Five minutes on stage, one clip from Tom Hanks’ farewell film — and “The Crimes of Money” already has 28 million people questioning everything Hollywood hid.
A cascade of viral posts flooded social media in early January 2026, claiming that Tom Hanks, during what was described as a farewell appearance or awards ceremony stage moment, unveiled a five-minute clip from an upcoming project titled The Crimes of Money. The accounts asserted that Hanks, investing a staggering $150 million personally, was producing or directing this film as a direct adaptation or exposé based on Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir, Nobody’s Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice. Posts alleged the clip, released around late December 2025 or early January, amassed 28 million views in mere days, shaking Hollywood and prompting widespread questions about long-suppressed truths tied to Jeffrey Epstein’s network.
Giuffre, who died by suicide in April 2025 at age 41, chronicled in her October 2025 book her recruitment at 16 while working at Mar-a-Lago, trafficking by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, and alleged encounters with powerful figures, including the 2022 civil settlement with Prince Andrew. The memoir, a sustained bestseller, has kept public focus on incomplete justice: Epstein’s 2008 lenient plea deal, his 2019 death in custody, Maxwell’s conviction, and the Justice Department’s partial, heavily redacted releases under the Epstein Files Transparency Act—representing less than 1% of estimated documents by mid-January 2026.
According to the viral narrative, the clip featured dramatic reenactments or revelations from Giuffre’s account, positioning the film as a “reckoning” that money once used to buy silence would now use to expose it. Claims included Hanks declaring every page of the book “worth 1 million dollars” and framing the project as a confrontation with hidden testimonies.
Fact-checks and searches of credible sources, including IMDb, major news outlets, and Hanks’ official statements, reveal no evidence of such a film, investment, or stage appearance. No project titled The Crimes of Money exists in production records, and Hanks has not announced any Epstein-related documentary or adaptation. Similar rumors—often originating from coordinated Facebook and Instagram posts, many linked to non-U.S. accounts—have repeatedly fabricated Hanks’ involvement in the Epstein saga, including false confrontations and pledges. These echo debunked patterns exploiting outrage over delayed transparency.
Giuffre’s memoir already compels scrutiny of power and protection without needing invented Hollywood drama. Her voice demands verifiable accountability—full document releases, reforms, and justice for survivors—not sensational clips or unconfirmed projects. As misinformation surges, grounding discussions in facts honors her legacy and advances the real pursuit of truth.
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