Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentThe new year kicked off with what will likely be the most bizarre celebrity story of 2021: Armie Hammer — the genetically blessed movie star of “Call Me by Your Name” and “The Social Network” fame, and heir to the Hammer family oil fortune — began trending online for being a cannibal.Hammer is not a cannibal.And yet, weeks later, questions still swirl about Hammer’s personal life amid social media accusations.
And after he dropped out of two high-profile projects – which Variety hears from multiple well-placed sources he was asked to leave – it’s not clear if his career can, or will, recover.Unverified messages have been blasted across social media, reportedly showing Hammer chatting with several.
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