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Armie Hammeris apologizing after posting a video to his private Instagram account of a woman in lingerie whom he referred to as “Miss Cayman.”
The actor, 34, issued the statement to theCayman Compasson Sunday, beginning, “I would like to clarify that the person in my video, which was stolen from my private Instagram, is not Miss Cayman.” (According to theCompass, the woman’s face is not visible in the video.)
“I am genuinely sorry for any confusion my foolish attempt at humor may have caused,” he added. “My deep sympathies to Miss Cayman, who I don’t know, and to the entire organization, as I had no intentions of implying she was actually Miss Cayman.”
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The committee went on to say that they “and the reigning Miss Cayman [Mariah Tibbetts] regard this issue with the utmost seriousness and the matter has been reported to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS).”
“The role of Miss Cayman is in part, to serve as a role model to young Caymanian women,” they continued. “The depiction of the woman in the video goes against all that our organization stands for and the Committee is consequently requesting that Mr. Hammerimmediately remove all referencesto Miss Cayman from his social media channels.”
Hammer has been at the center of controversy as of late amid his split from wifeElizabeth Chambers. (The two share sonFord Douglas Armand, 4, and daughterHarper Grace, 6.)
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source: people.com
