Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer spoke to Air Mail in his first interview since 2021 sexual assault allegations surfaced. He denied the sexual misconduct allegations made in ...

A source close to Hammer told [Vanity Fair](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/07/robert-downey-jr-armie-hammer-rehab) in July 2022 that Downey allowed Hammer to stay in one of his homes while recovering. "I just walked out into the ocean and swam out as far as I could and hoped that either I drowned, or was hit by a boat, or eaten by a shark," Hammer told Air Mail. [ Hammer was the subject of an investigation](https://www.insider.com/armie-hammer-cannibal-dms-controversy-explained). And treated people more poorly than they should have been treated," Hammer told Air Mail. That's an imbalance of power in the situation," he told the outlet. They could have been happy to just be with me and would have said yes to things that maybe they wouldn't have said yes to on their own. Hammer responded making it clear that he did not want to maintain that type of relationship with her." Hammer said that the details Angelova presented was, instead, a "scene" the pair planned out. He continued that he sought consent during each of his sexual encounters, saying: "Every single thing was discussed beforehand. "This alleged rape was a scene that was her idea. He also committed other acts of violence against me to which I did not consent." [Air Mail's James Kirchick](https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence), published on Saturday, comes two years after he became enveloped in controversy.

In a new interview with AirMail, the actor continues to deny any claims of nonconsensual sexual activity, while calling his behavior 'selfish.'

“Then I realized that my kids were still on shore, and that I couldn’t do that to my kids.” While he denies any non-consensual sexual activity or carving the letter A near Lorenze’s vagina with a knife — according to Hammer, he “lightly traced” his initial on her skin, with her permission and resulting in little blood — he acknowledges that “the power dynamics were off” in these relationships because of his age and fame and admits that he was emotionally abusive to his accusers. “They could have been happy to just be with me and would have said yes to things that maybe they wouldn’t have said yes to on their own. She planned all of the details out, all the way down to what Starbucks I would see her at, how I would follow her home, how her front door would be open and unlocked and I would come in, and we would engage in what is called a ‘consensual non-consent scene,’ CNC.” Never.” Because “the whole point of this is mutual pleasure. I tried so hard to justify his actions, even to the point of responding to him in a way that did not reflect my true feelings.” You’re doing things that are beyond the [realm of] ‘Let’s have missionary sex with the lights off.’ You have to have that trust. I was completely in shock and couldn’t believe someone I loved did that to me. “This alleged rape was a scene that was her idea. In the article, Hammer traces his interest in erotic BDSM practices to sexual abuse he says he suffered for nearly a year at 13 by a youth pastor of his church. Hammer was also accused of raping a woman in 2017, allegedly slamming her head against a wall and beating her feet. He adds that he told his parents that the pastor made him uncomfortable, but they responded with an air of: “This is a man of God …

The Call Me By Your Name star says a pastor abused him as a child, and denies the allegations against him.

[upended his career](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/03/the-fall-of-armie-hammer-a-family-saga-of-sex-money-drugs-and-betrayal) two years ago, speaking to a writer for the newsletter [Air Mail](https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence). Hammer’s aunt, Casey Hammer, recently appeared in a documentary, “ [House of Hammer](https://ew.com/tv/casey-hammer-house-of-hammer-interview/),” on Discovery+, in which she details her own allegations of “multigenerational abuse.” (The LAPD did not respond to request for comment before deadline; this story will be updated in the event of a response.) [Coming to (and Leaving) Netflix](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/01/new-on-netflix-the-best-movies-and-tv-shows-coming-and-leaving-in-february-2023?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-011823)in February “No one will hire me. No one will insure me. “My interests then went to: I want to have control in the situation, sexually.” He said that he was suicidal when the accusations came out. There’s no chance for redemption. “And no one will touch me because if they hire me, then they are the people who support abusers. There’s no chance for rehabilitation. He claims that he and one accuser were engaged in acts of “consensual non-consent” activities, in which they role-played rape scenarios.

Hammer has given his first interview since multiple women accused him of abuse and misconduct.

Hammer and his wife Elizabeth Chambers separated in the fall of 2020. “Then I realized that my kids were still on shore, and that I couldn’t do that to my kids.” “It feels like my recovery has taken a turn from me being the one who needs help staying sober to me being able to help others. Hammer had a number of high-profile roles fall out at the time the misconduct allegations surfaced. I had no agency in the situation. “I was powerless in the situation.

Armie Hammer has done his first interview since sexual misconduct allegations were made against him in 2021. The 'Call Me By Your Name' actor told Air Mail ...

He claimed that the TMZ footage ended up getting him “sucked into an immigration investigation” because he didn’t have a work permit. “Then I realized that my kids were still on shore, and that I couldn’t do that to my kids,” he said. “It feels like my recovery has taken a turn from me being the one who needs help staying sober to me being able to help others. She claimed that she felt pressured to consent because Hammer acted “cold and angry;” Hammer told Air Mail that the bondage scenario in question had been done multiple times without any objections from Vucekovich. He recalled swimming out into the ocean and hoping that he would be drowned, hit by a boat, or attacked by a shark. Lorenze previously alleged that Hammer had used a knife to carve the letter A “about an inch deep” near her vagina; Hammer told Air Mail that he received permission to trace his initial on her skin and noted that he left only a scrape. He didn’t rape anyone.” She also allegedly told another follower that she was “not saying” that Hammer raped her. Meanwhile, Vucekovich has alleged that he groomed her and referenced a “bondage scenario” that she hadn’t been comfortable with. When asked if it was fair to say that he was emotionally abusive to his accusers, the actor replied, “One million percent.” Hammer claimed that he deleted the messages that would prove this, but that his lawyers have so far failed to subpoena them from Meta. They’re the ones who set the boundaries,” he said. [previously accused ](https://www.vulture.com/2021/03/armie-hammer-rape-abuse-allegations.html)of “mentally, emotionally, and sexually” abusing a former partner, initially identified as Effie.

Hammer denies rape allegations, but admits to taking advantage of unbalanced power dynamics in his relationships with younger women.

After issuing a brief statement, Hammer fell off the radar—other than [occasional reports](https://variety.com/2022/film/news/armie-hammer-hotel-concierge-caymans-1235310475/) that he was currently working as a Cayman Islands timeshare salesman, of all things. Then I realized that my kids were still on shore, and that I couldn’t do that to my kids.” He also details incidents of sexual abuse against him as a child, citing it as a motivator for a need “to have control in the situation, sexually.” [In the interview](https://variety.com/2023/film/news/armie-hammer-interview-suicide-sexual-abuse-pastor-1235512611/), Hammer discusses a variety of topics about the general trajectory of his life over the last two years, including admitting to being emotionally abusive to some of the women who’ve come forward with allegations against him—but also denying accusations of rape. Stating that “the power dynamics were off” in the relationships, Hammer admitted “one million percent” to being emotionally abusive toward both women. [Call Me By Your Name](https://www.avclub.com/film/reviews/call-me-by-your-name-2017)) abruptly shifted directions back in January of 2021, when several women released what appeared to be texts from the actor, expressing sexual fantasies (including references to cannibalism) and controlling behaviors. That’s an imbalance of power in the situation.