Dakota Johnson Says She Narrowly Escaped ‘Being Eaten’ By Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer made the news back in 2021 after sexual assault allegations were meted out against him. He was also dropped from the cold war thriller Billion Dollar Spy due to the ongoing sexual assault allegations. Now it seems even Dakota Johnson is glad she didn’t get to play opposite Armie Hammer in a film, stating that she narrowly escaped being eaten by him.

As previously reported, Armie Hammer was rapidly improving after getting himself checked into rehab back in 2021. His documentary called “House of Hammer” delves into the actor’s sexual assault charges and includes interviews with some of his former co-stars, including Courtney Vucekovich, who claims that he was a genuine hard-biter.

While speaking during Opening Night: A Taste of Sundance presented by IMDbPro Thursday, ’50 Shades of Grey’ star Dakota Johnson made a joke suggesting that if she had starred in the film “Call Me by Your Name,” Armie Hammer would have had the opportunity to “eat” her.

“Sadly, I wasn’t in [‘CMBYN’]. Luca had asked me to play the role of the peach, but our schedules conflicted. Thank God, though, because I would’ve been another woman that Armie Hammer had tried to eat.”

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Initially, Johnson’s crack elicited a few chuckles, but after a brief moment of silence, it was met with enthusiastic applause and cheers.

Who knew cannibalism was so popular?” Johnson, 33, added, referring to Guadagnino’s most recent project, “Bones and All.”

Armie’s career began to take off in 2011 and around this time, he had just finished a tremendous performance in ‘The Social Network,’ and he had a role in ‘J. Edgar.’ Following that, his celebrity status exploded, only to plummet in 2021 amid charges of sexual misconduct. We’ll have to see if Armie Hammer will eventually become a better person one day.

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