Armie Hammer opens up on intercourse scandal; admits he practised tying up companions utilizing mannequins
Disgraced Hollywood actor Armie Hammer has opened up concerning the scandal that derailed his performing profession. The Name Me By Your Title star, ostracised by Hollywood following allegations of rape and claims of sharing violent, cannibalistic fantasies, has denied any felony wrongdoing, although he admitted to dishonest on his ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers, 42. Whereas investigated for sexual assault by the LAPD, no expenses have been filed.
Hammer, now dwelling in what he describes as a “tiny-ass condominium,” has turned to podcasting and is making an attempt a profession revival. Talking on comedians Christina Pazsitzy and Tom Segura’s Your Mother’s Home podcast on Wednesday, he mirrored on how his scandal dominated headlines through the COVID-19 lockdown.
“The world appeared prefer it was falling aside, and folks have been simply deeply sad with their very own lives,” Hammer defined. “After which this salacious story comes round the place this actor needs to homicide and eat folks. And impulsively, everybody’s like, ‘Oh, that is a lot extra enjoyable to give attention to than the truth that I can not depart my front room.’”
He added, “After which tales saved popping out and saved popping out and saved popping out,” evaluating his state of affairs to an anecdote Pazsitzy shared about her husband, Segura. Hammer advised that out-of-context remarks, significantly intimate ones, might unfairly paint anybody as abusive.
Hammer additionally addressed his sexual preferences, admitting he practised tying up companions on a model and was drawn to a way of possession. “I like the thought that you’re so utterly mine. Yeah. I can do no matter I would like, and also you find it irresistible as a result of you recognize you are mine,” he mentioned.
Nevertheless, he acknowledged his behaviour was usually rooted in unhealthy impulses. “There are points of my behaviour that I feel have been coming from perhaps not the healthiest place,” he admitted. “Then there have been points of my behaviour that have been simply expressions of my very own sexuality.”
Hammer confessed to utilizing relationships as a way to inflate his ego. “Folks have been my baggage of dope with pores and skin on it. Having folks wish to have s*x with me, having s*x with folks… it gave me a way of energy and validation,” he revealed, admitting he usually left companions feeling “sucked into this twister” earlier than abruptly shifting on.
Reflecting on his kids, Harper and Ford, he expressed considerations about their future views on him: “I’m effectively conscious that my daughter and son are gonna get to a sure level the place they then do remedy, after which they go, ‘I hate my dad, too.’”
Regardless of his struggles, Hammer is optimistic, sharing that he not too long ago filmed Frontier Crucible alongside William H. Macy. “I wouldn’t say I’m again, [but] I’m working,” he mentioned.
Whereas Hammer stays a divisive determine, his candidness about his actions and their penalties suggests a person grappling along with his previous whereas cautiously hoping for a contemporary begin in each his private life and profession.
