Armie Hammer Calls Cannibal Claims ‘Hilarious’—These Women Weren’t Laughing

In this weekend’s new episode of the “Painful Lessons” podcast, actor Armie Hammer spoke about the sexual assault and “hilarious” cannibalism accusations that prompted his ousting from the movie business in 2021.

“There were things that people were saying about me that just felt so outlandish,” the Call Me By Your Name star said. “People called me a cannibal and everyone believed them. Now I’m able to sort of look at it with a sense of distance and perspective and be like, ‘That’s hilarious.’ They’re like, ‘Yep, that guy ate people.’ You’re just like, ‘What? What are you talking about? Do you know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to eat people. How am I going to be a cannibal?’ It was bizarre.”

The cannibalism accusations initially stemmed from a series of screenshots allegedly purporting to show messages from Hammer sent to a mistress that were released in 2021.

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