Following the bizzare allegations levelled against him, American actor Armie Hammer has been dropped by talent agency WME. According to a knowledgable source, Hammer’s personal publicist is also stepping away.
WME parted ways with the Rebecca actor following continuous allegations against the actor that have surfaced on social media over the past month.
In messages blasted across social media, which Hammer has not verified, the actor reportedly had numerous conversations of sexually explicit nature; displaying cannibalistic fetishes, where he allegedly expressed his sexual appetite to drink blood, cut toes and enslave sex partners. Hammer also described rape fantasies in the messages.
Tabloid reports of the accusation have been rampant since they were first posted by Instagram account House of Effie. However, the women say that there is more to these accusations than meet the eye.
At least three of Hammer’s former partners say he used his sexual proclivities as a disguise; accusing him of emotional abuse, manipulation and coercion.
Armie Hammer initially stated he refused to respond to the allegations; referring to them as “bullshit claims”. His team denies any accusations of abuse, calling any assertions “patently untrue”. They stated that any interactions with any sexual partners of his “completely consensual in that they fully discussed and agreed upon” them, and they were “mutually participatory.”
An attorney for Hammer, Andrew Brettler said, “The stories being perpetuated in the media are a misguided attempt to present a one-sided narrative with the goal of tarnishing Mr. Hammer’s reputation, and communications from the individuals involved prove that.”
Despite Hammer’s team maintaining his innocence, the allegations quickly resulted in Hammer’s exit from two high-profile projects; the romantic comedy Shotgun Wedding in which he was originally to star opposite Jennifer Lopez; and Paramount’s series The Offer, which is about the making of The Godfather.
