Armie Hammer He looks back at Allegations of cannibalism Which effectively ended his Hollywood career four years ago.
In early 2021, Call me by your name He was the actor Accused of rape by exAnd many unverified direct messages Details of vivid sexual fantasies attributed to him. Hammer has strongly denied the rape allegations and said his sexual encounters were consensual. An investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department in Claims closed in May 2023 The perpetrator was not charged.
He will appear on the Wednesday, January 1 episode of the “Your Mom's House” podcast, which she hosts Christina Pazzitzi and Tom SeguraHammer admitted it was a “difficult time.”
“The coronavirus was going on, people were locked in their apartment, people were miserable,” Hammer, 38, said. “There was all this going on. The world seemed to be collapsing. And people were deeply dissatisfied with their lives. And then comes this salacious story where this actor wants to kill and eat people, and suddenly everyone says, 'Oh, that's more fun to focus on than the fact that I can't “Leaving my living room.” Everyone was like, “Let’s discuss this story.”
He continued: “I think I was in complete panic. There would be articles in the Punjabi Times about how I was a cannibal and all that stuff. I think in March of 2021 I was the fifth most searched person on Google in the world. “And it was all negative.”
“Suddenly you're left standing there naked in front of the world, with the world judging your every inclination or kinks,” Hammer added, apparently taking ownership of at least some of the photo messages attributed to him. the time. “This is difficult.”
After his rise to stardom after his role in Social network And other major films, Hammer said he struggles to maintain his clear image in Hollywood. At the time, it was Hammer Married to Elizabeth ChambersHe has two children, a daughter, Harper, 10, and a son, Ford, 7. He said his behavior on social media was in some way a response to how he felt.
“I think that somewhere deep down, subconsciously, I wanted to get caught. So I didn't get attached to the image that I had in front of the public. Like, 'Look at them, they're like Ralph Lauren's family.'” Hammer explained, “They've got a perfect life.” “And a perfect house, and perfect kids.” “I was like, ‘I feel like an alien.’” I've been “liking” pictures of rope bondage on my Twitter account. It was like I was whistling to my dog, so to speak, and wanted to get caught. People might say, “I don't think he knows his Twitter likes are public.” I saw it and said, “I know.”
Hammer addressed the public response to his alleged direct messages and said his conversations were taken out of context.
He said: “If anyone took anyone's bedroom conversations, particularly if people were having a sexy time, and took the bullshit they said, even if it was just completely vanilla, and I read that somewhere else out of context, I would all go, 'You're disgusting, y'all.' comrades”.
Hammer also admitted to fantasizing about rope bondage, explaining, “I like the idea that you're completely mine. I can do whatever you want, and you like it because you know you're mine. That possession is kind of a thing.”
“It's fun to talk about… especially if you're drunk or on drugs or high at night, texting and laughing at yourself,” he added. “Like, I'll cut off your toe and keep it in my pocket so I have a piece of you everywhere I go.” Ha ha ha.” Then it gets read in the court of public opinion and everyone says: “You’re crazy.”