--- title: Tom Hanks Weighs In on Sexual Harassment Allegations description: Tom Hanks explained why he isn't surprised by the numerous allegations of sexual misconduct that have been leveled against men in Hollywood. canonical: https://time.com/5045475/tom-hanks-on-hollywood-sexual-harassment-allegations/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-12-01T19:34:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:01.850Z og:title: Tom Hanks Weighs In on Hollywood's Sexual Harassment Allegations og:description: "There are predators absolutely everywhere" og:url: https://time.com/5045475/tom-hanks-on-hollywood-sexual-harassment-allegations/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt40cada9e62d09f26/6988f356bc6cfc0a813e4274/tom-hanks-sexual-harassment.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Tom Hanks Book Signing Photocall og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tom Hanks Weighs In on Hollywood's Sexual Harassment Allegations twitter:description: "There are predators absolutely everywhere" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt40cada9e62d09f26/6988f356bc6cfc0a813e4274/tom-hanks-sexual-harassment.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tom Hanks Weighs In on Hollywood's Rampant Sexual Harassment Allegations > Sponsored content. 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Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 1, 2017 7:34 PM UTC In the wake of the numerous [allegations of sexual misconduct](http://time.com/5015204/harvey-weinstein-scandal/) that have been leveled against men in Hollywood, [Tom Hanks](http://time.com/5011472/tom-hanks-helped-pull-off-the-ultimate-surprise-marriage-proposal/) has explained why he isn’t surprised by the news. In an interview with [_The Hollywood Reporter_](https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/actor-roundtable-tom-hanks-james-franco-more-predators-everywhere-secrets-legends-1062062), the 61-year-old actor said that an abuse of power led to the rampant reports of [inappropriate sexual behavior](http://time.com/5041360/matt-lauer-sochi-olympics/) in the film industry. --- > “” --- However, Hanks also said that he believes the industry is capable of turning things around. “Somebody said, ‘Is it too late to change things?’ No, it’s never too late. It’s never too late to learn new behaviors. And that’s a responsibility of anybody who wants to obey a code of professional ethics.” Prominent Hollywood figures such as producer Harvey Weinstein, actor Kevin Spacey, director Brett Ratner and comedian Louis C.K. have all been accused of initiating unwanted sexual advances. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5045475/tom-hanks-on-hollywood-sexual-harassment-allegations/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5045475/tom-hanks-on-hollywood-sexual-harassment-allegations/"},"headline":"Tom Hanks Weighs In on Hollywood's Rampant Sexual Harassment Allegations","datePublished":"2017-12-01T19:34:16.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:49:01.850Z","description":"\"There are predators absolutely everywhere\"","url":"https://time.com/5045475/tom-hanks-on-hollywood-sexual-harassment-allegations/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrities","Tom Hanks","sexual harassment"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt40cada9e62d09f26/6988f356bc6cfc0a813e4274/tom-hanks-sexual-harassment.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt40cada9e62d09f26/6988f356bc6cfc0a813e4274/tom-hanks-sexual-harassment.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tom Hanks Book Signing Photocall","caption":"Tom Hanks signs copies of his new book 'Uncommon Type' at Waterstones Piccadilly on November 2, 2017 in London, England.","creditText":"Mike Marsland/Mike Marsland/WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5045475/tom-hanks-on-hollywood-sexual-harassment-allegations/","name":"Tom Hanks Weighs In on Hollywood's Rampant Sexual Harassment Allegations"}}]}] ```