At a consumer culture convention in late 2026, a years-old grievance between two men navigating the complicated terrain of fame, identity, and public performance finally broke the surface. Chet Hanks, long shadowed by his father's legacy and his own controversial persona, sought a reckoning with comedian Eric André over words spoken to the press in 2023 — words that cut at the heart of how each man sees himself and how the world sees them. The encounter, brief and largely inaudible, resolved little, but it illuminated something enduring about the human need to be witnessed, understood, and ans
Chet Hanks confronts Eric André over years-long feud at ComplexCon
That was a long time coming.
Mark
So Chet Hanks just walked up to Eric André at a convention and confronted him on camera. What's actually at the root of this?
Mimi
It goes back to 2023. André did an interview with Rolling Stone where he said Chet's appearance on his show was chaotic—that Chet stole a motorcycle, nearly hit crew members, was generally disruptive. When that came out, Chet fired back on Instagram, saying he was just matching André's energy and that he actually outshined him.
Luke
But here's what we don't have: we don't have André's side of what happened at ComplexCon. Chet posted the video and his interpretation. We're taking his account of what André said about the Jamaican accent and cultural mocking at face value because that's what Chet claims happened in the moment. We don't know if that's exactly what André said.
Mark
So the video doesn't capture the actual conversation clearly?
Mimi
Right. The audio is mostly muffled. You see Hanks approach, André greet him, then Hanks starts talking but you can't hear what he's saying. André shrugs, walks away. Chet then tells his followers what he believes happened.
Luke
And Chet's framing is pretty loaded—he's mocking André for traveling with security, calling him a cultural activist sarcastically. That's Chet's narrative, not necessarily objective fact.
Mark
Did André ever actually explain why he said those things in Rolling Stone?
Mimi
Not publicly, not until this moment at ComplexCon according to Chet. And we don't have André's account of that conversation either.
Luke
Exactly. We have Chet's video, Chet's Instagram caption, and Chet's interpretation of what André said three years later. We don't have André's response to the confrontation itself.
Mark
So this could go either way depending on who you believe.
Mimi
That's fair. But the Rolling Stone interview is documented. André did say those things. Whether Chet's behavior was actually disruptive or whether he was just playing along with the show's format—that's the real question underneath all this.
Luke
And we still don't have a clear answer to that.
The Pulse
- A simmering three-year feud erupted publicly when Chet Hanks approached Eric André on the ComplexCon floor, hand on shoulder, demanding accountability for damaging press comments.
- André's 2023 Rolling Stone interview had been brutal — comparing Hanks to the chaos of the 'Rust' set, calling him emotionally disturbed, and questioning how two brothers from the same family could turn out so differently.
- The confrontation on video is more atmosphere than substance: shrugs, muffled grievances, and a security team forming a quiet wall between the two men.
- André's eventual explanation — that his criticism stemmed from Hanks' Jamaican accent impression and perceived mockery of Caribbean culture — reframed the feud as something beyond mere on-set friction.
- Hanks walked away laughing, calling it 'a long time coming,' while André departed with a parting comment about Tom Hanks that the camera couldn't quite catch — leaving the dispute as unresolved as it began.
At a consumer culture convention in late 2026, a years-old grievance between two men navigating the complicated terrain of fame, identity, and public performance finally broke the surface. Chet Hanks, long shadowed by his father's legacy and his own controversial persona, sought a reckoning with comedian Eric André over words spoken to the press in 2023 — words that cut at the heart of how each man sees himself and how the world sees them. The encounter, brief and largely inaudible, resolved little, but it illuminated something enduring about the human need to be witnessed, understood, and answered for.
Chet Hanks posted a video this week showing a confrontation with comedian Eric André at ComplexCon, reigniting a dispute that has quietly festered since 2023. Hanks approached André on the convention floor, placed a hand on his shoulder, and began pressing him about comments André had made to Rolling Stone — comments that described Hanks as "emotionally disturbed," compared his on-set behavior to the troubled production of "Rust," and included a pointed remark about how differently Chet had turned out compared to his brother Colin.
When the Rolling Stone piece originally surfaced, Hanks fired back on Instagram, insisting he had actually outperformed André during his guest appearance and was simply matching the comedian's own chaotic energy. The wound, it seems, never fully closed.
At ComplexCon, André initially claimed not to remember the comments at all, then — after retreating behind his security team — offered a different explanation: that his criticism had been rooted in Hanks' use of a Jamaican accent impression, which André viewed as mockery of Caribbean culture. Hanks responded with pointed sarcasm in his Instagram caption, expressing mock admiration for André's apparent commitment to cultural advocacy.
The video itself captures little of substance — some shrugs, some inaudible venting, a brief exchange before André walks away. As he left, he made a comment about Tom Hanks that didn't register clearly on the recording. Hanks laughed with friends nearby and said the confrontation had been "a long time coming." Fox News Digital reached out to André for comment and received no response.
Chet Hanks, the 36-year-old musician and son of Tom Hanks, posted a video this week documenting a confrontation with comedian Eric André at ComplexCon, bringing a years-long dispute between the two into public view once again. The encounter, captured on tape and shared to Instagram, showed Hanks approaching André as he moved through the convention floor, placing a hand on his shoulder to get his attention. André initially responded in a friendly manner, asking "What's up?" before Hanks began pressing him about past comments.
The feud traces back to June 2023, when Hanks appeared on "The Eric Andre Show." Months before that appearance, André had given an interview to Rolling Stone in which he described Hanks' behavior on set in harsh terms. André claimed that Hanks "broke our crew," comparing the experience to the troubled production of the film "Rust." He went further, calling Hanks "emotionally disturbed" and recounting an incident in which Hanks allegedly stole a motorcycle and rode it around the set, nearly striking crew members on ladders. André also said that Hanks attempted pranks that were edited out of the final episode, and questioned how Tom Hanks' other son, Colin, "came out so good" while Chet "came out so bad."
When that Rolling Stone piece became public, Hanks responded sharply on Instagram Stories, using profanity to describe André and claiming he had actually "outshined" the comedian during his appearance. Hanks said he was simply trying to "match energy" with André's "weird, outlandish, troll" style of comedy, according to reporting from Page Six.
In his Instagram post about the ComplexCon encounter, Hanks suggested that André had arrived at the convention with four security guards because the environment made him uncomfortable. Hanks claimed that André initially denied any memory of the Rolling Stone comments, but then, after being "sheltered by his security team," admitted the criticism stemmed from Hanks' use of a Jamaican accent impression years earlier, which André characterized as mocking Caribbean culture. Hanks responded with sarcasm, writing that he was impressed to discover André was "such a passionate cultural activist" in addition to being known for "brain rot and poop joke humor."
The video itself shows limited dialogue. André can be heard asking "What's up?" and "What'd I say?" while Hanks vents frustrations that are largely inaudible in the recording. André shrugs several times before walking away with his security team, at which point Hanks laughs with friends nearby and remarks that the confrontation was "a long time coming." André made a comment about Tom Hanks as he departed, though the specifics were not captured clearly on the video.
The incident represents an escalation in a dispute that has simmered for years, playing out across social media and in entertainment press coverage. Fox News Digital reached out to André for comment on the confrontation but had not received a response at the time of reporting.
Notable Quotes
He broke our crew. It felt like 'Rust.' He broke us down. He is emotionally disturbed.— Eric André, Rolling Stone interview, early 2023
I was only attempting to match energy of André's weird, outlandish, troll guests.— Chet Hanks, Instagram Stories response
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