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Thu Nov 4, 2021, 02:20 PM Nov 2021

Tom Hanks Says He Turned Down Jeff Bezos' Offer to Join a Blue Origin Space Flight: 'I Ain't Paying'

Tom Hanks is happy to stay right here on Earth.

The Oscar winner recently turned down an invitation from Jeff Bezos to join a Blue Origin flight to outer space, he told Jimmy Kimmel during his Tuesday night appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

When Kimmel asked Hanks if it was true he was asked by the Amazon founder to join a space flight before William Shatner, the Finch star replied: "Well, yeah, provided I pay."

"You know, it costs like 28 million bucks or something like that. I'm doing good, Jimmy, I'm doing good. But I ain't paying 28 [million] bucks," Hanks, 65, said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/tom-hanks-says-he-turned-down-jeff-bezos-offer-to-join-a-blue-origin-space-flight-i-aint-paying/ar-AAQioNB

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Tom Hanks Says He Turned Down Jeff Bezos' Offer to Join a Blue Origin Space Flight: 'I Ain't Paying' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 OP
If he'd shown up with a volleyball.... underpants Nov 2021 #1
I notice it wasn't Matt Damon underpants Nov 2021 #2
Same problem with Hanks FBaggins Nov 2021 #5
Did Capt. Kirk pay? CrispyQ Nov 2021 #3
No. Bezos covered the costs for Shatner JohnSJ Nov 2021 #4
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