A Defamer operative claims to know what set off Tom Hanks' mysterious, expletive-filled tirade at the Oscars last night:

He was pissed off that they played him on stage with the Forrest Gump theme. There had been words about it beforehand and he was assured and promised that they'd use something else. Somehow, they used the Gump theme anyway and he was fucking livid. He thinks he's moved "beyond" it and it was so long ago that he doesn't want that to be what he is known for.

The producers are probably lucky that they didn't serenade him with an all-strings version of Billy Joel's "My Life," the theme to Hanks' early career masterpiece, Bosom Buddies, which might have resulted in the fatal stabbing of a cello player just following orders. And we're still not exactly sure what Hanks said, but one reader's best guess (after multiple viewings of the clip) is douchebag fuck you Yeah, that seems about right.

• Previously: Oscar Mysteries: Tom Hanks' Potty Mouth [Defamer]

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