r/popculturechat • u/JN3LL3V • 10d ago

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/Foxy02016YT 10d ago

Nothing says emotional stability like grabbing someone from behind!

Seriously, if he confronted him in person verbally and that was that, it would be one thing. You have a right to defend yourself against an insult. But getting physical AT ALL just escalates everything so unnecessarily

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u/SapirWhorfHypothesis 10d ago

I don’t think “getting physical” in the sense of putting his hand on his shoulder from behind him is the grave crime you’re treating it as. Kinda rude, and not the best way to start a constructive dialogue… but it’s not like he was poking him in the chest or shoving him, looking for a fight.

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u/NumberOneStonecutter 10d ago

Someone did that to Mike Tyson once and he elbowed him in the chest and sent him flying saying "Don't fucking touch me." - definitely an overreaction but Mike Tyson has to deal with a lot of shit from fans and haters. Eric's style of comedy polarizes some people so he probably has haters too, who will approach him in public. Hence the bodyguards.

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u/SapirWhorfHypothesis 10d ago

So? Your example has Tyson in the wrong (not surprising)