A woman, represented by noted lawyer Gloria Allred, accused actor Armie Hammer Thursday of raping her for four hours in an incident that took place in Los Angeles in 2017, as well as other ‘violent acts’ without consent, during an extramarital affair. he had been with her for four years.
The 24-year-old woman, who wanted to be identified as Effie, took part in a virtual press conference with Allred in which she said: Through tears, after being abused “mentally, emotionally and sexually” by the actor, whose career has been derailed since allegedly lurid messages he sent to women via social networks came to light.
The attorney stated that she has not made a specific complaint against Hammer, but added that her client has provided police with ‘relevant’ information about her accusation, so it is up to prosecutors to decide whether there is sufficient evidence to support him. continue. with allegations, and specified that jurisdiction would be with Los Angeles.
Hammer, 34, has been at the center of controversy since early 2021, when alleged private messages were leaked through an anonymous Instagram account called ‘House of Effie’ describing disturbing sexual fantasies, from mutilations to cannibalism. the same rules of two ex-partners.
The actor has stated that his sexual activities are outside of his marriage to Elizabeth Chambers – who filed for divorce last summer after ten years and two children in common – were “fully consensual in the sense that they were fully discussed, agreed and mutually participated”.
Allred pointed out that the press conference was intended to “respond” to that statement by Hammer, who recently lost the contract with his agency and his publicist, as well as the roles he had planned in a series about the length of the film. “The Godfather” (1972) and a comedy starring Jennifer Lopez.
Effie, who was only revealed to be living in Europe, explained that she met the lead actor of the movie “Call Me By Your Name” in 2016, when she was 20 years old, via the social network Facebook and that she already did. was fast. engaged in an “intense” relationship with the actor, who subjected her to “manipulation tactics” and “became increasingly violent,” she claimed.
“On April 24, 2017, Armie Hammer violently raped me for four hours in Los Angeles, repeatedly hitting my head against the wall and injuring my face. He also committed other acts of violence against me that I disagreed with,” he said.
“During those four hours I tried to escape but he wouldn’t let me in. I thought he was going to kill me. So he left me without worrying about my well-being.” said the young woman, claiming to have felt so traumatized that she considered killing herself.
Effie contributed a photo posing with Hammer in an affectionate and smiling demeanor and said she wanted the actor to “lay down responsibilities” and “prevent others from falling victim to him in the future.”