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Armie Hammer has been dropped from Amma Asante's Cold War thriller The Billion Dollar Spy for Walden Media, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Based on a real-life story, The Billion Dollar Spy was to have Hammer star as Brad Reid, a fresh arrival at the Moscow station of the CIA, where he’s approached by Soviet engineer Adolf Tolkachev, played by Mads Mikkelsen.

Armie Hammer has now been dropped from another project after he departed from Jennifer Lopez starrer Shotgun Wedding. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Hammer has now been dropped from Amma Asante's Cold War thriller The Billion Dollar Spy for Walden Media following the sexual assault allegations that came forward against him.

Armie Hammer has been dropped from another film project in development. The actor will no longer be appearing in director Amma Asante's Cold War drama thriller , according to multiplereports.Hammer was set to play a CIA operative working in Moscow during the Cold War tensions, and would have starred opposite Mads Mikkelsen, who will be playing a Soviet scientist and engineer.The news comes shortly after Hammer was accused of rape and battery by a 24-year-old woman named Effie.

The aftermath of the sexual assault allegations against Armie Hammer just keep coming.

earlier this month was accused by a woman of violently raping and assaulting her during an encounter in Los Angeles in April 2017. In a press conference with her attorney Gloria Allred, the woman — identified only as Effie — said that Hammer “violently raped” her for a period of more than four hours, repeatedly banged her head against a wall and committed other “violent acts” to which she said she did not consent, including beating her feet with a crop.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior CorrespondentArmie Hammer has been dropped from another film, in the wake of sexual assault allegations and continuous online chatter that has been spiraling across social media since the beginning of the year.Hammer is no longer attached to the thriller “Billion Dollar Spy,” Variety has learned exclusively.

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The fallout continues on unabated this weekend, days after The Talk made headlines for how their on-air hosts handled a heated exchange regarding Piers Morgan, Meghan Markle, and racism.

Celebrity Big Brother race row of 2007 which received 44,500 complaints. It comes after Morgan shared an open letter this afternoon explaining the real reason for his swift exit from the ITV daytime show.

A new report has emerged suggesting Meghan Markle filed a complaint with ITV against Piers Morgan after his Monday morning tirade against her.

Meghan Markle filed a formal complaint with British broadcaster ITV following Piers Morgan's critical comments about her, according to multiple newspapers. The Guardian and The Telegraph both reported a formal complaint was lodged with ITV on behalf of the Duchess of Sussex after Monday’s edition of "Good Morning Britain" when Morgan questioned whether Markle was being truthful in her bombshell interview Sunday with Oprah Winfrey.

The U.K. press is suggesting Meghan Markle may have been among those filing a complaint following Piers Morgan’s controversial remarks on “Good Morning Britain” this week.

Meghan Markle has lodged a formal complaint with ITV following controversial comments made on Good Morning Britain this week according to a new report.During Tuesday's GMB show, presenter Piers Morgan said that he "didn’t believe a word" the Duchess of Sussex said in regards to her mental health struggle and revelation of suicidal thoughts in tell-all interview with Oprah Winfrey.It has now emerged that a formal complaint has been lodged with ITV on behalf of Meghan, according to The Guardian.

Meghan Markle’s representatives have reportedly filed a complaint to ITV on behalf of the Duchess Of Sussex following Piers Morgan’s remarks about her mental health.