Sidelined from Hollywood for two years and accusations of sexual and emotional assault against several women, Armie Hammer gave an interview in which he reveals that he was abused by a pastor at the age of 13.
By 2021, Armie Hammer’s career had collapsed. First singled out for his cannibalistic fantasies, the actor was then accused of sexual and emotional assault by several women, causing his dismissal from his agency as well as several projects, such as the action comedy Shotgun Wedding or the The Offer series, behind the scenes of The Godfather.
Two years later (and if we except his presence in Death on the Nile, shot well before the accusations and pushed back several times afterwards), the actor comes out of silence for the first time. And reveals that a pastor sexually abused him when he was 13 years old.
“It had the consequence of introducing sexuality into my life in a way that was totally out of my control”he says to AirMail. “I was powerless at that time. I had no power at that time. I discovered sexuality in a scary way where I had no control. I then decided that I wanted to have control over sexually, in this type of situation.”
Facts that the actor would have told only two people, and that AirMail was able to corroborate with his godmother. And if he denies any criminal act, Armie Hammer recognizes emotional abuse towards former partners met on the internet: “I met these young women when they were in their 20s and I was in my 30s. I was a successful actor at the time.”
“They would have just been happy to be with me and said yes to things that they might have refused on their own. There’s a power imbalance in that type of situation.” Also in this same interview, Armie Hammer admits to having considered suicide when the facts were revealed: “I entered the ocean and swam as far as I could, hoping to drown, be hit by a boat or eaten by a shark. But I realized that my children were still on the shore , and that I couldn’t do that to them.”
I’m here to take responsibility for my mistakes and the responsibility that I was an asshole, selfish
“I’m here to own up to my mistakes and the responsibility that I was an asshole, selfish, and used people to make me feel better before letting them down when it was better. I’m a more person now. healthy, happy and balanced. I am able to be there for my children in a way that I have never been before. I am grateful for my life and my recovery. I would not want to go back to undo what is mine. arrived.”
A recovery that notably involves his current job, as a sobriety companion with a person in drug addiction. “I’m going to move in with him, live with him, prepare a good schedule for him. [liés à son rétablissement], take him to sports, prepare healthy meals for him. I feel like my recovery has taken a different turn since I’m no longer someone who needs others to stay sober, but someone who can help others.”