{"id":2329504,"date":"2026-03-15T17:06:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:06:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2329504"},"modified":"2026-03-15T17:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T17:06:36","slug":"chet-hanks-resurfaces-at-oscars-party-after-begging-to-be-freed-in-colombia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/chet-hanks-resurfaces-at-oscars-party-after-begging-to-be-freed-in-colombia\/","title":{"rendered":"Chet Hanks resurfaces at Oscars party after begging to be &#8216;freed&#8217; in Colombia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Chet Hanks stepped out to a pre-Oscars party with his mom, Rita Wilson, more than two weeks after the nepo baby claimed he was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/28\/celebrity-news\/tom-hanks-son-chet-trapped-in-colombia-without-us-passport\/\">trapped in Colombia.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The model was spotted walking behind the actress while arriving at the star-studded CAA bash on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Hanks looked dapper, wearing an all-black suit for the special occasion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chet Hank and Rita Wilson stepped out to a pre-Oscars party on Saturday night. <span class=\"credit\">affinitypicture \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The mother-son duo was spotted at the star-studded CAA bash. <span class=\"credit\">Melanie Miller \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>As for Wilson, 69, she also sported an all-black fit, consisting of a silk shirt, skirt and cropped blazer.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cSleepless in Seattle\u201d star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/parents\/tom-hanks-kids\/\">shares Chet<\/a>, 35, and son Truman, 30, with husband Tom Hanks, 69.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cForrest Gump\u201d actor is also a father to Colin, 48, and E.A., 43, with his ex Samantha Lewes.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>He dressed up in a black suit. <span class=\"credit\">ShotbyNYP \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chet walked shortly behind his famous mom. <span class=\"credit\">Melanie Miller \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Last month, Chet shared that he was stranded in South America after traveling to Puerto Rico for a pal\u2019s birthday party.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cFantastic Four\u201d star took to Instagram to explain how he then took a detour\u00a0to Colombia to visit a friend.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m traveling with my Greek passport because I\u2019m a dual citizen,\u201d he said, explaining that he didn\u2019t bring his American passport because it was going to expire. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress sported an all-black outfit. <span class=\"credit\">Melanie Miller \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Last month, Chet (photographed here in 2024) claimed he was stuck in South America. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cAnd sometimes they don\u2019t let you in the country, even if it hasn\u2019t expired, but it\u2019s about to expire,\u201d Chet added. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI go to the airport to check in [for] my flight three hours early,\u201d he continued. \u201cThis is an international flight. They tell me that if I\u2019m using a foreign passport, I need a green card to get back into America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cProject X\u201d star shared how he didn\u2019t have a green card because he is an American citizen, and now he was \u201cliterally stuck in Colombia.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actor (seen here in February) traveled without his American passport. <span class=\"credit\">Chet Hanks\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Chet (seen above in 2023) claimed he needed a green card to leave the country. <span class=\"credit\">Chet Hanks\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cGranted, there\u2019s worse places to be stuck, but I literally have no f\u2013king idea what I\u2019m gonna do, and the only embassy to get this s\u2013t settled is in Bogota,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Chet appeared to make the best out of his time abroad, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVpFmaJCe8H\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sharing a photodump<\/a> of himself in Colombia earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGetting out of Colombia: failure Being stuck in Colombia: success Te veo pronto \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\uddf4\u270c\ud83c\udffb,\u201d he captioned the post.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pagesix.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chet Hanks stepped out to a pre-Oscars party with his mom, Rita Wilson, more than two weeks after the nepo baby claimed he was trapped in Colombia. 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