Armie Hammer Says He ‘Cried’ Over 1st Movie Offer After Scandal: ‘I Just Wanted to Work Again’
He says the scandal ended his career for five years and pushed him into emotional isolation before a 2024 offer brought him back to acting.
- On Tuesday, June 16, actor Armie Hammer discussed his first role in five years, starring in German filmmaker Uwe Boll's action thriller 'Citizen Vigilante', and admitted, "I'm pretty sure I cried" when receiving the offer.
- Hammer's career collapsed in 2021 after multiple women accused him of sexual and physical abuse, with allegations including graphic messages regarding cannibalism; he vehemently denied all claims, and the Los Angeles Police Department closed their investigation in 2023 without filing charges.
- During his five-year absence, Hammer retreated to the Cayman Islands to care for his late father, Michael Hammer, and now engages in what he calls "gratitude practice" to focus on himself and his children.
- Desperate to work again, Hammer admitted he "would have done a cat food commercial" to return to acting, though he confessed to being "scared s***less" about potentially having forgotten how to perform.
- Since filming 'Citizen Vigilante', Hammer has completed three other low-budget projects, including the Western film 'Frontier Crucible' and the thriller 'Night Driver', as he rebuilds his career.
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Armie Hammer Says He ‘Cried’ Over 1st Movie Offer After Scandal: ‘I Just Wanted to Work Again’
Armie Hammer is forever grateful for the first film opportunity he received after his alleged sexual abuse scandal. “I’m pretty sure I cried,” Hammer, 39, told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview published on Tuesday, June 16, while recalling the offer to star in the Uwe Boll-directed film Citizen Vigilante, out in select theaters and on digital on Friday, June 19. “It was just this moment where I was like: I’m going to get to do the thing th…
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