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Time of India
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
‘The Phoenician Scheme' actor finally breaks silence as Tom Hanks' daughter reveals details of her ‘abusive childhood' in her memoir
Tom Hanks ' daughter, E.A. Hanks, has recently dropped her very own autobiographical novel. The 42-year-old, in her latest work, 'The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road', managed to reveal details about the kind of childhood she lived. She also dropped a bombshell after revealing details about the kind of abuse she suffered at the hands of her late mother, Samantha Lewes . As E.A. Hanks breaks silence on past abuse, Tom Hanks opens up about his family The actor opened up about the past that his daughter went through and more after her memoir dropped about the memories of her 'abusive childhood'. The actor shares that 'It's a pride because, I think, she shares it with me; she's been very open about what the process is' in an interview with Access Hollywood during the premiere for his latest film 'The Phoenician Scheme'. He continued talking about his daughter, saying that '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.' The 'Asteroid City' star then continued talking about how everyone comes from different walks of life. He shared: '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 internationally well-known firm with a copyrighted last name.' While talking about his daughter, he stated that '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.' About 'The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road' E.A. 's book 'The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road' details the writer's life after she moved all the way to Sacramento with her mother, Samantha Lewes, after she and the 'Castaway' actor filed for divorce. The two were married from 1978 to 1987 and shared two children, i.e., Colin Hanks and E.A. Hanks. E.A. shared through her book that she had an 'abusive' childhood at the hands of her mother, who was also suffering from mental health issues. She shared that '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.' Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
News.com.au
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
Tom Hanks breaks silence on daughter's abuse claims made in bombshell memoir
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.' '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 realised 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. In her tell-all book, The 10: A Memoir of Family And The Open Road, E.A. recalled moving to Sacramento with her mum 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 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 mum's 'emotional violence became physical violence.' 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.
CBS News
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
E.A. Hanks on father Tom Hanks' reaction to new memoir on her turbulent childhood with her mother
Journalist E.A. Hanks shared that her father, actor Tom Hanks, and brother, Colin Hanks, were among the first to read her deeply personal new memoir, "The Ten: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road," which details her childhood with her late mother. "The first thing my dad said is, 'This is an accurate portrayal of what it was to love and fear this woman.' Once I knew that I had gotten her right, everything else flowed," she said during an appearance on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. The book details Hanks' six-month journey along Interstate 10 from California to Florida, during which she sought to better understand Susan Dillingham — who died in 2002 — and reflect on her own difficult childhood. "I'm just another girl trying to make sense of her dead, crazy mother," Hanks said. Hanks revealed that while growing up, she had language to understand addiction — her mother hosted 12-step programs in their home — but lacked vocabulary for mental illness. "My mom — I had language for addiction because we used to host 12-step programs in our house, and my mom would have sponsees stay with us. I had a language even from 8 years old about addiction, but there was no language for mental health and what was sort of wrong in the house," Hanks explained. "A lot of the book is me trying to create that language and share it." The author described her mother's "fluid" relationship with reality, saying in the book that "mom's relationship with reality was fluid. Truth was fed through the meat grinder of mental illness." She detailed both emotional and physical abuse in her childhood home. Hanks explained that in California during the late 1980s, family law typically required evidence of physical abuse before a child could be removed from a situation. "Family law in California in the late '80s wasn't enough room for it. At that time, you kind of had to have the receipts of physical abuse to get pulled out of a situation. And once we crossed that rubicon is when I moved to Los Angeles," she said. Despite the difficult relationship, Hanks said she remained protective of her mother. In writing the memoir, she incorporated her mother's poetry as a way to reconnect with her. "At the time, my mom kind of had this stance like a thoroughbred who had been put out to pasture too soon, and she didn't get her chance as an artist because of my dad's, as I describe it, catastrophic fame," Hanks said. "I think including her poetry in the book is a way of treating her seriously as an artist and getting back into conversation with her. And anybody who's buried a parent knows that a two-way conversation suddenly becomes a one-way conversation." When asked about the truth she now understands, Hanks reflected, "The truth is, my mother had good days and bad days. And I was lucky to experience the good days, and I was shaped by the bad days. All of the care and protection I had for the child that I was doesn't diminish what happened between us. But it means that as I get older, there's more wiggle room and acceptance for her flaws and mine." The memoir also explores themes of place and identity. As a journalist accustomed to interviewing others, Hanks discovered, "When you're talking to stone-cold strangers, you can't start with, 'Tell me about your mom,' but you can start with, 'Tell me where you're from.' If someone wants to talk about their hometown, it's an elevator to their deepest self." She added, "Identity and where you're from, that's the whole story. I learned that I'm the product of where I'm from." "The Ten: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road" is available now.
CBS News
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- CBS News
E.A. Hanks on father Tom Hanks' reaction to her memoir on her turbulent childhood with her mother
Journalist E.A. Hanks shared that her father, actor Tom Hanks, and brother, Colin Hanks, were among the first to read her deeply personal new memoir, "The Ten: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road," which details her childhood with her late mother. "The first thing my dad said is, 'This is an accurate portrayal of what it was to love and fear this woman.' Once I knew that I had gotten her right, everything else flowed," she said during an appearance on "CBS Mornings" on Wednesday. The book details Hanks' six-month journey along Interstate 10 from California to Florida, during which she sought to better understand Susan Dillingham — who died in 2002 — and reflect on her own difficult childhood. "I'm just another girl trying to make sense of her dead, crazy mother," Hanks said. Hanks revealed that while growing up, she had language to understand addiction — her mother hosted 12-step programs in their home — but lacked vocabulary for mental illness. "My mom — I had language for addiction because we used to host 12-step programs in our house, and my mom would have sponsees stay with us. I had a language even from 8 years old about addiction, but there was no language for mental health and what was sort of wrong in the house," Hanks explained. "A lot of the book is me trying to create that language and share it." The author described her mother's "fluid" relationship with reality, saying in the book that "mom's relationship with reality was fluid. Truth was fed through the meat grinder of mental illness." She detailed both emotional and physical abuse in her childhood home. Hanks explained that in California during the late 1980s, family law typically required evidence of physical abuse before a child could be removed from a situation. "Family law in California in the late '80s wasn't enough room for it. At that time, you kind of had to have the receipts of physical abuse to get pulled out of a situation. And once we crossed that rubicon is when I moved to Los Angeles," she said. Despite the difficult relationship, Hanks said she remained protective of her mother. In writing the memoir, she incorporated her mother's poetry as a way to reconnect with her. "At the time, my mom kind of had this stance like a thoroughbred who had been put out to pasture too soon, and she didn't get her chance as an artist because of my dad's, as I describe it, catastrophic fame," Hanks said. "I think including her poetry in the book is a way of treating her seriously as an artist and getting back into conversation with her. And anybody who's buried a parent knows that a two-way conversation suddenly becomes a one-way conversation." When asked about the truth she now understands, Hanks reflected, "The truth is, my mother had good days and bad days. And I was lucky to experience the good days, and I was shaped by the bad days. All of the care and protection I had for the child that I was doesn't diminish what happened between us. But it means that as I get older, there's more wiggle room and acceptance for her flaws and mine." The memoir also explores themes of place and identity. As a journalist accustomed to interviewing others, Hanks discovered, "When you're talking to stone-cold strangers, you can't start with, 'Tell me about your mom,' but you can start with, 'Tell me where you're from.' If someone wants to talk about their hometown, it's an elevator to their deepest self." She added, "Identity and where you're from, that's the whole story. I learned that I'm the product of where I'm from." "The Ten: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road" is available now.
