Armie Hammer will no longer be starring in the upcoming Paramount Plus series “The Offer,” which tells the behind-the-scenes story of the making of “The Godfather,” according to sources.
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| Photo: Courtesy of Armie Hammer | Instagram |
Early in
December it was announced that Hammer was assigned to lead the show to play the
role of Al Ruddy, who produced “The Godfather” back in 1972. The 10-episode
series details Ruddy’s experience working on the iconic film. The search is now
on for a new series lead replacing Hammer.
News of Armie Hammer’s
leaving the show comes weeks after he also dropped out of the romcom
“Shotgun Wedding,” in which Hammer was to star opposite Jennifer Lopez.
This happened after a series of unverified Instagram direct messages supposedly
written by Hammer leaked online. The messages described graphic sexual
fantasies, including cannibalism.
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| Photo: Courtesy of Armie Hammer | Instagram |
Hammer previously issued a statement on the controversy, saying he would not answer to “bulls— claims,” further explaining the social media uproar around the messages as “vicious and spurious online attacks against him.”