Armie Hammer says getting “canceled” by Hollywood has been “incredibly liberating.”
The “Social Network” actor famously vanished from the highlight after a number of accusations of sexual abuse and messages suggesting a cannibalism fetish emerged in 2021. Hammer reportedly transitioned to promoting timeshares within the Cayman Islands — and claims “it’s great.”
“Dude, it’s incredibly liberating,” Hammer stated on the newest episode of Invoice Maher’s “Club Random” podcast. “Because so much of my life leading up to there, it was two things: It was being preoccupied with how I was perceived, which now you don’t have to care about.”
“Once everyone just decides that they hate you, you go, ‘Oh, well then I don’t need anything from you people anyway, I guess I should just learn to be content with myself,’” he continued. “And then you go do that, and it feels fucking amazing.”
The 37-year-old father of two was first accused of fantasizing about cannibalism and rape when his alleged direct messages leaked in January 2021. A number of allegations adopted, together with one from a lady in March 2021 who accused Hammer of “violently” raping her in 2017.
Hammer, who denied these allegations on the time, informed Maher that he was “under the sword of Damocles, legally speaking, for two and a half years.” In March 2023, the Los Angeles County District Legal professional’s Workplace concluded there wasn’t sufficient proof to cost him.
“They went through phones, emails, eyewitness reports,” Hammer stated on the podcast. “They investigated me for two and a half years, in a time where if they could have nailed someone like me, it would have been such a boon for the LAPD.”
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The actor, who settled his divorce with ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers final 12 months, informed Maher he “used” ladies to “feel better” with disregard to “their emotions and their well-being” — and claimed his dying would’ve been the one end result if his conduct hadn’t been uncovered.
Hammer added that he’s been sober and in remedy ever since.
When requested why he didn’t borrow from his oil household fortune through the peak of his monetary straits, in the meantime, Hammer stated he’s realized that “there are no free lunches” when getting a favor “with strings” connected.
Hammer, whose profession included Oscar-winning movies and a Golden Globe nomination, voluntarily exited a Jennifer Lopez rom-com when the scandal broke. He referred to as the allegations “bullshit” on the time and, in 2023, admitted to mere “selfish” conduct.
Hammer stated he beforehand “needed” the general public to grasp his perspective, however that “when anybody says anything” to him concerning the scandal nowadays, he merely responds: “OK, I don’t care. Your opinion is yours, and you’re allowed to have it, I just don’t agree.”
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