Armie Hammer Speaks Out

Armie Hammer is doing press again. On Saturday, Air Mail published the actor’s first interview since allegations of abuse and sexual misconduct were leveled against him at the beginning of 2021. The Call Me By Your Name actor denied the allegations, but was ultimately dropped by his talent agency that year. He voluntarily exited several acting projects and was removed from others. In May 2021, Vanity Fair reported that Hammer had checked into a treatment facility for “drug, alcohol, and sex issues.” The actor has maintained a relatively low profile since then, although he was spotted working at a resort in the Cayman Islands last summer. Today, his reputation seems almost inseparable from his allegedly intense brand of sexting; even Dakota Johnson, who once defended Hammer, cracked a joke about his supposed cannibal fetish at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. But Hammer has apparently decided that now is the right time to start talking again. Below, here are 13 of the biggest takeaways from his first interview in two years.