Armie Hammer has once again spoken out about accusations of cannibalism fantasies and sexual assault.
The actor was accused of rape and sexual misconduct by multiple women in 2021, notably by one woman named Effie, who shared screenshots allegedly sent by the actor in which he shared cannibalistic fantasies.
Hammer – who was dropped by his agent and publicist in the wake of the allegations and exited a number of projects – has denied the accusations, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said in 2023 that it would not pursue a case against the actor in regards to Effie’s allegations. No cases have since been brought against Hammer in relation to the allegations.
In 2023 Hammer addressed claims of sexual misconduct from two women, Courtney Vucekovich and Paige Lorenze, denying any criminal wrongdoing but admitting he “one million per cent” emotionally abused them. During the interview, Hammer also said he attempted suicide in 2021 in the wake of the allegations, while also revealing he was sexually abused aged 13.
Now, speaking to Christina Pazsitzy and Tom Segura’s podcast Your Mom’s House, he has addressed the claims once again.
“The world seemed like it was falling apart, and people were just deeply unhappy with their own lives,” he said of the allegations, which broke during Covid. “And then this salacious story comes around where this actor wants to murder and eat people. And all of a sudden, everyone’s like, ‘Oh, this is so much more fun to focus on than the fact that I can’t leave my living room.’ And then stories kept coming out and kept coming out and kept coming out.”
Hammer also said that several of his exchanges with women were taken out of context, although he acknowledged that he does have sexual fantasies about tying women up.
He said: “I like the idea that you are so completely mine. Yeah. I can do whatever I want, and you love it because you know you’re mine. And, like, this possession kinda thing, like, that’s just fun to talk about.
“And, by the way, especially if you’re, like, drunk or stoned or high at night and you’re texting. And while you’re saying it, you’re, like, chuckling to yourself, like, ‘I’m gonna fucking cut your toe off and keep it in my pocket so I got a piece of you everywhere I go,’ ha ha ha.”
He added: “If anyone took anyone’s bedroom conversations – specifically, like, if people were having a little bit of sexy time – and they took the shit that they said, even if it was completely vanilla, and you read that somewhere else out of context, everyone’s gonna go, ‘You guys are fucking disgusting.’”
Hammer went on to say that the volume of private messages made public made him feel like he was “left standing there naked in front of the world with all of your proclivities or kinks being judged by the world”.
He also reflected on his actions adding: “There are aspects of my behavior that I think were coming from maybe not the healthiest place. Then there were aspects of my behaviour that were just expressions of my own sexuality.
“So I had to sort of, like, comb through all of that and figure out what’s coming from the right place, what’s coming from a trauma place. I think somewhere deep down, subconsciously, I wanted to get caught.”
Hammer announced his return to acting three years after he was accused of sexual assault last October.
The actor is lined up to appear in an independent movie called Frontier Crucible alongside Thomas Jane, who appeared in The Predator.
For help, advice or more information regarding sexual harassment, assault and rape in the UK, visit the Rape Crisis charity website. In the US, visit RAINN.
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