In an Air Mail exclusive, the embattled actor denies criminal wrongdoing but says, 'I'm here to own my mistakes, take accountability for the fact that I was an asshole, that I was selfish, that I used people to make me feel better, and when I was done, moved on.'
The bigger bombshells come as Hammer tells Kirchick that his interest in BDSM and sexual power dynamics are the result of childhood sexual abuse at the hands of a youth pastor who allegedly molested him when he was 13 years old. He also revealed, for the first time, his suicidal intent in the Cayman Islands in February 2021 by swimming as far out in the ocean as he could and hoping he would die as a result of a tragedy like drowning, a shark attack or boat accident.
Of the alleged childhood trauma, Hammer said, “What that did for me was it introduced sexuality into my life in a way that it was completely out of my control. I was powerless in the situation. I had no agency in the situation. Sexuality was introduced to me in a scary way where I had no control. My interests then went to: I want to have control in the situation, sexually.
The public first became aware of Hammer’s troubles in January 2021 when several women came forward with allegations of misconduct and messages containing BDSM fantasies and cannibalistic fetishism. The most damning allegations came from a woman tied to a social media account called House of Effie. She alleged that Hammer had sexually assaulted her and that they had been in a years-long relationship.
The Hammer headlines spread far and wide, and he was dropped by his talent agency WME, his personal publicist and exited high-profile acting projects including
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