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☆ Armie Hammer's ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers says going through their divorce in the public eye was 'absolute hell'
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-10 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewElizabeth Chambers is speaking up about her public divorce from Armie Hammer, which was finalized in June 2023. Chambers is a cast member on the new Freeform docuseries drama "Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise," which premieres Tuesday. Related storiesIn the first episode of "Grand Cayman," Chambers jokes that she fell victim to the "Cayman Curse," which is when a couple moves to Grand Cayman together and then breaks up. Advertisement"I went through a very public divorce. During the episode, Chambers says that her and Hammer's divorce is "almost final," which places filming sometime in early 2023.

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☆ Armie Hammer is still laying low after his fall from grace. Here's what we know about his life today.
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Palmer Haasch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Hammer has remained out of the spotlight since his 2021 fall from grace. Effie later accused Hammer in a press conference of raping her, and other women also came forward with allegations about Hammer, Air Mail reported. Chris Pizzello/APThat same month, Hammer and Chambers finalized their divorce, each waiving their right to a divorce trial. AdvertisementHammer has also kept his personal life private but may have briefly been engagedHammer has posted sparingly on Instagram since his fall from grace. According to People, a since-removed Instagram post appeared to show that Hammer had proposed to Gris in October 2023.

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☆ Caleb Hammer promised to save them from financial ruin — and it seems to actually be working
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Lindsay Dodgson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

AdvertisementAdvertisementDuncan Bell was in a really bad spot when he appeared on Caleb Hammer's financial podcast. Hammer has been doing "Financial Audit" for around a year, and is starting to invite guests back. AdvertisementAdvertisementRon, 33 from Nashville, appeared on "Financial Audit" in June, where Hammer went through his $70,000 of credit-card, car, and student debt. Ron, who doesn't share his surname publicly, told Insider Hammer helped show him "how bad" his situation was. Colmenares said he asked Hammer to blur the parts of the video where his information was visible, but Hammer "wouldn't do it."

Persons: Caleb Hammer, —, Duncan Bell, Caleb Hammer's, Hammer, didn't, Bell, He's, I'm, Adrianah Lee, she'd, Ron, there's, he's, hasn't, Juan Colmenares, Colmenares, Caleb Organizations: Service, General Electric, YouTube, Walmart Locations: San Antonio, Nashville, Spanish, Florida, Venezuela

☆ 'From the River to the Sea' Prompts Vienna to Ban Pro-Palestinian Protest
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

VIENNA (Reuters) - Vienna police on Wednesday banned a pro-Palestinian protest due to coincide with a pro-Israel event after Saturday's attack by Hamas, citing the fact the phrase "from the river to the sea" was mentioned in invitations and characterising it as a call to violence. The head of the city's police force, Gerhard Puerstl, held a news conference at short notice less than three hours before the protest was due to be held at 7 p.m. (1700 GMT) on the square next to the cathedral in the centre of the city. The river is the Jordan and the sea is the Mediterranean, between which lie Israel and the Palestinian territories. The phrase is often chanted at pro-Palestinian demonstrations. Austria's ruling conservatives have in recent years adopted one of the most pro-Israel stances in the European Union.

Persons: Gerhard Puerstl, Puerstl, Jordan, Chancellor Karl Nehammer's, Francois Murphy, Jonathan Oatis Organizations: Vienna police, PLO, Palestine, Organisation, European Union Locations: VIENNA, Vienna, Israel, Palestine, Palestinian

Just before 8 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Saturday, Kuwait's Ali Zankawi lined up for one of his throws in the men's hammer final at the eastern Chinese city's packed Olympic stadium. But instead of soaring straight onto the outfield, the hammer flew out sideways and low to the right, smashing into the leg of the sitting technical official. Looking horrified, Zankawi sprinted over as blood began spurting from the official's right leg. The official, Huang Qinhua, 62, grimaced and swayed dizzily as Zankawi rushed to check on him, blood shooting out of the wound. The netting in athletics is designed to hang relatively loosely to prevent hammer balls and discuses from bouncing back at the athletes after misthrows.

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☆ Austrian leader backs far-right idea of enshrining cash in constitution
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer delivers his speech during a session of the Parliament in Vienna, Austria, May 12, 2023. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File PhotoVIENNA, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Austria's conservative Chancellor Karl Nehammer wants the right to use cash enshrined in the constitution, he told Austrian media in remarks published on Friday, an idea the far-right Freedom Party has been pushing for years. Most opinion polls show the anti-immigration Freedom Party (FPO) in first place with a clear lead over the opposition Social Democrats and Nehammer's conservatives, who are in a two-party coalition with the left-wing Greens. "The issue of cash is very important to people," Nehammer told Austrian media, including news agency APA. "It is important to me that cash be written into the constitution," APA quoted him as saying.

Persons: Karl Nehammer, Leonhard Foeger, Nehammer, Magnus Brunner, Herbert Kickl, Francois Murphy, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Austrian, Party, Social Democrats, Greens, APA, Thomson Locations: Vienna, Austria

A man in $63,000 of debt, who wasn't paying his taxes and couldn't remember half his purchases, appeared on YouTuber Caleb Hammer's budgeting podcast to get help. Michael, 33 from Richmond, Virginia, told Hammer he was having trouble with discipline and was living outside his means. He'd racked up credit-card debt, had student loans, and owed money to his friend, his parents, and the IRS. Hammer went through all of Michael's statements to work out what he owed in total. When Hammer went through his statements, he had trouble remembering what every purchase was.

Persons: Caleb Hammer, YouTuber Caleb, Hammer, He'd, Michael, I'm, Michael didn't, Dave Ramsey Organizations: IRS, Verizon Locations: Richmond , Virginia

He'd started up his gym business last year but was struggling to make ends meet. Jose said he had launched the business in the past year and was doing a "horrible job" at keeping his personal and business finances separate. $12,061.64 on an American Express Blue Business card, with a minimum payment of $371. $4,898.59 on an American Express card, with a minimum payment of $86. Around $5,000 on an Upstart personal loan, charged at 30% interest rate, with a minimum payment of around $170.

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The host, Caleb Hammer, said they owed more than $112,000 in loans, credit cards, and car debt. The debts included six credit cards, two car loans, a hospital bill, and buy-now-pay-later spending. Discover credit card: $3,627.68. Citi credit card: $5,039.21. Hammer said he was "scared" for the couple because of their car loans, which represented around 70% of their debt.

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A man appeared on a budgeting podcast to seek help and raise awareness for mental health issues. A man struggling with huge debts appeared on a budgeting podcast last week, saying he was an example of how ignoring mental health can lead to financial problems. "It's been a really, really bad situation I've been in for the past couple of years," Duncan said. "I wanted to be on here to specifically platform how not treating your mental health issues can lead to massive financial strain that I'm in," he said. "Guys, if you have anything with mental health that you need to deal with, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, PTSD, etc.

☆ Miramax launched a film development team to resurrect its blockbuster-rich heyday. But a string of key departures has hobbled the vision and frustrated some Hollywood creatives.
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Reed Alexander | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Miramax built out a film development team early in the pandemic to bring in new projects and filmmakers. "He's the perfect leader to take the Miramax film team into this next chapter." Hammer's credits as a production executive include "Last Vegas" and "Inside Llewyn Davis." The first source said the film development team had worked to turn the company's reputation around by emphasizing relationships with respected filmmakers. But this person and an independent producer familiar with the Hollywood landscape, agreed that Miramax is no longer a top player in film development.

☆ Armie Hammer's ex allegedly used a friend's email to communicate with journalists amid their relationship fallout
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( Chloe Melas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN has also obtained screenshots of text messages between Chambers and her former friend discussing the impersonation. On October 15, 2020, according to screenshots of an email message viewed by CNN, Chambers contacted a media outlet using her friend's name and account. The email tip by Chambers was sent just weeks before Hammer and James' movie "Rebecca" was set to debut on Netflix. Two months after first sharing her allegations of abuse, Effie accused Hammer of raping her in 2017. In the texts and emails obtained by CNN, Chambers appears to acknowledge multiple times that she is impersonating her friend.

☆ Armie Hammer's ex Elizabeth Chambers speaks out for first time about actor's controversy
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Marianne Garvey | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Armie Hammer’s estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers has publicly addressed a difficult personal period in her for the first time. Chambers, who is still in the process of divorcing Hammer, spoke out on “House of Hammer,” the documentary series on Discovery+ that details the Hammer family and the the actor’s infidelity. The two share two children together, and Chambers says they are in “a really great place” with their co-parenting. “Kids need their mom; kids need their dad. My mask has been secured, the kids’ masks are on, so right now it’s really been a lot about focusing on them, protecting them.”

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