Armie Hammer had a “kind of indignation” over the previous couple of years following allegations of cannibalism and a intercourse scandal, which noticed the fallout of his Hollywood standing and marital breakdown.Â
Hammer, 38, admitted the general public’s response to claims he was a cannibal was “wild” on the debut episode of his Armie HammerTime Podcast.
“I am not gonna lie. I kinda just like the cannibal stuff now. I am similar to, ‘Hey I am a cannibal,'” Hammer instructed his first visitor, comic Tom Arnold, who famous, “The cannibalism factor is my favourite.”
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Armie Hammer thought cannibalism claims had been “wild.” (Noam Galai)
“What makes extra noise? Armie Hammer is a cannibal, or Armie Hammer may not be a cannibal?”
Hammer added, “The cannibal factor makes extra noise, and you aren’t getting an apology tour on this world. Like, somebody says one thing about you, everybody believes it, after which they transfer on with their lives to no matter it’s that they are targeted on as a result of they’ve acquired their very own lives.”
“I am not gonna lie, I kinda just like the cannibal stuff now. I am similar to, hey I am a cannibal.”
The “Name Me by Your Title” star was accused of sexual assault in 2017 by a former girlfriend, who additionally claimed Hammer raped her “violently” and “for over 4 hours.”Â
His profession derailed following a sequence of textual content messages that allegedly detailed sexual fantasies, together with references to rape, violence and cannibalism. They had been leaked on-line by an nameless Instagram account named “Home of Effie.”
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One other ex-girlfriend, Paige Lorenze, accused Hammer of branding her with a knife. His ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, filed for divorce in 2020, months earlier than abuse, rape and cannibalistic fantasy allegations towards Hammer publicly got here to mild. Their divorce was finalized final 12 months.
Regardless of a tough few years, Hammer stated he was “grateful” he went by “all of that bull—-, as a result of now, the place I’m is so significantly better than if none of that might have ever occurred.”
Hammer stated he “type of” appreciated the cannibal claims now on his new podcast. (Vera Anderson/WireImage)
Elizabeth Chambers and Armie Hammer finalized their divorce final 12 months after almost 13 years of marriage. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
He remembered the gradual tempo at which “s— hit the fan,” and receiving cellphone calls from his agent telling him somebody on-line was saying he was “being abusive.”
“No specifics, however they’re simply saying you are abusive, and it is beginning to choose up traction,” Hammer stated. When his agent requested if he knew who was behind the accusations, Hammer stated, “Sure, I do know precisely who that is.”
“The place I’m is so significantly better than if none of that might have ever occurred.”
Hammer famous that on-line critics fanned the flames and would ask his accusers, “Did he rape you? It’s best to name the cops.” He stated, “And he or she was writing on-line on the time, ‘He by no means raped me. No want for the police. It was consensual.’ She was placing all this on the market. As soon as the rape factor was dropped, then it was like, the s— hit the fan so exhausting that the fan exploded.”
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He remembered his lawyer on the time advising him to be quiet, and instructed him, “You possibly can’t do or say something. They’re going to open a prison investigation on you, so you could shut the f— up.”
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“That is why I used to be utterly silent,” Hammer stated. “I used to be utterly silent for the two.5 years that I used to be below investigation as a result of I wasn’t going to do something to make this worse.”
Arnold requested, “Was it exhausting to be silent?” to which Hammer stated, “Oh yeah, it was tremendous exhausting as a result of all of those individuals had been saying issues about me, however there was nothing I may do to defend myself.”
At first, Hammer held “quite a lot of resentment” towards the individuals who dropped him in the course of the scandal, from his PR rep to his agent and shut mates.
Armie Hammer was pressured to promote his truck this summer time as a result of he could not afford the fuel anymore, he stated on Instagram. (Instagram)
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“I used to be like, f— you guys. You guys all know me,” Hammer stated. “Each single individual would name me and go, ‘I’ve recognized you because you had been 19 years outdated. You’re not this man. Whoever this monster that these persons are speaking about, we all know that this isn’t you.'”
The rape allegations prompted a nine-month prison investigation by the Los Angeles Police Division. Hammer denied all allegations of sexual misconduct, and in Could 2023, prosecutors introduced Hammer would not be charged within the intercourse assault case.
Hammer and his household had been the topics of a Discovery+ docuseries that explored the “deeply troubling accusations leveled towards critically acclaimed actor Armie Hammer and the darkish, twisted legacy of the Hammer dynasty.”
Hammer misplaced out on movie roles as a result of scandal. (Getty Photos)
Amid the accusations, he was dropped from a lot of movies, together with Paramount’s “The Supply,” a present concerning the making of “The Godfather,” whose lead function went to Miles Teller.Â
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He was additionally imagined to star reverse Jennifer Lopez in “Shotgun Marriage ceremony,” a job that went to Josh Duhamel. After leaving therapy in Could 2021, Hammer was reportedly later noticed promoting timeshares within the Cayman Islands.
In August, Hammer revealed he wanted to commerce in his truck after he claimed he “can’t afford” fuel since shifting again to Los Angeles.Â
