Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson slam Greek institute for using actor's name without permission

Actress and singer Rita Wilson accused a company called Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy (HICD) of fraud, after it used the name of her husband, actor Tom Hanks, to promote an event where the award-winning actor would allegedly be honored for his work.

Wilson clarified that Hanks never signed or agreed to be in any way involved in HICD or the event they promote.

"Stop HICD from misrepresenting. This is fraud…Tom Hanks isn't appearing at this or any events in Greece. [He] Was never asked," she tweeted on Wednesday.

Wilson tweeted what appeared to be an invitation by the HICD which claimed that the institute would honour Hanks on October 7 "for his lifetime achievements, his philhellenism and his film production 'Mamma Mia,' which promotes Greece as an ideal tourist destination."

It also claimed US Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt,...

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