What Happened to Elizabeth Chambers? Her New Series Exposes 'Toxic' Love

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07-05-2025

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Years after her turbulent divorce from actor Armie Hammer, 42-year-old journalist and entrepreneur Elizabeth Chambers is revisiting her own experience of betrayal and emotional turmoil in Toxic, now airing on Max and Investigation Discovery.
The six-part docuseries features Chambers sitting down with survivors of domestic violence and unhealthy relationships, exploring what leads to love turning destructive.
"When it comes to toxic relationships, no one is immune," Chambers says in the show's trailer. "Navigating through my own heartbreak took me back to my roots as an investigative journalist."
Armie Hammer, right, and Elizabeth Chambers arrive at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
Armie Hammer, right, and Elizabeth Chambers arrive at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Beverly Hills, California.
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What Happened to Elizabeth Chambers?
Chambers' marriage to Hammer, once a glamorous Hollywood union, ended in public scandal amid abuse allegations leveled against Hammer by multiple women. The couple married in 2010 and split in 2020. Chambers filed for divorce shortly after their separation, and it was finalized in June 2023.
In 2021, after the couple separated, Hammer faced public scrutiny after multiple women came forward with allegations that he had sent them disturbing messages describing violent sexual fantasies, including rape, mutilation and cannibalism. He was also accused of sexual assault—claims his legal team denied.
In June 2023, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office announced it would not pursue charges, citing the results of a two-year investigation. Hammer has denied any wrongdoing.
Chambers has spoken sparingly about the ordeal, often deflecting attention to protect her children, Harper and Ford. But with Toxic, she opens the door to a broader conversation about relational abuse and psychological manipulation.
"This show touches on domestic violence, it touches on really unhealthy patterns. For me, I just experienced betrayal," she said on Today With Jenna & Friends. "But in that process, I really learned so much about patterns and how parenting, really it comes down to parenting. It comes down to humanity and psychology and all of those interesting things."
Why It Matters
Toxic is structured around real-life survivor stories, including the case of Kelly Sutliff, whose journey from victim to advocate anchors the series premiere. Sutliff was violently attacked by her husband in 2019, survived a 45-minute assault, and later saw him sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to aggravated assault by strangulation and other charges. Sutliff later reported stalking and intimidation that followed once he was released from the hospital.
Sutliff, now a licensed therapist, created a nonprofit called Kelly's K9s, Tails of Courage, which pairs survivors of domestic violence with trained protection dogs. Her story, as presented in the premiere episode "Sleeping with a Stranger," lays bare not only the initial trauma but the prolonged emotional and legal toll of survival.
"I want to find the truth," Chambers said in the trailer.
How to Watch Elizabeth Chambers' 'Toxic' Docuseries
Toxic airs Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on Investigation Discovery and is available for streaming on Max. The six-part series dives into patterns of gaslighting, love-bombing, manipulation, and emotional abuse through survivor testimonies and expert commentary.
Chambers uses her platform as both a journalist and a survivor to guide these conversations.
What People Are Saying
Kelly Sutliff, founder of Kelly's K9s, Tails of Courage, on Instagram on May 5: "Tonight, my truth airs. A story of survival, silence shattered, and strength reclaimed. What almost killed me became the reason I fight—for those still trapped, and for those who didn't survive to tell their story."
Elizabeth Chambers, on Instagram on May 5: "TOMORROW!! I CANNOT wait to share these extraordinary stories with you."
What Happens Next
Upcoming episodes of Toxic will continue to profile survivors like Sutliff and delve deeper into patterns of emotional and physical abuse. Chambers' work on the series positions her not just as host but as someone using personal experience to explore how toxic love begins—and how people rebuild after it ends.
As she says in the trailer, "Rarely are men held accountable. The court of public opinion is very hard to reverse." Her new project seeks to reverse that silence, one story at a time.