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# Tom Hanks Unloads on Donald Trump's 'Locker Room' Comments: 'I'm Offended as a Man'

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US actor Tom Hanks attends the German premiere of the film 'INFERNO' at Sony Centre on October 10, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.

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## Megan McCluskey


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[Tom Hanks](http://time.com/4507954/tom-hanks-wedding-photo-shoot/) doesn’t think his reason for being offended by [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4523757/donald-trump-women-comments-lewd/) needs much qualification.

During an interview to promote his upcoming film _Inferno_, the 60-year-old actor criticized the [the remarks about women](http://time.com/4523972/donald-trumps-comment-root-sexual-violence/) that Trump made during a leaked 2005 conversation with former _Access Hollywood_ co-host Billy Bush.

“He was at work, man. He wasn’t in a locker room,” Hanks said, referencing the GOP candidate’s response to the comments as [“locker room” talk](http://time.com/4526039/donald-trump-locker-room-athletes/). “He was at work. He was showing up to do a thing on camera. Look, I’m offended as a man. I’m not offended as a husband or a father. I’m offended as a guy. That’s just not right, I’m sorry. It’s not right at work, it’s not right in the locker room. It’s wrong, period. The end. That’s all.”

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