Armie Hammer Returns 3 Years After Sexual Assault Allegations, Entertainment News

Armie Hammer is returning to acting three years after facing sexual assault allegations.

The Call Me By Your Name actor took to Instagram to reveal that he is returning to acting in a western film called Frontier Crucible.

Sharing a photo of himself holding the film’s script, the 38-year-old star captioned the post: “Back in the saddle.”

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The film is an adaptation of the 1961 novel Desert Stake-Out and will begin production in November.

Travis Mills is set to direct the project, which also stars Thomas Jane, Myles Clohessy, Eli Brown and Eddie Spears.

The role marks Armie’s first acting job since he was identified as a suspect in a sexual assault case in 2021 and his name was cleared last May.

He later said he planned to begin the “long and difficult process of putting my life back together” and also thanked those who stood by him during his ordeal.

In a statement on social media, he wrote: “I am very grateful to the prosecutor for conducting a thorough investigation and coming to the conclusion that I have been holding out all this time and that no crime was committed.

“I look forward to beginning what will be a long and difficult process of rebuilding my life now that my name is cleared.”

The post was captioned on Instagram: “I would like to give a very special thank you to all the people who have helped me through this time. Onward and upward.”

In a statement obtained by People, prosecutor spokeswoman Tiffany Blacknell explained that the case was dropped “due to the complexity of the relationship and the inability to prove a forced, non-consensual sexual encounter, we cannot prove the case. beyond a reasonable doubt.”

She added: “Cases of sexual assault are often difficult to prove, which is why we appoint our most experienced prosecutors to review them. In this case, those prosecutors conducted an extremely thorough review, but determined that at this time, there was insufficient evidence to charge Mr. Hammer with a crime.

“As prosecutors, we have an ethical responsibility to only charge cases that we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt. We know it’s hard for women to report sexual assault.

“Even when we are unable to move forward with a prosecution, our victim services representatives will be available to those who seek our victim support services.”

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