VIDEO: Tom Hanks Yells at Fans Who Pushed His Wife Rita Wilson, Gets Massive Support Online
Award-winning actor Tom Hanks lost his cool when his wife, Rita Wilson, trips during an encounter with fans, according to a video that circulated on Twitter.
BBC reported that the viral video occurred on Wednesday when Hanks and Wilson left a restaurant and walked to a waiting car.
The couple, who have been married since 1988, was approached by fans who were trying to get selfies with them. However, Wilson suddenly tripped, making her urge the fans to stop what they were doing, per NBC News.
Hanks then faced the fans and yelled: "[That is my] Wife, back the f*** off... [You're] knockin' over my wife."
Hanks was then seen glaring at the fans, who were left puzzled about what happened.
A fan was also heard in footage apologizing to Hanks about what happened while the Oscar-winning actor makes his way inside their car.
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Twitter Netizens Back Tom Hanks After His Outrage
Twitter users were quick to react after Tom Hanks got mad at his fans after his wife tripped when they were trying to get a selfie with them.
NBC Universal Senior Executive Mike Sington said that Hank's action was understandable even though he lost his "nice guy persona."
Emmy nominated actress Yvette Nicole Brown said that she understood why he got mad, contending that Hanks was only protecting his wife.
"He's still a kind, good man... Nothing you know about #TomHanks has changed because you heard him cuss," Brown noted.
Game designer and producer Morgan Tremaine said that the situation that Hanks and Wilson underwent was "scary," and one "reckless" act can make it dangerous.
Fans also hopped in to comment on what happened with Hanks, claiming that reflection and rethinking one's life goals are needed when Tom Hanks scolds someone.
Another user said that she would be embarrassed to go out in public if she made the actor mad at her.
One user also urged the public to be like Tom Hanks.
Tom Hanks Opens Up on Straight Performers Portraying LGBTQ Roles
Days before the video of Tom Hanks getting mad at his fans went viral, Hanks opened up about straight men playing LGBTQ roles in the media.
Speaking with The New York Times on Monday, the actor said that he would not accept a gay role in the current times, even though he won an Oscar for such a role in the film "Philadelphia," the Daily Mail reported.
"Let's address, 'Could a straight man do what I did in Philadelphia now?' No, and rightly so," Hanks underscored.
He also pointed out that the people in today's time would not accept the inauthenticity of a straight guy playing a gay guy.
"It's not a crime, it's not boohoo that someone would say we are going to demand more of a movie in the modern realm of authenticity," Hanks noted.
In the film "Philadelphia," Tom Hanks portrayed the role of lawyer Andrew Beckett, a gay man who is fired from his law firm after his superiors discover details about his personal life. He won an Oscar for portraying the said role in the 1993 film.
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Written By: Joshua Summers
WATCH: Tom Hanks Tells Fans to 'Back the F-k Off' as They Nearly Knock Over Rita Wilson -From New York Post