A 36-year-old man has been arrested.
Hammond had allegedly been blackmailed by the man for large sums of money and a BMW car that was reportedly worth £5,000., the man allegedly threatened to spread lies about Hammond in order to destroy her career if she didn't comply with his demands.
"We are investigating an allegation of blackmail of a woman in her 40s," the police said in a statement."We take reports of this kind very seriously." This content is imported from Instagram. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
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