Armie Hammer made headlines worldwide when accusations of assault, emotional abuse and cannibalism surfaced
Now, an upcoming documentary series not only details the shocking fall of a Hollywood actor promising to expose, but also his alleged cover-up of abuse allegations from five generations ago.
The life of the now-disgraced actoraround his alcohol abuse and allegations of his BDSM and affairsis based on his three-part series on Discovery+,House of Hammer. to the Hammer family's "sinister secret that money and power could never hide".
"You don't just wake up and become this dark ruler, abuser," a commentator says in the chilling trailer.
In this documentary series, two of Hammer's whistleblowers, ex-girlfriend Courtney Vuccevic and artist Julia Morrison, appear on camera to send offensive texts and direct messages. is what he allegedly sent to social media where he reportedly described in-depth sexual fetishes and a desire to eat their flesh.
The women describe the 35-year-old actor as attractive at first, but before he started "little pushing the boundaries": claim. By telling them they're "totally" him, as the "Social Network" actor delivers the harrowing message he reportedly sent them.
"There is a fantasy of having someone prove their love and devotion to you and then tie you up in a public place at night and let you use your body freely," he said, "call me by your name." Read his one alleged message from the star.
"My wager is to show up at your place and completely bind and incapacitate you and do whatever I want to every hole in your body until my relationship with you is over. It was to be able to," says the alleged voice memo from the actor.
Like a "perfect family" It looks like it, but according to Hammer's aunt Casey Hammer, the sister of Armie's father and Michael, the super-wealthy Hammer clan is like an "inheritance," but it's been expanded "a million times."
"If you believe in dealing with the devil, the Hammer is the pinnacle of the totem pole," she says in the dramatic trailer. "My family has been engulfed in dark vices for generations, and it only gets worse and worse."
"Debauchery. Deception. Abuse. Addiction. Corruption. Five generations." Over the years, the Hammer men have more secrets and scandals than can fit in any vault," read the synopsis for the three-part series, revealing the Hammer family's "dark and twisted" secrets. He adds that he is trying to become light.
"Behind money and power lies a dysfunctional dynasty, whose male characters demonstrate all the devastating consequences of privilege overburdened."
Jason Sarlanis, President of Crime and Investigative Content at Discovery, Linear and Streaming said the "rape and abuse" accusations were "just the tip of the iceberg." It provides an important platform for women and we hope their courage will inspire others to continue meaningful conversations about abuse in our society," he said.
Armie Hammer's downfall began in 2021 with leaked texts and direct messages from several women on social media claiming to be from the actor and allegedly spilling blood. Elaborating graphic messages about his desire to drink, describing scenes of sexual domination, and declaring himself to be "100% cannibal" in one message.
In early 2021, a woman with the Instagram handle @houseofeffie Screenshot of a message he reportedly sent her claiming he had affairs with at least five other women while married to Chambers, who filed for divorce in July 139 } started sharing.
A woman — named Effieand represented by attorney Gloria Allred — raped Hammer in March 2021. filed a complaint and urged the LAPD to conduct an investigation. When asked if she was @houseofeddie, she declined to answer, but said thatHammer had "violently" raped her during their four-year relationship and "mentally, emotionally and sexually."
At the time, Hammer called the allegations "bullish." , a "vicious and deceptive online attack" that subsequently got him banned from a string of high-profile projects, including "Shotgun Wedding" with Jennifer Lopez and the Broadway play "The Minutes." I was. He was also dropped by his agency, his WME.
Hammer left Los Angeles to live in the Cayman Islands with his estranged wife and two children — Harper, 7, and Ford, 5 — living near . he was "bankrupt" and was selling timeshares to make ends meet. He also spent six months in a Florida rehab center, which cost him Robert Downey Jr.
It was allegedly paid for by the "Hammer House". Premiered on Discovery+ on September 2nd.
