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Following an allegation of rape earlier this month, currently under investigation by the LAPD, and accusations of emotional and sexual misconduct dating back to January, Armie Hammer is leaving, or abandoning, project after project this year. On Friday, the actor also retired from his next Broadway play The minutes, written by Tracy Letts and originally scheduled to open in March last year, before the coronavirus pandemic closed Broadway and the show’s previews entirely.
“I loved every second of working on The minutes with the family I made from Steppenwolf, ”said Hammer in a statement released by BroadwaysBestShows.com. “But now I need to focus on myself and my health for the sake of my family. Consequently, I will not be returning to Broadway with the production. “
The production itself released a statement wishing the actor well on Friday. “Armie remains a valuable colleague to all of us who work with him on stage and behind the scenes The minutes, ” The minutes said in his own statement. “We wish only the best for him and respect his decision.”
Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, The minutes, which premiered at the Chicago Steppenwolf Theater in November 2017, plans to return to Broadway as soon as cinemas reopen for the 2021 to 2022 season. The play, which was a Pulitzer finalist in 2018, “is a black comedy set during a small town council meeting ”in the fictional city of Big Cherry.
Armie Hammer was released earlier this week from Amma Asante’s war thriller The billion dollar spy, what Variety reporting was his last remaining function on the screen; the actor had already left Shot pistol wedding in front of Jennifer Lopez, The ofert, and Gaslit. After today’s announcement, the outlet notes, “Hammer’s slate is now completely free of any future projects.” The actor denied all charges against him through his lawyer.