Timothée Chalamet who plays the fictional chocolatier “Willy Wonka” in the upcoming film “Wonka” has addressed sexual allegations against fellow actor Armie Hammer.
What Happened: Chalamet made his comments to Time Magazine in a profile piece on Monday. On the fellow “Call Me By Your Name” co-star, he said, “It’s a question worthy of a larger conversation, and I don’t want to give you a partial response.”
Hammer was accused of rape in March. The actor has denied the claims made by Effie, a person who runs an infamous account on the Facebook Inc FB owned Instagram social networking service, reported Variety.
Call Me By Your Name was a breakthrough role for Chalamet who features in the upcoming musical Wonka — based on the “Charlie And The Chocolate Factory” by Roald Dahl — also starring Rowan Atkinson, Olivia Colman, and Sally Hawkins.
On Monday, Chalamet shared his Wonka look on Twitter.
Why It Matters: Wonka is being developed by Warner Bros, a unit of AT&T Inc T.
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Chalamet also stars in “Dune,” a project Warner Bos. is keen to keep out of direct competition with MGM/United Artists’ James Bond film “No Time To Die.”
In May, AT&T and Discovery, Inc DISCA DISCB DISCK confirmed media reports that the two companies would merge Warner Bros. parent WarnerMedia’s assets with Discovery’s platform to create a standalone global entertainment company.
The new entity would reportedly have a projected 2023 revenue of nearly $32 billion.
Price Action: On Monday, AT&T shares closed early 2.8% lower at $26.03 in the regular session.
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