Armie Hammer has once more denied claims that he’s a cannibal and mentioned his actions have been “not illegal” after going through allegations of sexual assault.
Talking on The Louis Theroux Podcast, the 38-year-old Name Me By Your Title actor spoke candidly about allegations of rape made by a lady in Los Angeles in 2021.
He additionally addressed leaked messages that detailed disturbing and violent sexual fantasies together with cannibalism and rape.
Requested immediately by Theroux “are you a cannibal?” Hammer replied: “You know what you have to do to actually be a cannibal? You have to actually eat human flesh. So no.”
The daddy-of-two has all the time vehemently denied all allegations in opposition to him, and, within the newest interview, mentioned the accusations led to him shedding his work, entry to his youngsters {and professional} illustration.
Prosecutors determined to not cost the actor over the allegations in 2023, citing “insufficient evidence”.
“I think the most important context to give these kinds of things is they are one side of a conversation,” Hammer mentioned, speaking concerning the leaked messages.
“As you’ll notice of all the text messages that were released, the person who released them, their side was cut out of the entire conversation.”
‘I used to be a dick, however that is not unlawful’
Addressing a selected declare that he had eaten the organ of a residing animal – a reference to one of many leaked messages – Hammer recalled taking a singular chunk out of an animal’s coronary heart throughout a searching journey.
“One of the traditions is you take a bite out of the heart, and you’ve got all your buddies around you. They’re goading you on,” the actor mentioned.
“It’s sort of like almost overly charged male rite of passage when you go hunting for your first time.
“Everybody that I do know who went looking for their first time needed to do one thing related.”
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Hammer in 2019. Pic: AP
He went on to say that he left lots of people “angry” for his behaviour, however he did nothing that was unlawful.
“I’m very, I’m very quick to admit that I was selfish and inconsiderate and an asshole and a cad and I used people to make me feel better,” he mentioned.
“I left a lot of people in that wake very angry at me for my behaviour, which by the way, was asshole behaviour.
“Does it make me a dick? Completely. I’ve no drawback admitting that I used to be a dick, however that is not unlawful, you recognize?”
“I used to be on the level of my life the place issues have been so bleak that having something to do felt wonderful,” he said.
“I used to be additionally the gardener for a college at one level. Within the Cayman Islands, I helped handle an condominium constructing and I bought timeshares and truthfully, I used to be having the time of my life.”
Ending the podcast Hammer mentioned he has “moved through” the allegations.
Admitting that engaged on himself remains to be a “daily process” he added: “I get that on things like this [the podcast], that stuff needs to come up, but I’m just very happy to report that that’s not a part of my life anymore.”
