Actor Armie Hammer has called controversial messages alleged to have been written by him that were shared on social media vicious and spurious online attacks against me.
Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence on Vicious Claims Amid Instagram Message Scandal E! 1/14/2021
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On Wednesday, Jan. 13, the
Rebecca actor broke his silence about an ongoing social media scandal, in which he s been accused of sending unverified private messages that include mention of sexual acts and other fantasies. The 34-year-old star also revealed that he will no longer co-star alongside
Shotgun Wedding. I m not responding to these bulls t claims, but in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot, in good conscience now, leave my children for four months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic, Armie tells E! News in a statement. Lionsgate is supporting me in this and I m grateful to them for that.
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In October 2020, it was announced that Jennifer Lopez, who we last saw on the big screen in the critically acclaimed
Hustlers, signed onto an action comedy involving all sorts of things going wrong on their wedding day, aptly titled
Shotgun Wedding. Had things gone according to the original plan,
Shotgun Wedding would have seen Lopez acting opposite
Shotgun Wedding is set to begin filming soon, and Lionsgate revealed that Armie Hammer requested that he be able to step away the movie, to which the studio obliged. Hammerâs exit comes after private social media messages purportedly written by him were leaked online. It hasnât been confirmed if these messages did indeed originate from Hammer, but they discussed graphic sexual fantasies, including the writer saying they were â100% a cannibalâ and telling a woman they wanted to drink her blood.