Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy
Fake Tom Hanks fools NGO promising Athens appearance of US star
"Thomas Jeffrey Hanks started following you." It was this beguiling message that set off a bizarre chain of events in August that led to the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy believing that American actor Tom Hanks would appear at an event it was organizing in Athens.
Greek institute says may have been 'deceived' in alleged Tom Hanks event
A company called Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy (HICD) said on Thursday is was working to clarify if its representative had been "deceived" over an alleged agreement with American actor Tom Hanks to participate in an event honoring his work.
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.