Timothée Chalamet has addressed the sexual assault allegations against his Call Me by Your Name co-star Armie Hammer.
Hammer, 36, was accused of rape in March 2021, which he was not charged for, but his career faced irreparable fallout.
During preproduction of Bones and All, a cannibal love story in which Chalamet played an ‘eater,’ reports revealed that Hammer had been accused by several women of sharing sexual fantasies in which he represented himself as a cannibal.
While covering November’s issue of GQ, Chalamet told the publication: ‘I mean, what were the chances that we’re developing this thing?’
Speaking about when false reports suggested the film was inspired by the news, he said: ‘It made me feel like: Now I’ve really got to do this… Because this is actually based on a book.’
Speaking out: Timothée Chalamet has addressed the sexual assault allegations against his Call Me by Your Name co-star Armie Hammer, while covering November’s GQ
When asked how he personally experienced the allegations against Hammer, Chalamet said: ‘These things end up getting clickbaited so intensely. Disorienting is a good word.’
At the time, Hammer strongly denied the claim and all other sexual abuse allegations against him, but his career faced irreparable fallout.
The Los Angeles County District Attorney announced earlier this year that he will not be charged over claims of sexual assault after an ex-girlfriend previously accused him of raping her.
Read the full feature ‘Timothée Chalamet Goes Electric’ in GQ’s November issue and on GQ.com
Hammer posted a statement to his Instagram account after a spokesperson LA DA George Gascon announced he wouldn’t face charges due to a ‘insufficient evidence.’
‘I am very grateful to the District Attorney for conducting a thorough investigation and coming to the conclusion that I have stood by this entire time, that no crime was committed,’ Hammer wrote.
‘I look forward to beginning what will be a long, difficult process of putting my life back together now that my name is cleared.’
The Social Network star had been under investigation for sexual assault since February 2021 after his ex-girlfriend, Effie Angelova, 26, accused him of ‘violently’ raping and abusing her in 2017.
Several other women came forward and accused Hammer of being interested in kinky sex and even cannibalism in the wake of Angelova’s claims.
He was dropped by his personal publicist and former agency as well as multiple projects following the allegations.
His ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, with whom Hammer has two children, Harper, 8, and Ford, 6, filed for divorce after ten years of marriage.
During preproduction of Bones and All, a cannibal love story in which Chalamet played an ‘eater,’ reports revealed that Hammer had been accused by several women of sharing sexual fantasies in which he represented himself as a cannibal (Chalamet pictured at the premiere)
Colleagues: Call Me by Your Name co-stars Armie Hammer and Timothée Chalame pictured in 2017
Elsewhere during Chalamet’s interview, he discussed fame and privacy. He said: ‘You start going on Instagram, seeing people from your high school getting married, friends having kids, and you start going: This balls-to-the-wall thing, even at this amazing level I’m at that probably couldn’t have gone better – you still start wondering, How long till you have to change?’
However, Chalamet is not naïve to how celebrity culture works: ‘I can’t say that this stuff doesn’t matter, because my intense fandom has led me to where I am.’
It comes shortly after he spent time in Paris with his new love interest, 26-year-old Kylie.
Since going public with their relationship at Beyonce’s Renaissance concert in Los Angeles, the two have continued to make scattered appearances together.
In early September they accompanied one another to a New York Fashion Week dinner hosted by designer Haider Ackermann.
The two sat next to each other during the candlelit meal and both stars were dressed in black.
Although neither party has spoken publicly on their pairing, Jenner has been spotted arriving and leaving Chalamet’s place in LA throughout this year.
Kylie even recently revealed her phone wallpaper to be a very cozy photo of Chalamet kissing her cheek.
Heating up: Kylie revealed her phone wallpaper to be a very cozy photo of Chalamet kissing her cheek. While out and about together, the duo has not shied away from public displays of affection
And while out and about together, the duo has not shied away from public displays of affection.
She and Chalamet were seen canoodling in the audience at the Renaissance show as they chatted, hugged and shared lots of kisses.
They then were seen together at a US Open tennis match in New York City, where they once again leaned into PDA.
Read the full feature ‘Timothée Chalamet Goes Electric’ in GQ’s November issue and on GQ.com.
