Armie Hammer

==Personal life==
[[File:Armie Hammer and Elizabeth Chambers (30325930985) (cropped 2).jpg|thumb|upright|Hammer and then-wife Elizabeth Chambers at the 2016 [[BFI London Film Festival]]]]

In May 2010, Hammer married television personality [[Elizabeth Chambers (television personality)|Elizabeth Chambers]].<ref>{{cite web|author1=Christine Lennon|title=Lone Star Love Story|url=http://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g279/armie-hammer-interview/?click=welcome-ad|publisher=Town and Country Magazine|access-date=March 31, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013070509/https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g279/armie-hammer-interview/?click=welcome-ad|archive-date=October 13, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>  Hammer's friend, artist Tyler Ramsey, introduced the pair.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Zac Efron's Star Studded Saturday |publisher=The Insider |date=November 7, 2011 |url=http://www.theinsider.com/gossip/45973_Mikey_Glazer_Celeb_Sightings_November_7/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111108135857/http://www.theinsider.com/gossip/45973_Mikey_Glazer_Celeb_Sightings_November_7/index.html |archive-date=November 8, 2011 }}</ref> They have two children.<ref>{{cite web|author1=Bruna Nessif|title=Armie Hammer and Wife Elizabeth Chambers Hammer Welcome a Baby Girl!|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/599719/armie-hammer-and-wife-elizabeth-chambers-hammer-welcome-a-baby-girl|publisher=[[E!]]|access-date=March 31, 2015|date=December 2, 2014|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205041634/https://www.eonline.com/news/599719/armie-hammer-and-wife-elizabeth-chambers-hammer-welcome-a-baby-girl|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/09/30/armie-hammer-reveals-sex-second-child-jimmy-kimmel/|title=Oops! Armie Hammer Reveals the Sex of His Second Child: 'I'm In So Much Trouble'|website=[[People (magazine)|People]]|access-date=October 1, 2016|archive-date=October 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002053004/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2016/09/30/armie-hammer-reveals-sex-second-child-jimmy-kimmel/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In 2011, Hammer was arrested at a [[United States Border Patrol]] checkpoint in [[West Texas]] after [[marijuana]] was discovered in his car. [[El Paso]]'s attorney declined to prosecute the case, as the amount of marijuana Hammer had would only amount to a misdemeanor.<ref>{{Cite web|date=January 26, 2012|title='Social Network' star Armie Hammer arrested for pot possession|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/social-network-star-armie-hammer-arrested-for-pot-possession-1.759549|access-date=January 14, 2021|website=CTVNews|language=en|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122004214/https://www.ctvnews.ca/social-network-star-armie-hammer-arrested-for-pot-possession-1.759549|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, Hammer said the arrest "was a misunderstanding of laws and interstate laws versus state laws and apparently federal laws supersede state laws."<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ledbetter|first=Carly|date=March 14, 2018|title=Armie Hammer's 2011 Mug Shot Is Infuriatingly Cute|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/armie-hammer-mug-shot-arrest_n_5aa91dbbe4b001c8bf15b251|access-date=January 14, 2021|website=HuffPost|language=en|archive-date=January 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122010839/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/armie-hammer-mug-shot-arrest_n_5aa91dbbe4b001c8bf15b251|url-status=live}}</ref>

On July 10, 2020, Hammer and Chambers announced their separation via Instagram.<ref>{{cite instagram|user=armiehammer|first=Armie|last=Hammer|postid=CCePoYQhrKX|date=July 10, 2020|title=Thirteen years as best friends, soulmates, partners and then parents.|access-date=October 22, 2020|quote="It has been an incredible journey, but together, we've decided to turn the page and move on from our marriage. As we enter into this next chapter, our children and relationship as co-parents and dear friends will remain our priority. We understand this news lends itself to public dialogue, but in the interest of our children and our family, we're asking for privacy, compassion and love during this time"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022045543/https://www.instagram.com/p/CCePoYQhrKX/|archive-date=October 22, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Hammer was living in the Cayman Islands to be near Chambers and their children; he was said to have a job selling [[timeshare]]s, after a previous stint working as a manager for an apartment complex.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://variety.com/2022/film/news/armie-hammer-hotel-concierge-caymans-1235310475/|title = Armie Hammer Is Working as a Timeshare Salesman in the Caymans, After All|last1 = Wagmeister|first1 = Elizabeth|last2 = Urban|first2 = Sasha|magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date = July 13, 2022|accessdate = July 14, 2022}}</ref> In June 2023, it was announced that Hammer and Chambers had reached a divorce settlement.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Armie Hammer and his wife, Elizabeth Chambers, reach settlement in divorce |url=https://apnews.com/article/armie-hammer-elizabeth-chambers-divorce-f69c2b565fbb82d373641eb99ec4cc59 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref>

===Abuse allegations===
In January 2021, an anonymous [[Instagram]] account released screenshots it claimed were text messages Hammer had sent to various women.<ref name=":5">{{cite web |last=Hughes |first=William |title=Armie Hammer has now left that Godfather making-of show, too |url=https://news.avclub.com/armie-hammer-has-now-left-that-godfather-making-of-show-1846155485 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=January 29, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130072853/https://news.avclub.com/armie-hammer-has-now-left-that-godfather-making-of-show-1846155485 |url-status=live}}</ref> He denied that the messages were real and called them an "online attack".<ref name=":5" /> The messages contained references to various sexual fantasies. Hammer's legal team has subpoenaed [[Meta Platforms|Meta]] for messaging records they believe will completely exonerate Hammer, but have received no response from the tech company.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Preskey |first1=Natasha |title=Armie Hammer: Everything the actor has said publicly about his sex life |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/armie-hammer-dms-sex-interviews-b1787196.html |website=[[The Independent]] |publisher= |access-date=13 February 2021 |archive-date=January 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114164248/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/armie-hammer-dms-sex-interviews-b1787196.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Wagmeister |first1=Elizabeth |title=Armie Hammer's Hollywood Career Is in Freefall as Sex Scandal Explodes on Social Media |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/armie-hammer-sex-cannibal-allegations-hollywood-career-1234901106/ |website=Variety |date=February 4, 2021 |access-date=13 February 2021 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212063848/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/armie-hammer-sex-cannibal-allegations-hollywood-career-1234901106/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Angelique |last2=Donnelly |first2=Matt |title=Armie Hammer's 'Shotgun Wedding' Role to Be Recast Amid Social Media Scandal |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/armie-hammer-shotgun-wedding-controversy-leaked-dms-1234884988/ |work=Variety |date=January 13, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131115613/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/armie-hammer-shotgun-wedding-controversy-leaked-dms-1234884988/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="airmail.news">{{Cite web|url=https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence|title=Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence|website=airmail.news |date=February 4, 2023}}</ref> 

One woman who claimed she had been in a relationship with Hammer told the ''[[New York Post]]''{{'}}s ''[[Page Six]]'' that he had subjected her to emotional abuse and had expressed [[Human cannibalism|a desire to cook and eat one of her ribs]]. She said she attended a hospitalization program for [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] (PTSD) as a result of the relationship.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Roberto |first1=Melissa |title=Armie Hammer's ex Courtney Vucekovich claims he wanted to 'barbecue and eat' her ribs amid messaging scandal |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/armie-hammer-ex-courtney-vucekovich-barbecue-eat-ribs-messaging-scandal |work=Fox News |date=January 15, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131084343/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/armie-hammer-ex-courtney-vucekovich-barbecue-eat-ribs-messaging-scandal |url-status=live}}</ref> Another woman who stated that she had been involved with Hammer told ''Page Six'' that he had "branded her, purposefully left her covered in bruises, and also talked about 'consuming her'". An attorney for Hammer stated: "These assertions about Mr. Hammer are patently untrue. Any interactions with this person, or any partner of his, were completely consensual in that they were fully discussed, agreed upon, and mutually participatory."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lampen |first1=Claire |title=Yet Another One of Armie Hammer's Exes Speaks Out |url=https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/paige-lorenze-speaks-out-about-armie-hammer-allegations.html |website=The Cut |language=en-us |date=January 25, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=January 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210128235015/https://www.thecut.com/2021/01/paige-lorenze-speaks-out-about-armie-hammer-allegations.html |url-status=live}}</ref> It was later revealed that this same woman had spoken highly of Hammer in a 2020 podcast after the conclusion of their relationship.<ref name="airmail.news"/>

After the allegations were made, Hammer was dropped from a number of film productions and dropped out of others.<ref name="Cayman"/>

Also in January, the [[Royal Cayman Islands Police Service|Grand Cayman police]] spoke to Hammer about videos leaked from his private Instagram account in which he stated that he had engaged in sexual relations with "Miss Cayman" in the Cayman Islands.<ref>{{cite web |title=Armie Hammer spoken to by police over 'stolen' video from private Instagram |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/armie-hammer-instagram-miss-cayman-police-b1790560.html |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en |date=January 21, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131203926/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/armie-hammer-instagram-miss-cayman-police-b1790560.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The actor subsequently issued an apology in an audio message to the ''Cayman Compass'', clarifying that the woman he referred to in the videos was not associated with the [[Miss Cayman Islands]] beauty pageant.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |title=Armie Hammer apologises, says woman in viral video not Miss Cayman |url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2021/01/17/amrie-hammer-apologises-says-woman-in-viral-video-not-miss-cayman/ |website=Cayman Compass |date=January 17, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=January 30, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210130124504/https://www.caymancompass.com/2021/01/17/amrie-hammer-apologises-says-woman-in-viral-video-not-miss-cayman/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Armie Hammer apologizes to Miss Cayman organization in latest online controversy | publisher= ABC News Radio |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/entertainment-news/armie-hammer-apologizes-to-miss-cayman-organization-in-lates-1.html |website=abcnewsradioonline.com |language=en |date=January 18, 2021 |access-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-date=February 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204152536/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/entertainment-news/armie-hammer-apologizes-to-miss-cayman-organization-in-lates-1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2021, the woman who initially came forward with abuse allegations on Instagram identified herself and accused Hammer of raping her in April 2017.<ref name="variety21">{{cite journal |title=Armie Hammer Being Investigated by LAPD After Woman Accuses Him of Rape |url=https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/armie-hammer-rape-allegation-effie-woman-victim-1234933830/ |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=March 18, 2021 |access-date=18 March 2021 |archive-date=March 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318210954/https://variety.com/2021/biz/news/armie-hammer-rape-allegation-effie-woman-victim-1234933830/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{cite web |last=Grady|first=Constance |date=2021-03-19|title=The rape allegations against Armie Hammer, explained |url=https://www.vox.com/culture/22338844/armie-hammer-rape-accusation-effie-cannibalism-explained|access-date=2021-03-21|website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |language=en|archive-date=March 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210326082409/https://www.vox.com/culture/22338844/armie-hammer-rape-accusation-effie-cannibalism-explained|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Los Angeles Police Department]] (LAPD) had previously started a criminal investigation of Hammer; that investigation did not lead to any indictments.<ref name="variety21" /> Hammer's legal team has denied the allegations,<ref name= "variety21" /> asserting that the woman had pursued Hammer romantically and had exposed their affair to his wife in an attempt to break up his marriage. Furthermore, recent evidence revealed that the woman had been stalking Hammer across the globe for roughly two years after their affair ended.<ref name="airmail.news"/> Attorney [[Gloria Allred]] stopped representing the woman who had accused Hammer of sexual assault. A source told ''[[Us Weekly]]'' that Allred "dropped the woman when she wouldn't sign a declaration under perjury of her accusations".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nardino |first=Meredith |date=2022-09-23 |title=Why Gloria Allred Refused to Represent Armie Hammer Accuser Effie |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/gloria-allred-refused-to-represent-armie-hammer-rape-accuser/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref> The LAPD concluded its investigation in December 2021 and sent its findings to L.A. County District Attorney.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Armie Hammer Rape Case Being Sent to D.A., Charges Not Likely |url= https://www.tmz.com/2021/12/08/armie-hammer-rape-case-being-sent-da-charges-not-likely/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=TMZ |language=en}}</ref>

In April 2022, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' ran an article where Hammer's attorney, Andrew Brettler, released a statement regarding the abuse allegations:<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://variety.com/2022/biz/features/andrew-brettler-armie-hammer-chris-noth-1235236198/ |title=Attorney Andrew Brettler Talks Defending Controversial Clients Including Chris Noth, Armie Hammer and Prince Andrew |last=Caranicas|first=Peter |journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=April 20, 2022 |access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref>
{{blockquote|There was never a case. A lot of people think that there was. There was never a lawsuit, never a criminal proceeding. The media are obsessed with that matter. It never turned into litigation or into a criminal charge against anyone. That was a misconception. [...] It captured the public's attention but was completely blown out of proportion — to the extent that there was never anything in court. There wasn't a matter for me to handle other than to help him manage his image in the press.}}

The 2022 documentary miniseries ''[[House of Hammer (TV series)|House of Hammer]]'' revolves around the allegations.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Mendez II |first1=Moises |title=What We Learned From the Armie Hammer Documentary |url=https://time.com/6210383/house-of-hammer-story-behind/ |magazine=TIME |access-date=26 February 2024 |language=en |date=2 September 2022}}</ref>

In February 2023, ''[[Air Mail (magazine)|Air Mail]]'' published a piece titled "Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence". In that piece, reporter [[James Kirchick]] examined and called into question many of the abuse allegations against Hammer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirchick |first=James |date=February 4, 2023 |title=Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence |work=Air Mail |url=https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence}}</ref> In the exclusive interview, Hammer denied the criminal elements of the accusations against him, stating that he had engaged in consensual [[BDSM]] acts. Hammer did admit to being emotionally abusive in his relationships with the accusers. He also revealed that he himself had been sexually assaulted at age 13 by a youth pastor.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Aratani |first=Lauren |date=2023-02-04 |title=Armie Hammer breaks silence on sexual abuse allegations: 'I used people' |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/feb/04/armie-hammer-interview-sexual-abuse-allegations |access-date=2023-02-05 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In May 2023, the investigation by the [[Los Angeles County District Attorney|Los Angeles District Attorney's]] office and the [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] regarding Hammer<ref name="Melas"/> resulted in a decision not to file charges against him; the authorities cited insufficient evidence.<ref name="The New York Times"/>