Nearly two years after the allegations of rape and sexual assault against him, following the stalking incident, the slain actor responded to the allegations in a column.Air mailSaturday, February 4.
The angel-faced actor, whose descent into hell began two years ago, decided to break his silence. Since 2021, Armie Hammer has been piling up serious allegations against him: sexual assault, rape, cannibalistic text messages… during an interview with a weekly newspaper. Air mail On Saturday, February 4, the American actor was ambiguous. he has acknowledged his past “mistakes” but has denied allegations of rape and sexual abuse of which he is the subject.
“agreeable disagreement”
“I was stupid, I was selfish, I used people to make myself feel better, and when I was done, I moved on,” he admitted in a 2019 American media column. He admitted that as a famous actor he was. over younger women in positions of power. Denying the allegations, he said that he and one of the accusers engaged in so-called “consent-to-dissent” activities, during which they carried out rape scenarios.
Raped by a pastor at the age of 13
He also told journalist James Kirchik that at the age of 13 he was sexually abused by a pastor several times. The experience “introduced sexuality into my life in a way that was completely out of my control,” she said. According to him, this would explain his desire to dominate in his romantic and sexual relationships. “Powerless in the face of this situation,” she would then like to “control sexually.”
“In massive debt”
The disgraced actor also spoke openly about his financial situation. “I’m not only broke, I’m heavily in debt,” he said. Which would mean that its transformation into real estate would not succeed. After a Robert Downey Jr.-funded rehab, which he paid tribute to, began in June 2021 and lasted six months, he would indeed work as a part-time property salesman at the Morritt Hotel in Cayman. Islands.
Are you cut out of Hollywood?
the actor of Social network (2010) regrets being removed from film projects like the film Wedding with a gun (2022) or series The offer (2022). And cited the consequences of the culture of cancellation (translated the formula “cancel culture» Or “cancellation“, which implies a boycott of the person who engaged in inappropriate comment or behavior, editor’s note).
“Nobody will hire me anymore,” he said. No one will assure me. They can no longer think of hiring me for any project. nothing at all. […] If they hire me, then they become people who support abusers.” Placing himself as a scapegoat, he made a sacrificial metaphor. When they impale someone like me for protection, what they don’t realize is that they’re just fueling the fire. And this fire is now out of control and will burn them all. And they keep throwing people in there as a sacrifice to protect themselves.”
suicidal thoughts
When the allegations against him came to light, such as the alleged rape brought by a woman named Effie, the ex of Elizabeth Chambers (their divorce, announced in 2020, has not yet been finalized), confided that he had suicidal thoughts; I went out into the ocean and swam as far as I could, hoping that I would drown, get hit by a boat or get eaten by a shark,” he said.
A protection that not all Internet users liked. One of them wrote on Twitteras if being sexually abused as a child justified her choices as an adult rape and try to eat someone’s flesh.” Similarly, Jeff Frame, an actor and podcast creator, complained:As someone who has been sexually abused for years “As a kid, I hated seeing Armie Hammer take that as an excuse to hurt other people.”
The Hammers and their “deal with the devil”
However, not all Hollywood people turned away from the actor. Robert Downey Jr., whom he paid tribute to, thus funded his rehabilitation. Luca Guadagnino, director Call me by your name (2017), expressed in columns variety In November 2022, about the desire to create a second opus, and first of all, with the same actors. “Why? Because I sincerely love the actors I work with, so I want to enjoy the joy of working with them again.”
Armie Hammer’s case, the subject of a shocking documentary, caused a stir. The series in question is titled: hammer house takes a look back at the harrowing history of the Hammer clan and the allegations against the father of Harper (age 7) and Ford (age 5). His aunt, Casey Hammer, shows up and uncovers a family of “multi-generational abuse.” He expresses himself like this. “From the outside, we were a perfect family. […] But if you believe in deals you can make with the devil, the Hammers are at the top of the scale. Every generation in my family has been involved in dark misdeeds. And it’s getting worse and worse.”
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Source: Le Figaro
