Tom Hanks apparently has no empathy for people going through a divorce. On a podcast this week, Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks’s wife of 35 years, said that the actor rejected the classic rom-com “When Harry Met Sally” due to his thoughts about divorce.
On a Tuesday episode of “Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi,” Wilson said, “People probably don’t know this, but Tom was offered ‘When Harry Met Sally,'”
Billy Crystal ultimately won the lead role of Harry Burns, which was initially given to Tom Hanks. In the classic will-they-won’t-they 1989 movie about two best friends who question whether remaining “just friends” is realistic for them, Crystal co-starred with Meg Ryan.
Wilson claimed that Hanks declined a part in the movie because the main character was still reeling from a divorce. Hanks “was going through a divorce, and he was very happy to be not married,” she claimed.
.#TomHanks turned down #WhenHarryMetSally, his wife Rita Wilson has revealed, “..because he was going through a divorce, and he was very happy to be not married..he could not understand that a person going through a divorce would have anything other than ‘I’m so happy’ ” pic.twitter.com/zS0hQxQ7nx
— HT City (@htcity) June 15, 2023
“So he could not understand that a person going through a divorce would (feel) anything other than just like, ‘I’m so happy,'” she joked. After nine years of marriage, Hanks and Samantha Lewes, an actress, divorced in 1987.
Wilson and Hanks were wed in 1988. Despite doubts about his professional decisions, Wilson gushed over her husband’s recent movie, “Asteroid City,” during its New York red carpet premiere.
The endearing alien tale Wes Anderson directed is set in a desert hamlet. It will be shown in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on Friday before opening nationwide on June 23.
We previously wrote some articles about divorced celebrities. To learn more, visit the following links:
- Pearl Davis Divorce: Marital Dissolution or Criminal Act? Debating the Legality of Divorce
- Hailey and Justin Bieber Divorce: A Love Story or a Tale of Suffering?
At the movie premiere, Wilson, a musician, told USA TODAY that she “loved the music in the movie” in particular. She remarked, “Wes gets these great people around him, and they all play (the film’s) cowboy musicians,” Throughout the film, the group sings folk songs with guests to Asteroid City.
The singer from the country genre most recently dispersed the track “Little Black Dress” earlier this month. The artist stated on social media that the song’s purpose was to “tell a story for the little black dress that every woman has in her closet.”
“Little Black Dress” is out now!! Written with @LoriMcKennaMA and @MrPhilBarton, this song is meant to tell a story for the little black dress that every woman has in her closet. It’s available to listen to now at https://t.co/tGQRNesaOC! pic.twitter.com/8DPUzlgPHK
— Rita Wilson (@RitaWilson) June 2, 2023
