Army Hammer looking back at accusations of cannibalism which effectively ended his Hollywood career four years ago.
at the beginning of 2021 Call me by your name the actor was accused of raping an exand various unverified direct messages vivid sexual fantasies were attributed to him. Hammer vehemently denied the rape allegations and said his sexual encounters were consensual. Los Angeles Police Department investigation into claims were closed in May 2023 and the actor was not charged.
Wednesday, January 1 episode of Your Mom's House podcast, hosted by Kristina Pazici and Tom SeguraHammer admitted it was a “wild time”.
“Covid was going on, people were locked in their apartments, people were miserable,” Hammer, 38, said. “It was all happening. It felt like the world was falling apart. And people were deeply dissatisfied with their lives. And then this brutal story comes along where this actor wants to kill and eat people, and suddenly everyone's like, 'Oh, that's a lot more fun to focus on than the fact that I can't leave my living room.” Everyone was like, “Let's talk about this story.”
He continued: “I think I was just in full panic mode. The Punjabi Times will have articles about how I was a cannibal and all that. I think in March 2021 I was the fifth most searched person on Google in the world. And all that was negative.”
“All of a sudden you're standing naked in front of the world and the world is judging your every whim or trick,” Hammer added, apparently taking ownership of at least some of the graphic messages attributed to him at time. “It's tough.”
After shooting to stardom after a role in the film Social network and other major blockbusters, Hammer said he struggles to maintain his Hollywood image. At that time Hammer was married to Elizabeth Chamberswith whom he has two children, daughter Harper (10) and son Ford (7). He said his behavior on social media is to some extent a response to how he feels.
“I think somewhere deep down, subconsciously, I wanted to be caught. I didn't relate so much to the image of me that was out there in public. Like, 'Look at them, they're like the Ralph Lauren family. They have the perfect life, the perfect house, and the perfect kids,” Hammer said. “I feel like a stranger. It was like I was whistling at it, if you will wanted to get caught. People might say, “I don't think he knows his Twitter tags are public.” I saw that and was like, “I know.”
Hammer addressed the public's response to his supposedly direct messages and said his conversations were taken out of context.
He said: “If someone picks up on someone's conversation in the bedroom, especially if people are having a bit of a sexy time, and they pick up on what they said, even if it was completely vanilla, and you read it somewhere else out of context, everybody” You guys are disgusting.''
Hammer also admitted to fantasizing about rope bondage, explaining: “I love the idea of you being so completely mine. I can do whatever you want and you love it because you know you're mine. This property is a one of a kind thing.
“It's just fun to talk about … especially when you're drunk or stoned or at night and you're texting and laughing to yourself,” he added. “For example, 'I'm going to cut off your finger and keep it in my pocket so I have a piece of you everywhere I go. Ha ha ha.' Then it's read in the court of public opinion, and everyone says, “You're crazy.”
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