Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide, sexual assault, rape, and cannibalism.
Summary
Armie Hammerhas come forward to respond to his controversy and the resultant ousting from Hollywood. At one point, Hammer was an active working actor in Hollywood, contributing his talents to both blockbusters and prominent indie works. In 2017, he played Oliver in theLuca Guadagnino romancefilmCall Me by Your Name, for which he was nominated for copious awards, including a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. Hammer’s most recent role was in 2022, as his personal controversies have seen him largely booted from Hollywood.
While appearing on thePainful Lessonspodcast (as perEntertainment Weekly),Hammer broke his silence on his controversiesand being ousted from Hollywood. Hammer explained that he “didn’t feel good” nor “satisfied” in his life prior to the scandals. As a result, he is ultimately “grateful” for everything that happened, as they forced him to step back from an unhappy career. Hammer remained ambiguous as to the truth of any rumors, referencing “whatever it was that people said.” Check out the full quote from Hammer below:
Whatever it was that people said, whatever it was that happened, I’m now at a place in my life where I’m grateful for every single bit of it.
I’m actually now at a place where I’m really grateful for it because where I was in my life before all of that stuff happened to me, I didn’t feel good. I never felt satisfied. I never had enough. I never was in a place where I was happy with myself where I had self-esteem. I never knew how to give myself love. I never knew how to give myself self-validation but I had this job where I was able to get it from so many people that I never had to learn how to give it to myself.
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Hammer Has Been Accused Of Sexual Assault, Abuse, & More
One of Hammer’s major controversies came in 2021, whenhe was accused of sexual abuse and assault. A woman came forward that year to say that Hammer had raped her for over four hours back in 2017. In addition to the assault, the woman alleged that Hammer “committed other acts of violence against [her]” that she did not consent to. She also said that Hammer abused her over the course of their multi-year, on-again-off-again relationship. At the time, Hammer vehemently denied these allegations.
The more confounding ofHammer’s backlashwasthe claim that the actor was secretly a cannibal. Earlier in 2021, messages were leaked that revealed Hammer talking about fantasies he had regarding sexual assault and cannibalism. While the cannibalism aspect of these messages was particularly disconcerting, the assault fantasies also looked bad for Hammer in retrospect after the rape allegations came out.
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After these accusations, Hammer was dropped from his agency and let go from several productions.The actor has spoken out minimally in the years since the allegations, so his comments about them here are notable. In 2023, Hammer revealed in an interview that he had an experience of being sexually abused in childhood by his youth pastor. He also expressed his dismay over the initial allegations, admitting that he contemplated suicide following the controversy. Now, it seems thatHammerstill has not taken full ownership over his past actions, but at least has recognized how they have affected his journey.
