Armie Hammer accused of rape: the Los Angeles police have opened an investigation

For more than two years, Armie Hammer, star actor of Call me by your name it is in turmoil. While having cannibalistic fantasies is not against the law, he is being investigated for rape following a complaint by a 24-year-old woman named Effie, as confirmed by the Los Angeles prosecutor at Cnn Monday 17th April.

In January 2021, she stated on her Instagram account that she had been abused “mentally, emotionally and sexually on her four-year on-and-off-again relationship with the actor, e “brutally raped” for more than four hours in 2017.

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Indeed, on January 10, 2021, the Instagram account Effie’s house posted what appeared to be screenshots of messages Armie Hammer allegedly sent to a woman with whom he was allegedly having an extramarital affair. Messages that fall within the fantasy of rape and cannibalism. In the process, his ex-girlfriend Courtney Vucekovich told the press that the actor had had similar fantasies with her. As for his ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers (their split occurred just weeks before the allegations broke and they are still in the process of divorcing), she has not spoken out publicly against Armie Hammer but has sent a message of support to the alleged victims in the documentary Hammer House :

“I consider myself a feminist and sympathize with anyone who has been victimized of any kind, and I hope these people find their own path to healing. »

Last February, Armie Hammer spoke out for the first time since the allegations. While he denies the allegations, he admits to being emotionally abusive. ” All interactions between Mr. Hammer and his former partner have been consensual. They were extensively discussed, agreed in advance with its partners and mutually participatory ”said his lawyer in Vanity Fair. The investigation is therefore still ongoing. Case to follow.