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Chet Hanks and Eric André’s years-long beef explained

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Ryan, T. (2026, October 7). Chet Hanks and Eric André’s years-long beef explained. New York Post. https://pagesix.com/2026/10/07/celebrity-news/chet-hanks-eric-andre-beef-explained/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-07 · by Tamantha Ryan

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Chet Hanks and Eric André’s public feud resurfaced at ComplexCon 2026 in Los Angeles after three years of heated exchanges. The confrontation occurred when Hanks confronted André at the festival, leading to a verbal altercation before security intervened. The beef began in March 2023 when André accused Hanks of dangerous behavior on set and later claimed he tried to sleep with actress Ziwe. In response, Hanks called André “emotionally disturbed” and mocked him for traveling with four security guards at the convention.
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In October 2026, Chet Hanks and Eric André confronted each other at the ComplexCon festival in Los Angeles, rekindling their long-standing feud. The dispute dates back to March 2023 when André criticized Hanks for allegedly stealing a motorcycle on set and behaving dangerously. This led to Hanks responding via Instagram, accusing André of mocking Caribbean culture during an earlier interaction. At the festival, Hanks confronted André about his past comments, noting that André was accompanied by four security guards due to perceived unease in the environment. The encounter escalated as Hanks accused André of having no memory of their previous conflict and mocked him for being a "cultural activist."

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ComplexCon ComplexCon 2026 Los Angeles Rolling Stone TMZ

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André PERSON · 15× Chet PERSON · 11× Chet Hanks PERSON · 3× ComplexCon ORG · 2× Eric PERSON · 2× Eric André PERSON · 2× TMZ ORG · 2× Alec Baldwin PERSON · 1× Los Angeles GPE · 1× Rolling Stone ORG · 1×

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“After being sheltered by his security team, [he] began foaming at the mouth and admitted it was because he had a problem with me ‘mocking Caribbean culture’ when I did my Jamaican accent all those years ago,” he continued.
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Chet Hanks and Eric André’s years-long beef explained · assertive framing

Claims (33 extracted, 3 hedged)

Chet Hanks and Eric André unexpectedly crossed paths at ComplexCon 2026 in Los Angeles — after more than three years of public feuding. asserted
Hanks → cross → feuding
The “Running Point” actor confronted the comedian at the festival in October 2026 (as seen in a video obtained by TMZ at the time). asserted
actor → confront → time
Things got heated when they began screaming at each other before André’s security team eventually intervened. asserted
team → get → other
Keep scrolling to find out how this beef all began. asserted
beef → keep → ?
Chet allegedly stole a motorcycle and rode it around the studio during filming. uncertain
Chet → steal → filming
André claims Chet is ’emotionally disturbed’ uncertain
Chet → claim → ?
André slammed Chet in an interview with Rolling Stone, saying his behavior on set was “very dangerous.” asserted
behavior → slam → set
He broke our crew. asserted
He → break → crew
It felt like ‘Rust,’” André told the outlet, referencing the Alec Baldwin movie that resulted in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. asserted
that → feel → Hutchins
“He broke us down,” André added. asserted
André → break → us
“He is … emotionally disturbed. asserted
He → disturb → ?
He stole a motorcycle and rode it around. asserted
He → steal → it
He almost knocked a bunch of grips and gaffers off their ladders.” asserted
He → knock → ladders
The “2 Broke Girls” alum also claimed Chet “tried to sleep with Ziwe.” asserted
Chet → claim → Ziwe
Chet claps back at the comedian on Instagram Chet took to his Instagram Stories to issue a scathing response to André over his claims, saying that the TV host was mad because he was “outshined” on his own show. uncertain
he → clap → show
“I thought you were funny and cool, but turns out you’re just a p–y,” he said in a video at the time. asserted
he → think → time
“I was just playing along with your schtick, dude. asserted
I → play → schtick
André seemingly took the comments in jest and reposted the clip to his Instagram Stories. asserted
André → take → Stories
“Everything Chet Hanks just said about me is a f–king, bold-faced lie. asserted
Hanks → say → me
He’s a f–king liar,” the “Bad Trip” star alleged. asserted
star → ’ → ?
“And I dare him to take a f–king DNA test and prove that Tom Hanks is his f–king father.” asserted
Hanks → dare → test
Chet confronts André at ComplexCon TMZ obtained video of Chet confronting André at ComplexCon in LA. asserted
Chet → confront → LA
As seen in a clip that went viral at the time, he approached André from behind at the multi-day convention and tapped him on the shoulder. asserted
he → see → shoulder
André turned around and held out his hand and asked, “What’s up?” asserted
What → turn → hand
However, Chet did not return the shake. asserted
Chet → return → shake
The men then got into a screaming match before André’s security intervened and removed him from the tense situation. asserted
security → get → situation
Chet took to Instagram after the heated moment made headlines, mocking André for traveling with four security guards “because the environment makes him uneasy.” asserted
him → take → guards
The nepo baby went on to reference his appearance on André’s show, writing, “[He] had NO MEMORY WHATSOEVER of trashing me to the media after I outshined him on his show!!” asserted
I → go → show
“After being sheltered by his security team, [he] began foaming at the mouth and admitted it was because he had a problem with me ‘mocking Caribbean culture’ when I did my Jamaican accent all those years ago,” he continued. asserted
he → shelter → accent
Chet concluded, “WHO KNEW that in addition to the brain rot and poop joke humor he is known for, Eric is also such a passionate cultural activist!!! asserted
Eric → conclude → rot
André’s rep did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment at the time. asserted
rep → respond → time
Conversation Your voice matters. asserted
voice → matter → Conversation
Discussions are moderated for civility. asserted
Discussions → moderate → civility
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