Tom Hanks Gifts "Corona" Typewriter To Bullied 8-Year-Old Named "Corona"

Tom Hanks, Red Carpet, The Post, Europe Premiere, Odeon Leicester Square, London, 2018
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If you recall, Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson were among the first celebrities to reveal their positive tests for the Coronavirus.

Hanks and Wilson were in Australia at the time of their diagnosis, and spent two weeks down under in self-isolation in order to recover from the virus.  While there, Hanks recieved a letter from an 8-year-old, inquiring of his health.  This began a long-distance correspondence and friendship between the two, in which the boy revealed that he had been bullied at school because his name is "Corona."

After Hanks recovered, and returned home, he wanted to make sure young Corona knew how much he appreciated him, and gifted him a Corona-brand typewriter, the same one he brought with him to Australia which started their friendship.  Hanks wrote in a letter, "I thought this typewriter would suit you.  Ask a grown up how it works. And use it to write me back.”

And at the end of the note, Hanks wrote, "P.S. You got a friend in ME!"  All the feels!

Via NY Post