his daughter’s abusive childhood claims.
The Forrest Gump star’s eldest child E.A. Hanks lit up the internet in April when she revealed upsetting details from her childhood in memoir The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road. In the book, she writes about growing up with her brother Colin Hanks largely away from Tom and instead being raised by her mother Susan Dillingham AKA ‘80s actress Samantha Lewes — the Toy Story star’s first wife. And it wasn’t such a great experience for her. She writes:
“[My mother] pushed me, shook me, pulled at my hair and locked me in a closet once or twice … [She] told me there were men hiding in her closet who were waiting for us to go to sleep to come out and do horrible things.”
Really bad stuff!
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She and brother Colin ended up spending more time with Tom and Susan eventually died from cancer in 2002 without resolving any of the trauma she inflicted on E.A., also known as Elizabeth. But at least she has Tom to support her!
While on the red carpet premiere of his new film The Phoenician Scheme, the 68-year-old spoke highly of his daughter:
“She’s a knockout, always has been.”
Speaking directly on what she shared in her memoir, he added:
“You know, it’s a pride because I think — she shares it with me. She’s very open about what the process is.”
The Cast Away star went on to explain he knew from E.A.’s early days that she would have strong voice in this world:
“If you’ve had kids, you realize that you see who they are when they’re about six weeks old. Their personality is on display right there. Their temper, the way they see the world is demonstrated in their body language and on their face. I’m not surprised that my daughter had the wherewithal as well as the curiosity — as well as, I’m gonna say perhaps a shoot-herself-in-the-foot kind of wherewithal — in order to examine this thing that I think she was incredibly honest about.”
We’re so glad she has such a supportive father in Tom and stepmother in Rita Wilson. You can hear him talk more about it (below):
What are your reactions here, Perezcious readers?
If you have sincere cause to suspect child abuse, call the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-Child or 1-800-422-4453, or go to www.childhelp.org
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