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Tom Hanks breaks silence on daughter’s abuse claims made in bombshell memoir

June 4, 2025
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Tom Hanks praised his daughter E.A. Hanks’ candid new memoir, which detailed her “abusive” childhood with her late mother, Samantha Lewes.

“It’s a pride because, I think, she shares it with me, she’s been very open about what the process is,” Hanks told Access Hollywood at “The Phoenician Scheme” premiere last week.

“I’m not surprised that my daughter had the wherewithal, as well as the curiosity, as well as, I’m going to say, perhaps, the ‘shoot herself in the foot’ kind of wherewithal in order to examine this thing that I think she was incredibly honest about.”

Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Hanks attend Dinner Party for the Tastemaker Screening of STARTER FOR 10 at Odeon on February 13, 2007 in New York City.
Tom Hanks addressed his daughter Elizabeth Ann Hanks’ bombshell book, “The 10: A Memoir of Family And The Open Road,” after she got candid about her alleged childhood abuse. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
He discussed the 43-year-old journalist’s memoir while talking with Access Hollywood at “The Phoenician Scheme” premiere on Wednesday. Sonia Moskowitz Gordon/ZUMA / SplashNews.com

“We all come from checked or cracked lives, all of us, despite the fact that part of it would seem as though she worked for some international well-known firm with a copyrighted last name,” the “Forrest Gump” actor, 68, continued.

“She knows that, and she leans into absolutely everything of it, and I think anyone who does that is a bold journalistic literary mind, and I’m thrilled I can say the same thing about my daughter.”

Hanks also explained that as a father, he realized who his daughter was when she was 6 weeks old, as he examined her “personality,” “temperament,” and the way she viewed the world through her “body language.”

The “Cast Away” star shares E.A., 43, and son Colin Hanks, 47, with Lewes, whom he was married to from 1978 to 1987.

Lewes, born Susan Dillingham, passed away in 2002 from lung cancer. She was 49.

Jacob Bernstein, Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Hanks attend Dinner Party for the Tastemaker Screening of STARTER FOR 10 at Odeon on February 13, 2007 in New York City.
The actor explained he wasn’t surprised his daughter felt the need to be honest about her experience. Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Truman Theodore Hanks, and Elizabeth Hanks attend the 92nd Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood and Highland on February 09, 2020 in Hollywood, Calif
“We all come from checked or cracked lives, all of us, despite the fact that part of it would seem as though she worked for some international well-known firm with a copyrighted last name,” Tom added. Getty Images

In her tell-all book, “The 10: A Memoir of Family And The Open Road,” E.A. recalled moving to Sacramento with her mom after her famous parents got a divorce.

The author claimed that Lewes struggled with mental health issues and was often abusive toward her.

“She 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,” E.A., whose full name is Elizabeth Ann, wrote.

“She knows that, and she leans into absolutely everything of it,” the “Forrest Gump” star continued. GC Images
Samantha Bryant, Colin Hanks, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Ann Hanks, Chet Hanks, and Truman Theodore Hanks attend the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 05, 2020 in Beverly Hills, Calif
Earlier this year, Elizabeth released “The 10: A Memoir of Family And The Open Road.” Getty Images

She detailed her lifestyle at Lewes’ home, explaining she was never told to brush her teeth, and there was either loads of food or nothing at all.

She also alleged that Lewes would discuss her “miscarried babies” and suggested E.A. would “join them in eternal limbo.”

When E.A. was in seventh grade, she moved to Los Angeles with her famous father after her mom’s “emotional violence became physical violence.”

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The writer alleged that her mom, Samantha Lewes, abused her. Bei/Shutterstock
Tom Hanks poses with his family.
Tom and Lewes were married from 1978 to 1987. Getty Images

At the time, Tom had remarried his current wife, Rita Wilson, whom he wed in 1988.

“Rita’s not really a stepmother, she’s my other mother,” she told People in April. “When I say my parents, I really mean my dad and Rita, because they’ve been together since before I can really remember.”

Tom and Wilson, 68, share sons Chet, 34, and Truman, 29.

The post Tom Hanks breaks silence on daughter’s abuse claims made in bombshell memoir appeared first on Page Six.

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