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Coronavirus has a morbid sense of humor.
That is the only reasonable conclusion to make after the virus infected Tom Hanks, America’s Sweetheart, and sunk its claws in Rudy Gobert after the Jazz center mocked security measures by touching all mics in the media room days before being infected.
In a statement released to Deadline, Tom Hanks confirmed he and his wife Rita Wilson tested positive for the Coronavirus while on location for the pre-production of Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis Presley biopic. Hanks claimed he and Rita were experiencing cold-like symptoms—body aches, chills, slight fevers.
Chet, Hanks’ son and former rapper, spoke about his parents’ condition in a video that also served as a thirst trap.
Tom Hanks' son Chet gave an update on his parent’s condition after they tested positive for #CoronaVirus.
More: https://t.co/FVBgMntUF4 pic.twitter.com/XQqO7JJioE
— Complex (@Complex) March 12, 2020
Some poignant reactions:
….k.
Please everyone follow Chet’s lead in taking the proper precautions against this insidious virus.
Chet Hanks when dad sneezes pic.twitter.com/lo233nDUWr
— Matt Keohan (@MrKeohan) March 12, 2020
In an seriousness, Chet will be a forever legend in my mind from the stories that leaked from his days at Northwestern.
i'll never forget the time chet haze fell asleep in the middle of a lecture at northwestern and snored so loud that the professor had to stop pic.twitter.com/ys03WxrH09
— gabe bergado (@gabebergado) January 6, 2020
I see we’re sharing Chet Haze stories, NU fam, mine is I was studying abroad his first quarter so I didn’t know what he looked like until he aggressively tried to help me with my drunk crying friend outside of the Keg (RIP) and she screamed “get out of here Chet Hanks” at him
— Kathryn Dennett-Dulle (@kathryndennett) January 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/CaitHakala/status/1214210443704700930?s=20
Dude is too cool to catch the virus. And I ain’t even trippin.