Eric André Slams ‘Emotionally Disturbed’ Chet Hanks For Reckless Behavior On Set
Eric André and Chet Hanks are feuding up a storm — and doing all of it in public.
André advised Rolling Stone in an interview printed Tuesday that Hanks was a reckless presence on the set of “The Eric André Show” and almost injured a number of crew members throughout manufacturing of the sixth season, which is ready to premiere in June.
“He is … emotionally disturbed,” André advised the outlet. “He stole a motorcycle and rode it around. He almost knocked a bunch of grips and gaffers off their ladders. It was very dangerous. He tried to prank us back, but we edited out all his bullshit.”
“He’s not well,” André continued. “How did Colin Hanks come out so good and Chet Hanks come out so bad?”
Both Hankses are the sons of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, and had been just lately defended from “nepo baby” accusations by none aside from their dad. HuffPost has reached out to representatives for Chet Hanks for remark.
In an Instagram story printed Tuesday, the “Your Honor” star admitted he “popped a little wheelie” whereas driving a bike round set, however claimed he was merely making an attempt to “match” the “energy” of André’s “weird, outlandish show.”
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“I was just playing along with your schtick, dude,” Hanks mentioned within the since-expired footage, per a Rolling Stone follow-up piece on Wednesday. “But it is what it is. Some people are just straight bitches. Apparently Eric André is one.”
André most just lately made headlines for courting mannequin Emily Ratajkowski. He’s additionally recognized for his outlandish humor — which leaves open the chance that his Hanks feud is a part of a advertising and marketing marketing campaign for the sixth season.
“There’s a lot of fucking weirdos in Hollywood, but I didn’t think you were one of them” Hanks mentioned in one other expired Instagram story, based on Page Six. “I thought you were funny and cool, but turns out you’re just a pussy.”
André advised Rolling Stone that filming with Hanks made him consider “Rust,” the manufacturing the place cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was fatally shot in 2022. On Wednesday, he went on-line to deal with the claims Hanks made in response.
“Everything Chet Hanks just said about me is a fucking, bold-faced lie,” André mentioned in an Instagram story, per Rolling Stone. “He’s a fucking liar. And I dare him to take a fucking DNA test and prove that Tom Hanks is his fucking father.”
Whether the meat is real stays to be seen. “The Eric André Show” returns this summer season — and will properly embody a sketch the place Chet Hanks takes an precise DNA check.