Tom Hanks is speaking out following the release of his daughter E.A. Hanks' memoir, where she alleged that her mom, Samantha Lewes, was emotionally and physically violent.

Tom Hanks is sharing his true feelings about his daughter, E.A. Hanks, after her memoir alleged a childhood of abuse by Hanks' first wife.

A Memoir of Family and the Open Road, E.A. Hanks wrote that her mother, actor Samantha Lewes, abused her. Her Oscar-winning father, an early reader and ardent supporter, isn't losing any of that “America's Dad” cred with his comments.