ARMIE Hammer has a creepy crush on Hollywood superstar Julia Roberts that dates back almost a decade, a source exclusively told The Sun.
The – who has been under fire for about – recently dropped out of a TV series alongside Oscar winner Julia, 53, based on the Watergate Scandal.
The pair previously worked together in 2012 filming fantasy flick Mirror, Mirror – where Armie, 34, had a scene with Julia where he lunged for her and licked her neck.
The scene came about after Julia’s character – an evil queen – used a “puppy love” potion on the Prince – an acting challenge which Armie gleefully .
He creepily recalled afterwards: “I got in like five or six good licks. She smelled of apple cinnamon, man...
“I told myself, 'As you’re licking her do not let drool come out of your mouth.”
Insiders believe Julia may have dodged a bullet now that Armie has dropped out of their star-studded series Gaslit, which will also star Sean Penn.
A source revealed: “He was incredibly excited about this project, in no small part because it would have given him the chance to connect with Julia again.
“His crush on her is well known and Julia has always had his back too, though strictly as a friend and acting colleague.
“They got to know each other on Mirror, Mirror and he’s worshipped the ground she walks on ever since.
“He also sees her as a sort of guardian angel, since she was always asking about his availability and trying to rope him into her projects.
“Armie wasn't available to be in her last big TV series, Homecoming, but she did manage to handpick him for Gaslit.
“But like everyone else in Armie’s life she will no doubt be horrified at what he’s accused of.”
Besides dropping out of his role with Julia, he has also
The actor has been accused of sending sickening and disturbing messages about and keeping women as "slaves."
The Instagram account posted multiple screenshots from a woman claiming
One screenshot of a message allegedly from the actor to a woman said: "I will own you. That's my soul. My brain. My spirit. My body. Would you come to be my property til you die?
"If I wanted to cut off one of your toes and keep it with me in my pocket so I always had a piece of you in my possession?"
The alarming messages were allegedly sent between 2016 and February 2020 - while Armie was still married to his wife Elizabeth Chambers.
The Social Network star denies the shocking allegations against him
Many women have since come forward to state that the texts were real, including Armie's ex Paige Lorenze, who claimed with people without her knowledge.
Paige, who dated Armie for four months, also spoke exclusively to The Sun about how Armie allegedly to practice tying up women and talked about wanting to strangle his dog.
Another ex Courtney Vucekovich told DailyMail.com Armie
Armie is currently taking refuge in the Cayman Islands while divorcing Elizabeth, whom he was married to for ten years.
about the allegations against him.
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Armie previously responded to the claims in a statement to , saying: "I’m not responding to these bulls**t claims but in light of the vicious and spurious online attacks against me, I cannot in good conscience now leave my children for 4 months to shoot a film in the Dominican Republic."
The Sun reached out to a rep for Armie for comment.