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Tom Hank's Son Issues Desperate Plea as He Says He Is Trapped in Colombia
Chet Hanks is stranded in Medellín after airline staff required a U.S. green card for re-entry despite his American citizenship, complicating his return to the U.S.
- On Saturday, Chet Hanks, actor and musician, said he was stranded in Medellín, Colombia, posting an Instagram video captioned `Free me`, pleading for help.
- Chet Hanks said he was traveling with a Greek passport because his U.S. passport was near expiry, and airport staff told him foreign-passport travelers need a green card to re-enter the U.S., but he says he is a U.S. citizen without one.
- After attending a Puerto Rico birthday, he detoured to Medellín to visit a friend named Taylor and says he checked in three hours early for his international flight.
- Followers responded with jokes and `Cast Away` references after Chet Hanks posted Saturday he needs help from the U.S. Embassy in Bogotá, and a rep did not immediately reply.
- Chet Hanks, son of Tom Hanks, has faced public controversy and sobriety challenges, which shape audience reactions to his current predicament in Colombia.
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