An attorney for Hammer has denied the allegations.
Armie Hammer was accused on Thursday of violently sexually assaulting a woman for more than four hours in Los Angeles in 2017, leading her to believe that « he was going to kill me. » An attorney for Hammer has denied the allegations. The allegations against the 34-year-old actor, known for his roles in « Call Me By Your Name, » and « The Social Network, » surfaced during a video press conference held by his accuser, identified only as « Effie, » and her attorney, Gloria Allred. The woman, who cried throughout her statement, said she met Hammer on Facebook in 2016 when she was 20 years old, and « fell in love with him instantly. The relationship progressed rapidly and the emotions from both sides became really intense. » Hammer was married during the time of the alleged relationship, but he and his wife announced last year that they were filing for divorce. Allred said Effie had an on and off « romantic and intimate relationship » with Hammer between 2016 to 2020. During that time, Effie said Hammer was « employing manipulation tactics in order to exert control over me, until I started to lose myself. » « He would often test my devotion to him, slyly removing and crossing my boundaries, as he became increasingly more violent, » she added. « He abused me mentally, emotionally and sexually. » On April 24, 2017, she claimed Hammer violently raped her for more than four hours in Los Angeles.
