Chet Haze n-word storm: Tom Hank's son sparks outrage

White rapper, also known as Chester Hanks, insists on his right to use racially charged hip-hop language

Chet Haze, Chester Hawks
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The aspiring rapper son of Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks has provoked outrage after using the n-word in a social media post. Chester Hanks used the racially charged term in captions on his Instagram feed and went on to defend his right to use it.

The controversy began when Hanks, who also goes by the name Chet Haze, was criticised for using the language of black rappers while on holiday in London, reports the Daily Mirror. Hanks, who is white, received negative comments after posting a picture of a black collaborator on Instagram with the caption: "my n***a".

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