Armie Hammer's career is hanging by a thread as he faces accusations of sexual assault. The actor is facing rejection from Hollywood, and now he has suffered another blow after being fired from Amma Asante's Cold War thriller, "Billion Dollar Spy," which he was set to appear in alongside Mads Mikkelsen, Variety reported.
This is the last remaining film Hammer was attached to, according to the outlet. Every other studio working with him prior to the allegations has since cut ties. Hammer was also dropped by WME and fired from two films: "Shotgun Wedding," which stars Jennifer Lopez, and "The Offer," which is a series about the making of "The Godfather."
The controversy began in January when several women came forth anonymously with allegations of sexual assault. Then a woman known as Effie spoke out, claiming Hammer raped her for several hours in 2017 and performed sexually violent acts on her. She opened up about the experience, which is being investigated by LAPD, earlier in March during a press conference arranged by her attorney Gloria Allred. "He abused me mentally, emotionally, and sexually," she said, according to CNN.
Effie and Hammer were reportedly intimately involved from 2016 to 2020. During that time, Effie said Hammer grew "increasingly more violent" and at one point she believed he was going to kill her.
"He repeatedly slapped my head against a wall bruising my face. He also committed other acts of violence against me to which I did not consent," Effie further stated, according to Fox News.
Although Hammer has not publicly addressed the allegations, his attorney Andrew Brettler dismissed them as "outrageous."
In a statement, he said Effie sent Hammer "graphic texts" in which she told him "what she wanted him to do to her." He responded by "making it clear that he did not want to maintain that type of relationship" with her.
"It was never Mr. Hammer's intention to embarrass or expose [her] fetishes or kinky sexual desires, but she has now escalated this matter to another level by hiring a civil lawyer to host a public press conference," Brettler said.
Allred said Effie had provided evidence supporting her claims to law enforcement, adding that there were no current plans to file a lawsuit.
"We do think it is important that an investigation of these serious allegations is conducted," Allred said. "We look forward to learning if Mr. Hammer, rather than his representatives, will be willing to assist investigators in their search for the truth."
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