Armie Hammer on cannibalism accusations: “You’re just left standing there naked in front of the world”

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accused of rape and sexual misconduct by multiple women in 2021, notably by one woman named Effie, who shared screenshots allegedly sent by the actor in which he shared cannibalistic fantasies.Hammer – who was dropped by his agent and publicist in the wake of the allegations and exited a number of projects – has denied the accusations, and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office said in 2023 that it would not pursue a case against the actor in regards to Effie’s allegations.

No cases have since been brought against Hammer in relation to the allegations.In 2023 Hammer addressed claims of sexual misconduct from two women, Courtney Vucekovich and Paige Lorenze, denying any criminal wrongdoing but admitting he “one million per cent” emotionally abused them.

During the interview, Hammer also said he attempted suicide in 2021 in the wake of the allegations, while also revealing he was sexually abused aged 13.Now, speaking to Christina Pazsitzy and Tom Segura’s podcast Your Mom’s House, he has addressed the claims once again.“The world seemed like it was falling apart, and people were just deeply unhappy with their own lives,” he said of the allegations, which broke during Covid. “And then this salacious story comes around where this actor wants to murder and eat people.

And all of a sudden, everyone’s like, ‘Oh, this is so much more fun to focus on than the fact that I can’t leave my living room.’ And then stories kept coming out and kept coming out and kept coming out.”Hammer also said that several of his exchanges with women were taken out of context, although he acknowledged that he does have sexual fantasies about tying women up.He said: “I like the idea that you are so completely mine.