‘House of Hammer’ Filmmakers Want Viewers to Understand ‘Warning Signs’ of Toxic Relationships in Armie Hammer Docuseries
variety.comElizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent In early 2021, Armie Hammer’s world began to unravel. The actor with a seemingly perfect life had recently announced a divorce with his wife of 10 years with whom he shares two young children – and then explosive social media posts regarding Hammer’s sexual proclivities spiraled into a media firestorm.
Hammer was swiftly dropped from a number of projects and his agency, WME. The unverified texts allegedly sent by Hammer depicted him telling women he wanted to bite them and tie them up. “I am 100% a cannibal,” one of the alleged text messages from Hammer read. “I want to eat you.” As the story progressed, numerous women claimed Hammer was abusive, controlling and coercive.
One woman accused him of rape. The actor was named the main suspect in an ongoing sexual assault investigation by the LAPD. “I think he used BDSM as a smokescreen ultimately to hurt women and to inflict pain on women, which is the scariest part,” one of Hammer’s former sexual partners, Paige Lorenze, said in a previous interview.
She also claimed that the actor carved an “A” into her skin with a knife. She, along with the other women accusing Hammer, believe that the actor is not kinky; he is abusive.
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