Actor Armie Hammer, who is under investigation by the LAPD's Department of Sexual Offenses, has reportedly entered a rehab facility in Florida where he is addressing issues related to drugs, alcohol and sex.
The 34-year-old boarded a plane to Grand Cayman on May 29, three sources told Vanity Fair, after a witness said on social media that he was abandoned by estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers and their two children. He checked into an inpatient facility outside Orlando two days later and has been there ever since, two sources told the magazine.
Chambers, who separated from Hammer in July 2020 after a decade of marriage, is living with her children in the Caymans so they can go to school during the pandemic. The "Call Me By Your Name" actor spent part of his childhood living on the islands.
Hammer's career took a sharp turn in early January after an Instagram account, @houseofeffie, reportedly began publishing messages from the actor detailing kinky sexual fantasies, including rape, cannibalism and other violent acts.
The actor later dropped Jennifer Lopez's film "Shotgun Wedding", saying in a statement, "[I] in light of the vicious and fake online attacks against me, I am now in good conscience to shoot a film with my children." Can't leave for 4 months in the Dominican Republic." He was replaced by Josh Duhamel.
He also called the allegations "bull-claims" and said he was not responding to them.
Then two ex-girlfriends, Courtney Vusekovic and Paige Lorenz, spoke in a similar vein about their alleged treatment by the "The Social Network" actor. "He told me he wanted to break my rib and barbecue," Vusekovic told Page Six in January. Lorenz showed the same outlet screen grab in early February in which Hammer reportedly said that he wanted her to be his "perfect little slave."
A few weeks later, Chambers posted on Instagram: "For weeks, I've been trying to process everything that transpired," she wrote. "I am shocked, heartbroken and devastated. Heartbroken aside, I am listening, and will continue to listen and educate myself on these delicate matters. I didn't know how much I didn't know."
A few days later, Hammer was fired by his agency, William Morris Endeavor. He also walked away from "The Offer," the upcoming Paramount+ series about the making of "The Godfather."
Then, on March 18, a 24-year-old woman identified as "Effie"—the same name used on the Instagram account that posted the original messages—appeared at a Zoom conference with lawyer Gloria Allred and on Hammer. Violent" rape. Him during four hours in 2017.
Effie alleged that Hammer, whom she met via Facebook in 2016, repeatedly banged her head against a wall, smacked her legs with a riding crop and "committed other acts of violence" without her consent. ".
The Times confirmed the same day that Hammer was being investigated by the LAPD's sex crimes department.
Through his attorney, Andrew Brettler, Hammer has strongly denied all allegations, noting that all of their sexual encounters were "completely consensual, discussed and in advance and mutually agreed to participate."
Regarding the "Lone Ranger" star's visit to rehab, a Hammer friend told Vanity Fair that people assumed the actor—who is the great-grandson of businessman and philanthropist Armand Hammer—had a "privileged life" where everyone Something was "Peach Curious". But the outlet, which published a story about the family's history in March, said that many of the people it spoke to in recent months had been dealing with unresolved trauma in Hammer's life as well. Substance abuse was indicated.
Hammer's friend said, "Just because you come from a parenting where financial resources are plentiful, doesn't mean life isn't without problems."
However, Effie responded to the magazine after publishing the rehab news on Tuesday. She said in a statement, "While I am glad the Army is finally getting the help that I begged it to get for so long," it does not take away all the pain and suffering it has given me. is.