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OnlyStans ⭐️ Chet Hanks confronted Eric Andre at ComplexCon over his 2023 comments calling Chet “emotionally disturbed” following his dangerous behavior on “The Eric Andre Show”: “How did Colin Hanks come out so good and Chet Hanks come out so bad.”

Link to a review of the Rolling Stone interview where Eric Andre mentions Chet Hanks: https://pagesix.com/2023/03/14/eric-andre-blasts-emotionally-disturbed-chet-hanks/

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u/NoMoPolenta 10d ago

Might be time for Eric Andre to get a new security detail, MFer went right up to him and grabbed his neck

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u/loungesinger 10d ago edited 10d ago

There was a security guy one step behind and one step to the right of Eric. The security guy clocked Chet immediately and placed his hands on Chet’s arms/shoulders (seemingly as a warning to Chet and/or to position himself so he could use force on Chet, if needed). The security guy waits a while but then steps in between Chet and Eric once the encounter became less friendly.

I’m willing to bet Eric has instructed his guys to play it cool until there’s a sign of trouble. In other words, Eric doesn’t want his security to body slam a guy who is just casually tapping Eric in the shoulder or trying to shake his hand or whatever. There are reasons for this. There are liability issues. Eric could be liable to someone who has been injured by his security detail (provided they used excessive violence in a situation that a reasonable person would find harmless). Also, Eric has to think about his image — he won’t be seen as likable if his security beat people up all the time for no reason.

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u/Emergency-Row-5627 I am in queer media 10d ago

Thank you. The guy on the right also warns Eric and says a guy is coming up to you and has his hand in the mix until Eric initiates the conversation. I feel like these replies are wild, security can’t just smack down anyone who tried to touch a celebrity