![]() Vanity Fair reported Tuesday that the investigation appears to be ongoing, but that police declined to comment.īefore Effie’s press conference, Chambers came forward to address the scandal. Nonetheless, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed it had launched an investigation. Hammer’s lawyer, Andrew Brettler, issued a strongly worded statement, denying Effie’s “outrageous” allegations, saying that the sexual relationship was consensual. Effie said the alleged assault took place in 2017 and lasted over four hours. The allegations took an even more serious turn in March, when a woman, identifying herself as Effie, had a Zoom press conference alongside Gloria Allred, her famed attorney, to accuse the actor of “violently raping” her. The scandal forced Hammer to drop out of two high-profile projects: a rom-com co-starring Jennifer Lopez, which just finished filming in the Dominican Republic, and Paramount+ streaming series about the making of “The Godfather.” His agency, WME, also dropped him. The scandal also gained traction as reports circulated, alleging that the actor sent women messages about sexual fantasies involving rape and cannibalism. Hammer’s career, ascendant since the critically acclaimed “Call Me By Your Name” in 2017, crashed into a wall in early January when several women came forward to accuse him of emotional abuse, manipulation, and sexual violence. The star grew up in both the Cayman Islands and Los Angeles before he dropped out of a Baptist high school in the San Fernando Valley to pursue an acting career. The friend’s reference to Hammer’s upbringing has to do with the actor growing up in a famous wealthy family and being the great-grandson of oil tycoon and philanthropist Armand Hammer. The close friend of Hammer’s added: “This is a clear sign that he is taking back control his life and knows that this a step towards his overall well being.” ![]() Just because you come from an upbringing where financial resources are plentiful doesn’t mean life isn’t without problems.” “But that’s not necessarily the way things go. “Everyone looks at Armie thinking that he’s had some sort of privileged life - and that must mean there were no problems in his youth and everything was peachy keen,” one of the actor’s close friends told Vanity Fair. Hammer arrived at the rehab facility on May 31, two sources told Vanity Fair. “Elizabeth and kids drop(ped) him off and walk(ed)in as far as allowed,” someone wrote on social media. To show support, Chambers and their two children, Harper, 6, and Ford, 4, accompanied Hammer to the Grand Cayman airport to say goodbye, it was reported on social media. He vowed to stay there as long as it takes him to get healthy. ![]() Still, Hammer vowed to check into a facility in Orlando, Florida and get help for drug, alcohol and sex abuse issues, sources told Vanity Fair. HOLLYWOOD, CA – APRIL 13: Actors Elizabeth Chambers and Armie Hammer attend the premiere of A24’s ‘Free Fire’ at ArcLight Hollywood on Apin Hollywood, California. Hammer, 34, told Chambers, 38, he was ready to seek treatment, even though doing so meant he would have to leave his exile in the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and fly to the United States. It can’t be easy being Elizabeth Chambers, trying to raise two young children with Armie Hammer, her movie star ex-husband who faces a police investigation and career devastation after multiple women accused him of rape and other kinds of physical and emotional abuse.Ĭhambers, a TV personality, chef and entrepeneur, decided to offer Hammer support when he reached out to ask for her help in late May, even though she said in March that she was “shocked and heartbroken” by the allegations against him, Vanity Fair reported Tuesday.
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