Although actor and musician Chet Hanks has been trying to rebrand himself of late—riding a wave of what he may or may not be aware is irony with his “White Boy Summer” “movement”—the increased focus on Hanks’ personal life has also brought other, more disturbing facets of his existence to light. Specifically, an ongoing domestic abuse allegation against him by his former girlfriend, Kiana Parker, who filed a restraining order against Hanks on January 8, shortly after their relationship ended.
Parker alleges that Hanks began acting abusively toward her in October of 2020. Hanks, in turn, has accused Parker of stealing from him, launching a lawsuit against her in March in which he said he ended their relationship after he discovered she’d charged more than $6,000 to his debit card without his knowledge. He also accused her of bringing three “menacing large men” to his home after the break-up, at which point, the suit asserts, he was assaulted. Parker’s retraining order application, though, paints the incident in a very different light, accusing Hanks of grabbing a knife in the middle of a heated exchange, at which point, Parker says, she swung a cooking pot at him in self-defense.
Parker is also suing Hanks, with the suit—filed on Tuesday—accusing him of “an ever-escalating pattern of domestic abuse” that targeted her “mentally, physically and psychologically.” The lawsuit alleges several disturbing actions on Hanks’ part, including an instance in which he smashed her phone, and another in which he threatened to “blow her brains out.” Parker is seeking more than $1 million in damages.
Hanks has yet to respond to Parker’s allegations. He released a music video for his “White Boy Summer” song just a few hours after the suit against him was filed.
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I gotta say, this feels like a weird thing for him to have hyped up like this.
Sounds more like a white trash summer if you ask me!
So… just regular summer then.
Trust Fund Brat SUMMAH!
I’m stunned. This seems so whatever-the-opposite-of-out-of-character-is for him!
He did it.
Milkshake Duck Summer.
Why not be big about it?
The fact that she’s black says a lot, having seen how far out of the way he goes to appropriate black culture.
What exactly does it say? I’m honestly surprised that you got such a peripheral takeaway from the revelation that this guy is an abuser.
It’s not peripheral at all. He has no problem showing no respect for black culture and seeing it as a toy he can play with. It’s unsurprising he feels the same way about black women. And it’s not exactly a revelation; these allegations have been out there for weeks.
I wonder if you’ll ever find a way to accuse Tom Hanks of racism.
Tom Hanks is a white male. According to the modern left, he cannot be anything other than a racist, as racism is the predominate defining trait of white men. The question is not and never has ben whether Hanks is a racist. It is and always has been how racist he is.
Cool and normal of you to defend an abuser
That’s crazy! That’s like accusing Bill Cosby—America’s Dad—of being a serial rapist!
This guys has been accused of being an abuser – by someone who stands to benefit from that accusation. By someone whose accusation will not be seriously questioned. By someone with no incentive to not lie about him.If it is revealed that her accusations are wholly false, nothing will happen to her. She will not be held to account in any way for making a false claim. She will, instead, be believed despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary by people ideologically motivated to reject all evidence of his innocence. Because there are people out there – people like you – for whom evidence is irrelevant. they will see the accusation and accept without question. They will reject the legitimacy of questioning her account. Because she is definitionally a “victim” just as he is definitionally an “oppressor”.
Real talk; I didn’t believe Chet Hanks was a real person for a really long time.
I thought he was a joke, because it sounds like a joke, doesn’t it?! Tom Hanks is so likable, you make up some joke about him having a shitty white rapper son, ha ha wait he’s real??
He’s the real life Larry Hemsworth!
Why do I get the sneaking suspicion that vanilla extract was involved?
There is no way this story doesn’t end with a stint in rehab.
He released a music video for his “White Boy Summer” song
I remembered that one of Tom Hank’s spawn was a short-lived Reddit superstar, and while it wasn’t Chet, I did find this glorious nugget while searching.https://www.reddit.com/r/SubredditDrama/comments/1192cd/truman_hanks_youngest_son_of_tom_hanks_is_asked/
80% gonewild content? Umm, Chet is quite the character
Settlement Summer!
Hmm, no mention of criminal charges for larceny (her fraudulently charging up $6K on his card) or domestic assault (him, you know, domestically assaulting). Everything seems to be in the civil courts. It’s basically a very nasty case of he said/she said. I think he probably needs to STFU for a while and let the turmoil simmer down a bit.Check back in with us when when you get your shit together Chet.
Really, though, this is all Tom’s fault for calling him “Chet”. “Chet Hanks”. That’s not the name of someone who has a Phd. That’s the name of someone who climbs the local water tower with a can of paint and a brush to inform the town that “KAYLAHNI-LEE PRUITT IS A SLUT”.Nominative determinism is a motherfucker.
I guess it was sort of a Boy Named Sue, Bill Gates not giving his children his fortune type of thing.Little Baby Hanks was born into a rich family, and moreover is the son of one of America’s most beloved men. His parents had to give him a name that means despite his lineage, his life will be a struggle.I assume that’s why Logan Roy in Succession named two of his sons Kendall and Roman.
Isn’t his actual name Chester?
I liked it better when I thought Colin was Tom Hanks’ only son.