After abuse allegations: Armie Hammer breaks his silence

Actor Armie Hammer, 36, has given his first interview since multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse were made against him in early 2021. All of the encounters in question were consensual, the 36-year-old claims. However, he admitted that he “used” women.

“I had a very intense and extreme lifestyle”, , a digital newsletter. “I picked these women up, brought them in – into this whirlwind of travel and sex and drugs and big emotions that were floating around – and once I was done, I just dropped them and went on to the next thing this woman leaves behind, which is herself abandoned or used.”

Hammer also revealed that he was sexually abused by a youth pastor when he was 13 years old. An experience that is said to have eventually led to his interest in BDSM. He told Air Mail: “I was powerless in the situation. I had no agency in the situation. My interests then went like this: I want to be in control of the situation, sexually.”

In the Air Mail interview, Hammer denied any criminal conduct and claimed the encounters at issue in the allegations against him were all consensual. However, he said of the relationships, “I had these younger women in my mid-20s, and I’m in my 30s. I was a successful actor back then.” The women were “happy” to be with him and said yes to things they might not have said yes to otherwise, Hammer claims.

“I used people”

“I’m here to admit my mistakes, to take responsibility for being an asshole, for being selfish, for using people to make me feel better, and when I was done I moved on.” said Hammer.

He divorced his wife in the summer of 2020 after ten years together. Two children emerged from the relationship. Six months later, serious allegations of physical and psychological abuse against him became public. The actor lost his agency and film projects.