Armie Hammer is finally breaking his silence following allegations of sexual misconduct in 2021 and then watching his Hollywood career implode in the aftermath of the bombshell accusations.
The Call Me By Your Name star’s fall from grace first began after an Instagram account leaked messages allegedly sent by Hammer detailing rough sexual practices and cannibalistic tendencies.
Once the messages went viral, several of Hammer’s former romantic partners accused him of non-consensual behavior, with one woman accusing him of mental and physical abuse and rape. That case was looked into by the Los Angeles Police Department but Hammer has not been charged with any crimes.
Subsequently, the actor lost high-profile jobs in films like Shotgun Wedding and the TV series The Offer and checked into a treatment facility. Upon his release, it was reported that Hammer – who is the great-grandson of oil tycoon Armand Hammer – had obtained gainful employment by selling timeshares in the Cayman Islands.
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Now, after nearly two years since the accusations first surfaced, Hammer is speaking out in a new interview with Airmail in which he denies ever having non-consensual sex with any of his former partners.
The 36-year-old also revealed he was sexually abused at the age of 13 for over a year by a youth pastor and believes the childhood trauma is what stoked his interest in BDSM and aggressive sex.
“What that did for me was it introduced sexuality into my life in a way that it was completely out of my control,” he told the outlet. “I was powerless in the situation. I had no agency in the situation. My interests then went to: I want to have control in the situation, sexually.”
He made the correlation after years of therapy and said that due to his abuse his “sexual interests became about being in control, because being out of control was very dangerous for me and very uncomfortable.”
Despite his experience, Hammer maintains he never had any compulsion to become violent with women and always had their consent. But he did own up to enjoying having an imbalance of power in his relationships and being emotionally abusive to these younger women.
“I had a very intense and extreme lifestyle and I would scoop up these women, bring them into it—into this whirlwind of travel and sex and drugs and big emotions flying around,” he said, “and then as soon as I was done, I’d just drop them off and move on to the next woman, leaving that woman feeling abandoned or used.”
As far as his financial hardships, The Lone Ranger star confessed to being “broke” and acknowledged the reports of being a timeshare salesman. Hammer said he contemplated taking on the job but his prospects were dashed after video was leaked of him shadowing his friend at a resort and it sparked an investigation by immigration officials.
“I didn’t have a work permit, even though I wasn’t on salary, I wasn’t making money, I wasn’t on payroll,” he added. “What can I do?”
As far as his acting career, Hammer knows his prospects are grim. “No one will hire me. No one will insure me. And no one will touch me because if they hire me, then they are the people who support abusers.”
While he may not have any projects in the works, Hollywood has already seized on the salacious and problematic drama with the docuseries House of Hammer.
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The project features voice memos and testimonials from people close to Hammer, but at least one piece of evidence brought forward had to be removed from the series after it was found to have been taken from Pinterest.
If you are so inclined, check out the House of Hammer trailer below and then stream it on Discovery+.
johncp56
May I ask why he got canceled, he never ate anyone he talked about odd things! we! all do,
Yooper
Exactly. He liked rough sex and dominating, not an unusual trait. Maybe he had pseudo cannibalistic fantasies, doesn’t mean much. It’s sad and frustrating his career tanked due to allegations, most of which made through social media, not results of fact finding.
DBMC
Various women accused him of sending harassing texts and some accused him of abuse. .
Godabed
Abuse by it’s very nature is not consent and is unhealthy. You can’t equate the behavior to just a kink or sexual assault as a child. There very well may be some issue of control, but his choices in an attempt to get that control caused harm to others, therefore reinforcing the cycle of trauma and abuse.
He was cancelled as a consequence of his actions that scared younger women. He knew exactly what he was doing, and I’m sure his wife knew as well.
Joshooeerr
Thought Police got him,
Neoprene
Oh no! The trauma made him do it. Do what? We don’t know exactly.
Armie, sweetie, come out as non-binary and all will be forgiven.
Cam
Awwwww, how adorable, the same old right wing troll account brings out one of it’s names, to turn anything it can as an attack on LGBTQ people.
Sweetie, your trolling is, as always, sad and weak.
inbama
@Cam
I’m a “G.”
I was not attacked.
Please stop including my sexual orientation any time someone calls out TBS or QBS (of which there is an endless supply).
Your trolling is, as always, sad and weak.
dbmcvey
Wait, so Neoprene and inbama are the same person?
No suprise there.
LumpyPillows
Huh? Now I’m confused.
LumpyPillows
I thought it was funny. Some people have sticks up their troll holes.
inbama
@dbmcvey
It is far more likely that you, Cam and George Santos are the same person
bachy
I liked him as an actor. Too bad he turned out to be a little freaky in a profession renowned for its squeaky cleanliness.
LumpyPillows
That was satire, yes?
still_onthemark
The movie industry is a dog-eat-dog world.
ZzBomb
I mean I guess if the womens’ sexual abuse allegations turn out to be false and go no where in court or investigations then what’s the big deal? There’s nothing wrong in engaging in BDSM so long all sexual partners involved are aware and consent. Apart from that it’s none of anyone’s business and he can be as weird as he wants considering some of the wack jobs walking around Hollywood. Some lady goes around selling vagina scented candles and whatever the hell “goop” is, why can’t he do his thing?
LumpyPillows
He can tie me up…
Rich85
Since when is being kinky a crime? These cancelations of people are arbitrary and inconsistent and totally insane. There is no reason Hammer should not still have a flourishing acting career. It’s show business for gods sake which runs on kink. Give this man a job.
LumpyPillows
I haven’t read anything that suggests he did anything illegal. Relationships can turn bad. Sounds like he was intense and I bet those women loved it, until they didn’t. Changing your mind doesn’t a crime make. We all make choices. Adults own them. Sounds like Armie has owned up to his.
I don’t understand how he’s broke knowing his family’s wealth. That confuses me.
Time to forgive and let him work again. No one ever said he acted badly on the job.
lou lou de la falaise
Even if the family money ran out he made millions acting. His ex-wife must have gotten everything.
inbama
Not being in “Shotgun Wedding” isn’t anything to regret.
Even Jennifer Coolidge couldn’t rescue that turkey.
cuteguy
He was a victim and now survivor. And he hasn’t been charged with anything. The Call Me By Your Name sequel is calling him bc he is needed. The DA won’t charge or indict so he is innocent until proven guilty. He’s not going to even be charged. Harvey Weinstein was charged and convicted.
M K
I’m thinking if he wants to get a little bit rough, and dominate me while having his way, who am I to say no! Bring it on honey, you are welcome anytime.
RickHeathen
I have no problem believing that his youth pastor abused him, not at all. And what he says makes sense about control.
ScottOnEarth
Another example of toxic, ridiculous PC culture. This guy was publicly tried and convicted without a single charge of criminal behavior. Nothing but crazy women maligning him on social media, without any proof of their claims. It doesn’t matter that Armie is famous or an actor or anything else. Everyone is entitled to due-process.
LumpyPillows
Well, he did admit to some of it. Still, the women were into it until they weren’t. Choices have ramifications.
Jim
Abuse as a child or adolescent it can be quite traumatizing to be sure. However adult bad behavior doesn’t necessarily follow.
Take responsibility for your behavior, apologize to those you hurt, seek help to deal with your issues.
Ronbo
Whom did he hurt? Jim, quit the scarlet letter brigade. A conclusion based upon rumor or fantasy, not facts, is invalid. Shouldn’t you take responsibility for your words and apologize to all whom you may or may not have eaten?
Gather facts before you go on the attack.
Consider This
Rough sexual practices are one thing. Cannibalistic tendencies are quite another. Thankfully, there are no current indications he ever let that get to a Dahmer level…
FreddieW
He did a fine job of ruining a good career. I’m sorry, because “Call Me By Your Name” is one of my favorite movies. And a sequel to “The Man from UNCLE” would have been nice. It doesn’t get better than Henry Cavill and Armie Hammer in the same movie.