Tom Hanks, America\u2019s beloved \u201ceveryman,\u201d has officially declared he\u2019s had enough. In a move that has left Hollywood and the nation stunned, the Oscar-winning actor announced he\u2019s dropping all his recent Academy Award nominations and leaving the United States, citing deep disillusionment following Donald Trump\u2019s reelection.\n\n\n\n

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Tom Hanks withdraws his Oscar nominations, may leave the US following others\u2019 footsteps due to this reason: \u201cThis isn\u2019t the America I wanted\u201d\n\n\n\n

Tom Hanks made a statement that has gone viral where he spoke about leaving his country, the U.S., as this wasn\u2019t the America he wanted. Here\u2019s what happened.\n\n\n\n

Hollywood star Tom Hanks is a legend and one of the most revered actors in the world. He stole the show and everyone\u2019s hearts with his heartfelt performance in the 1994 classic Forrest Gump. He has an experience of more than four decades in acting, having started his career in 1980 with the film He Knows You\u2019re Alone, and also voicing one of the characters in the classic animation film Toy Story. Given his incredible body of work, he happens to be a legend in all the rights. But he has made a shocking announcement that may leave his fans heartbroken.\n\n\n\n

Tom Hanks made a statement that has gone viral where he spoke about leaving his country, the U.S., as this wasn\u2019t the America he wanted. Here\u2019s what happened.\n\n\n\n

What Tom Hanks said\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThis isn\u2019t the America I wanted,\u201d said Tom Hanks. That\u2019s not all, he has also asked the Academy to withdraw all his Oscar nominations. The actor added, \u201cI\u2019ve played heroes, explorers, and even captains, but I can\u2019t captain this sinking ship anymore.\u201d\n\n\n\n

As per the website XYO, Hanks\u2019 alarming decision comes post Donald Trump\u2019s re-election as the American President.\n\n\n\n

The Academy reacted to Hanks\u2019 statement and said, \u201cTom Hanks has always been a pillar of integrity in the entertainment industry. While we regret his decision, we respect his stance.\u201d\n\n\n\n

Netizens react to Tom Hanks\u2019 decision\n\n\n\n

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Bollywood actor Jaaved Jaferi was the first to share his reaction on X. The actor tweeted- \u201cOne of my favourite actors stirred a hornet\u2019s nest. More may arise, in other countries. Not all \u2018democratic\u2019 countries are as accepting towards independent opinions as US. Let\u2019s see if this affects his work in Hollywood. Some powers that be are vindictive.\u201d\n\n\n\n

One user wrote- \u201cBut our country has all spineless so called stars, who will go to any extreme to please netas.\u201d\n\n\n\n

A second one said, \u201cWhy is political\/electoral disappointment leads to despondency to an extent that people decide to leave the soil they were born in, grew up & worked hard to become what they are!\u201d\n\n\n\n

A third commented- \u201cHollywood is a cartel. Real courage was to speak against the machine and support Trump. Musk showed real courage not Tom Hanks.\u201d\n\n\n\n

Tom Hanks and Forrest Gump\n\n\n\n

Talking about why it flopped, Khan said in an interview, \u201cIt\u2019s a film close to my heart. Advait, Kareena and the whole cast and crew worked hard and it didn\u2019t do well. Two things happened, after a long time my film didn\u2019t work, so family and friends would come home to ask me, \u2018If I\u2019m okay?\u201d\n\n\n\n

The actor added, \u201cI realised that I\u2019m getting a lot of love after a flop. That was the funny side of it. The real side is, failure teaches you what really has gone wrong. It gives you an opportunity to understand what was your mistake in terms of communicating that story.\u201d\n\n\n\n

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