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Tom Hanks’ son slams the media after revealing he has a daughter

Cape Town – Tom Hanks’ son, Chester Hanks slammed the media on Thursday morning, for the way it portrayed the mother of his daughter.

The aspiring rapper revealed he is a father in a video on Instagram on Wednesday.

Watch the emotional video here:

Following the news various publications, including Radar Online and Daily Mail, reported he became a father as the result of a drug fuelled one night stand.

Upset by the reports Chester – who says he has been sober for “over a year and a half” – took to Twitter saying “Fuck the media”.

He went on to praise the mother of his daughter calling her “one of the nicest people I know”.

He also called the media out for being insensitive towards the woman and expressed his frustration with media reports.

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