According to Hammer, 25, the assault occurred during the show’s filming in the fall of 2016, causing several other castmates to come over and physically pull her from the bed to get her to safety.
Hammer told the outlet that Lighthearted Entertainment producers did not kick the man out, but allowed him to stay and sleep on a couch and prohibited both him and Hammer from drinking alcohol for the remainder of production, which took place in the Dominican Republic.
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She went on to say that she felt “disrespected” after filming wrapped, and alleged that no one from the network or production company contacted her about what she said had happened.
“[I] really thought about it and was like, ‘Wow, that was really f—ed up,’ " she said. “They should have never left me in an unsafe position. I’m definitely a changed person after it all.”
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Lighthearted Entertainmenttold the outlet in a statementthat they plan to “cooperate with full transparency” when it comes to any investigation, adding, “We are confident that any review will confirm the safety procotols [sic] that we have long had in place on the sets ofAre You The One?”
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The mother of one (she and former costar/exHayden Weavershare 2½-year-old sonAugust) previously opened up in aseries of videos on TikTokabout her experience, alleging she was “drugged” and “sexually assaulted.”
However, Hammer alleged, producers “said that I needed to calm down and that they were going to give me one of my medications” after she got into an argument with a male castmate during one alcohol-fueled party, when she was already intoxicated.
“I know that my castmates said that I kept telling them, ‘I’m not supposed to do this when I’m drinking. I’m not supposed to do this when I’m drinking.’ They still said it was okay, they said it wasn’t a high enough dosage or something. So, I took it,” Hammer claimed.
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The next morning, Hammer said, she “couldn’t remember really anything” and “was super confused” and “super nervous” before three producers of the show asked her whether she’dremembered anything from the previous night, when the alleged drugging and assault took place.
Hammer told the Daily Beast that she “spent all these years not saying anything while it aired and while it was still fresh in everyone’s minds because I was scared. I might as well justcome out with it and share my experience.”
“[It’s] lifted a lot off my shoulders,” Hammer added. “I felt like it’s not something that I have to carry on my back in secret or feel ashamed that it happened.”
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go torainn.org.
source: people.com
