Armie Hammer’s father, Michael Armand Hammer, has reportedly died. He was 67 years old.The businessman died after a long battle with cancer, multiple reports stated on Tuesday, November 22.
TMZ, which was first to report the news, stated that Michael died on Sunday, November 20.Michael was the father of Armie, 36, as well as son Viktor, 34, whom he shared with ex-wife Dru Ann Mobley.
He was married to wife Misty Millward at the time of his death.Michael — who helmed multiple family businesses, including Hammer Productions, the Armand Hammer Foundation, Hammer Galleries, and the Hammer International Foundation — was the grandson of business magnate Armand Hammer, who founded Occidental Petroleum.
Michael worked for Occidental as well.The controversial Hammer family made headlines earlier this year with the September release of House of Hammer — a docuseries that focused on many of the family’s alleged crimes, as well as Armie’s own scandal.The Call Me By Your Name actor was accused of both sexual assault and sending disturbing DMs to several women online that were allegedly sexual and cannibalistic in nature.
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