Armie Hammer was expelled from Hollywood two years ago after claims of sexual abuse including cannibalism.
Hammer could have tried to come back after rehab and time off by lining up a serious interview somewhere in the media. He could have gone to Diane Sawyer, Oprah, 60 Minutes, etc.
Instead, Hammer went with Bill Maher on a podcast. Rather than have a classy conversation about contrition, Hammer chose a 90 minute talk about BDSM, his sex life, and cheating. It’s a frank talk, too frank, in fact, to secure him a return to his Hollywood career.
Hammer also says he’s broke, and has no family money to fall back on. But that seems unlikely since his father — heir to the Armand Hammer fortune — died last year. Armie would split that inheritance with his father.
This interview will unlikely get cut up into clips for social media. It will be around forever.
Around the 30 minute mark you get the whole discussion of carving letters into women’s bodies. Is this common dating practice now? What if you have a long name? Does he not think his kids will see this when they’re teenagers?
Hammer has blown what could have been a pretty long career as a leading man in movies and TV. He doesn’t seem to care, so why should we? He’ll likely end up going the Mel Gibson route, appearing in D movies for foreign territories.
