The actor claimed he did nothing criminal but said he was “one million percent” emotionally abusive to women in his life.
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 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.
Actor tells Air Mail he was sexually abused by his youth pastor at age 13 and denies any criminal wrongdoing.
“Robert and others are examples of what it looks like for a human being to experience pain and then growth,” Hammer said. “Then I realized that my kids were still on shore, and that I couldn’t do that to my kids.” Hammer confirmed that he did at one point pitch time-shares to customers at a resort in the Cayman Islands where a friend worked. “Whether he deserves it is not for us to decide, and many readers’ minds may already be made up. “Hammer wants to clear his name – at least of the crimes he has been accused of,” the statement added. 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.” Soon other women came forward with similar accusations of sexual coercion and emotional abuse in relationships with Hammer between 2017 and 2020. I’m truly grateful for my life and my recovery and everything. Talking to Air Mail, Hammer vociferously denied any criminal wrongdoing, saying the encounters at the center of the 2021 accusations against him were all consensual. “I’m now a healthier, happier, more balanced person. I had no agency in the situation. “I was powerless in the situation.
In his first interview since being accused by multiple women, Armie Hammer says he contemplated suicide and was sexually abused as a minor.
And that fire is now out of control and it’s going to burn everyone.” “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.” In the wake of the scandal, Hammer was dropped by his agency, WME, and was 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 says. “Then I realized that my kids were still on shore, and that I couldn’t do that to my kids.” And that, I feel like, is what’s missing in this cancel-culture, woke-mob business,” Hammer says. Effie is behind the Instagram account “House of Effie,” which first posted shocking allegations against Hammer, garnering widespread attention in early 2021. The most damning allegation against Hammer was by a woman, known as Effie, who Last year, a Discovery+ docuseries, [“House of Hammer,”](https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/armie-hammer-docuseries-house-of-hammer-discovery-1235358919/) chronicled Hammer’s downfall with a handful of his accusers publicly coming forward on-camera. In a new interview, he reveals that he contemplated suicide after his downfall and claims he was sexually abused by a youth pastor at 13. Air Mail reports that Hammer told two people about his childhood abuse, and the publication states it corroborated his account with his godmother. I had no agency in the situation.
In a new interview, Armie Hammer is speaking out two years after being accused of sexual assault and other misconduct.
[rep previously denied Effie's allegations as "outrageous](https://www.eonline.com/news/1250030/armie-hammer-denies-violently-raping-a-woman-as-police-launch-investigation)," told Air Mail that the "alleged rape was a scene that was her idea," which they planned together in advance on Facebook Messenger. "Then I realized that my kids were still on shore, and that I couldn't do that to my kids." He told Airmail that in February 2021, a month after the first accusations went viral, he attempted suicide while quarantining in the Cayman Islands. [Air Mail](https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence) magazine in comments posted Feb. "My interests then went to: I want to have control in the situation, sexually." Now 36, he has not filmed an acting project since