Armie Hammer drops JLo-starrer film after 'leaked' Insta DMs

'I cannot in good conscience now leave my children for four months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic,' he said

Hollywood star Armie Hammer has apparently dropped his role from Jennifer Lopez-starrer Shotgun Wedding, decrying “vicious and spurious online attacks” against him as the cause, reported The Hollywood Reporter. The Man From UNCLE star was set to begin production on the romantic adventure immediately, but will now be recast. 

The news comes after the Call Me by Your Name actor began trending on social media last weekend after alleged direct Instagram messages that appeared to be written by Hammer, which is yet to be verified, were posted.

“I’m not responding to these bulls**t claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot in good conscience now leave my children for four months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic. Lionsgate is supporting me in this and I’m grateful to them for that,” Hammer said in a statement. A representative for the production said, “Armie has requested to step away from the film and we support him in his decision.”

The messages shared graphic sexual fantasies, going as far as 'cannibalism', with the actor appearing to write to a woman on the app that he is “100% a cannibal” and desired to “drink your blood.”

Hammer was most recently seen in Netflix’s Rebecca and is also set to reprise his role in the upcoming Call Me by Your Name sequel with Timothée Chalamet and directed by Luca Guadagnino. He is also set to star in the Paramount Plus TV series The Offer, the behind-the-scenes story of the making of The Godfather.

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