Tom Hanks and his daughter, E.A. Hanks, are within the highlight following the discharge of her memoir detailing childhood abuse. The e book, which incorporates claims about her late mom, Samantha Lewes, has sparked public curiosity within the household’s previous. Now, Tom Hanks has spoken concerning the memoir and his daughter’s resolution to share her story.
Right here’s what Hanks mentioned about how his daughter described her upbringing, and what the memoir reveals about their household dynamic.
Tom Hanks opens up about daughter’s memoir detailing childhood abuse
Tom Hanks lately addressed the discharge of his daughter E.A. Hanks’ memoir, The ten: A Memoir of Household and the Open Highway, which particulars allegations of emotional and bodily abuse by her mom, Samantha Lewes.
Talking to Entry Hollywood on the purple carpet premiere of The Phoenician Scheme in Could 2025, Hanks mentioned, “I’m not shocked that my daughter had the wherewithal in addition to the curiosity…to look at this factor that I believe she was extremely sincere about.” He added, “All of us come from checkered, cracked lives, all of us.”
E.A. Hanks, born Elizabeth Anne, launched the memoir on April 8. She wrote that her mom, Susan Dillingham (identified professionally as Samantha Lewes), inflicted emotional and bodily violence. This included pushing, shaking, pulling her hair, and locking her in closets.
E.A. claimed, “My custody association mainly switched now I lived in L.A. and visited Sacramento on the weekends and in the summertime.” (by way of Individuals)
Hanks and Lewes exchanged wedding ceremony vows in 1978 and divorced in 1987. After their separation, Lewes obtained major custody of E.A. and her brother Colin. E.A. mentioned she moved in with Hanks throughout seventh grade after one violent incident. She described a house with expired meals, canine waste within the yard, and her mom usually bedridden with a Bible.
About his daughter, Tom Hanks mentioned, “She’s a knockout, at all times has been,” and described recognizing her youngsters’ personalities from six weeks previous. He shares E.A. and Colin Hanks with Lewes, who died in 2002 from lung most cancers. Earlier, E.A. informed PEOPLE, “Rita’s not likely a stepmother, she’s my different mom,” referring to Hanks’ spouse Rita Wilson, whom he married in 1988. Hanks and Wilson have two sons, Chet and Truman.