“Let me just say it was a difficult show.”
Along with the increasing attention to Hammer’s personal life, a 2017 interview with Andy Cohen resurfaced in which the 34-year-old actor suggests that he be fired from the TV show. Gossip girl.
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Hammer played Serena van der Woodsen’s love interest, Gabriel Edwards, during the second season of the program, which aired in 2008-2009.
In the clip, taken from a special episode of Watch what happens to Andy Cohen live, an audience member asks Hammer: “On Gossip girl, who was the biggest diva on set? ‘
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“I wish I could take back all my ‘passes’ and use them now,’ Hammer began, wishing he could skip the question altogether.
“Let me just say, it was a difficult show to film – and I ended up not filming all the episodes I had to do because it was so difficult.”
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“Really?” Ask Cohen. “Literally, did you say ‘Get me out of this’?” Hammer replied, “It was like, ‘Get him out of here.’ ”
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After Hammer mentioned that Blake Lively played his love interest in the show, co-host Chelsea Handler replied, “Sounds like she was the problem,” to which Cohen said, “It definitely does!”
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“No, no, that’s not what I’m saying,” Hammer replied quickly. “Do not put words in his mouth,” Handler joked, to which Hammer said, “Because my foot is already there.”
As previously reported, Hammer issued a statement while dropping out of the upcoming J. Lo film Shotgun Wedding: “I do not respond to these stupid claims, but in light of the malicious and ominous attacks on me, I can not now in good conscience leave my children for 4 months to take a film in the Dominican Republic.
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