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Chet Hanks: From Begging in Colombia to Oscars Bash

Chet Hanks was spotted partying at a major pre-Oscars celebration just weeks after posting on social media about his travel woes and a passport snafu.The nepo b...

Chet Hanks: From Begging in Colombia to Oscars Bash
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Bintano News

March 15, 2026

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Chet Hanks was spotted partying at a major pre-Oscars celebration just weeks after posting on social media about his travel woes and a passport snafu.

The son of and , 35, attended the  in  along with his famous mother on Friday night.

The soiree, held at the members-only club Living Room, also attracted A-list actors like .

Chet had a stoic expression on his face as he trailed behind Wilson, 69, upon their departure from the party.

The mother-son duo coordinated in all-black outfits except Wilson paired her look with sparkly, metallic silver accessories. 

The Sleepless in Seattle actress looked dazzling in a silk blouse with a cropped blazer and a tight-fitting pencil skirt with sequin details.

Chet Hanks was spotted partying at a major pre-Oscars celebration just weeks after posting on social media about his travel woes and a passport snafu 

The nepo baby son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson , 35, attended the CAA pre-Oscars party in Los Angeles along with his famous mother on Friday night 

For the event, Chet looked handsome in a monochromatic suit and dress shirt sans tie.

The actor also appeared to have a fresh haircut and trimmed his beard, looking different than in his social media post two weeks earlier when he was begging to be 'freed' from Colombia.

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The soiree, held at the members-only club Living Room, also attracted A-list actors like Anya Taylor-Joy  

Hanks had a stoic expression on his face as he exited the party

Back in late February, he shared an Instagram post and lamented about how he was 'literally stuck' in Colombia because he did not bring his nearly expired American passport with him and instead traveled with his Greek passport

When it came time for him to return home, he recalled he was stopped at the airport.

He continued giving fans updates about his situation and shared another post several days later in which he gushed about Colombia as 'one of my favorite places in the world.' 

On March 8, he said in an Instagram post that he made it back to the U.S. and took a flight to Miami but did not immediately clarify how his circumstances changed with his passport situation. 

In his caption, he also joked that 'getting out of Colombia' was a 'failure' and 'being stuck' was a 'success' as he promised to return 'pronto.' 

And after returning to Los Angeles with his Hollywood A-lister parents, he is also set to return in the second season of the Netflix comedy Running Point next month. 

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