Armie Hammer is making one other stunning confession.
Years after being accused of cannibalism in 2021, the Hollywood alum, 38, revealed that he as soon as ate an animal’s “warm” coronary heart as a part of a looking “tradition.”
“You don’t eat the whole heart,” he defined on the Tuesday episode of “The Louis Theroux Podcast.” “One of the traditions is you take a bite out of the heart.”
Hammer recalled being “goad[ed] on” by his buddies who had joined him on the looking expedition.
“It’s sort of like an almost overly-charged male rite of passage when you go hunting for the first time,” he defined. “Everyone that I know who went hunting for their first time had to do something similar.”
The “Call Me by Your Name” actor later clarified why he participated within the act, sharing it was “not for the purpose of any cannibalism or any sexual gratification.”
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Hammer, who shares daughter Harper and son Ford together with his ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, confirmed that he by no means ate individuals as he addressed the 2021 allegations in the course of the dialog.
“You know what you have to do to actually be a cannibal? You have to actually eat human flesh. So no,” he firmly said.
Hammer’s ex-girlfriends, Courtney Vucekovich and Julia Morrison, each alleged within the 2022 documentary “House of Hammer” that the celeb despatched them messages detailing cannibalistic fantasies.
In 2023, after one other lady’s rape accusation, the Los Angeles District Lawyer’s workplace confirmed that Hammer, who has since denied any allegations of wrongdoing, was beneath investigation.
Hammer was by no means charged as there was not enough proof for a case of sexual assault.
Hammer addressed the alleged textual content messages on the podcast. “Sometimes when you’re involved with a person … and you guys are having sex and you are a bit of a provocateur … it’s fun to ruffle feathers, and it’s fun to push the envelope little by little,” he stated.
“Did I ever have any intention of cutting anything off of anyone or eating anything off of anyone? No,” continued Hammer. “That was never really anything that I wanted.”
In July, Hammer appeared on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” and reiterated that he by no means sexually assaulted anybody. Nonetheless, the star did poke enjoyable on the cannibal claims in December when he starred as “Kannibal Ken” within the music video for “Typical Squeeze” by the English artist Georgie Leahy.
Hammer appeared within the pop monitor a few rebellious lady who isn’t a “safe bet, good girl or typical squeeze.”