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In a new interview withTimemagazine, Chalamet, 25, was asked about Hammer and “demurred,” the outlet reported.
“I totally get why you’re asking that,” Chalamet said, “but it’s a question worthy of a larger conversation, and I don’t want to give you a partial response.”
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Chalamet has not offered public comment on the accusations against Hammer. His statement toTimemarks the first instance he’s expressed his thoughts on the controversy.
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Hammer is currentlyfacing rape allegations from a 2017 incidentwith his former partner, who came forward in March to accuse the actor of sexual assault. He has denied all accusations against him.
Effie said she feared for her life during the alleged assault, telling reporters at a press conference, “I tried to get away but he wouldn’t let me. I thought that he was going to kill me.”
In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Hammer’s lawyer denied the rape allegation, stating that the encounter between Hammer and Effie was “completely consensual, discussed and agreed upon in advance, and mutually participatory.”
His lawyer added, “Effie’s own correspondence with Mr. Hammer undermines and refutes her outrageous allegations. As recently as July 18, 2020, [Effie] sent graphic texts to Mr. Hammer telling him what she wanted him to do to her. Mr. Hammer responded making it clear that he did not want to maintain that type of relationship with her.”
After Effie’s March press conference, the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed Hammer was under investigation for sexual assault in a case that was opened in February.
Hammer was replaced in two upcoming projects:Shotgun Wedding, which will now starJosh DuhamelalongsideJennifer Lopez, andThe Offer, in which Miles Teller took over Hammer’s role.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
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source: people.com
