Armie Hammer admits he 'cut heart out of living animal and took a bite out of it' - but denies ever being a cannibal

Armie Hammer has admitted that he 'cut the heart out of a living animal and took a bite out of it' as he denied being a cannibal. The actor, 38, very publicly fell from grace in 2021 when a series of disturbing allegations were made against him by multiple women, who accused him of violent abuse and harbouring cannibalism fantasies. He was investigated by the LAPD in 2023 but ultimately not charged.

Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast on Tuesday, Armie discussed the allegations and how his life has changed since. Louis asked during the chat if Armie was in fact a cannibal, to which he replied: 'You know what you have to do to actually be a cannibal?. 'You have to actually eat human flesh. So no'. But he did admit to having taken a bite out of the heart of an animal as part of a hunting ritual. Armie Hammer has admitted that he 'cut the heart out of a living animal and took a bite out of it' as he denied being a cannibal.

The actor, 38, very publicly fell from grace in 2021 when a series of disturbing allegations were made against him by multiple women, who accused him of violent abuse and harbouring cannibalism fantasies (Seen in 2018). Louis asked about reports Armie had 'cut the heart out of a living animal before and eaten it while still warm', to which he replied: 'You don’t eat the whole heart, you don’t do that.

'You take a bite out of the heart, and you've got all your buddies around you, they're goading you on, it's sort of like an almost overly charged male rite of passage when you go hunting for your first time. 'Everyone that I know who went hunting for their first time had to do something similar.'. 'So you did that?' Louis asked, as Armie confirmed: 'Yeah. Not for the purpose of any cannibalism or any sexual gratification, no.'.

Elsewhere in the chat, Armie bizarrely compared himself to a 'comedian making jokes' while discussing the cannibalism scandal than ended his once flourishing Hollywood career. Armie pointed out that only his messages had been been made public while the recipients were cut out making them lack context, but compared his comments to a comedian 'pushing the boundaries'. He said: 'Any digitally altered evidence is immediately inadmissible [in court] because you have no context. You, like, that could have been a very funny conversation between two people who were joking and pushing each other and egging each other on'.

'In the way that sometimes you see comedians pushing the boundary further and further when they're having a conversation. I'm not going to argue the messages'. Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast on Tuesday, Armie discussed the allegations and how his life has changed since. Louis asked about reports he had 'cut the heart out of a living animal before and eaten it while still warm', to which Armie replied: 'You don’t eat the whole heart, you don’t do that'.

The actor was investigated by the LAPD in 2023 but ultimately not charged (pictured with Timothee Chalamet in Call Me By Your Name). The actor, who entered rehab following the scandal, blamed his disturbing messages on his nature being 'exacerbated' by alcohol and drugs as well as wanting to 'push the envelope' while in the bedroom. 'Did I ever have any intention of cutting anything off of anyone or eating anything off of anyone? No. There was never really anything that I wanted. Was it fun to joke about if I was stoned or drunk or like laughing as I was typing these messages? Sure.'.

Before adding: 'That's where context comes in. You make jokes, I'm sure, with your friends that if I took your phone, and made them public, and removed your friend's half of the jokes, you would probably be in hot water'. Last month the actor claimed he's now living in a 'tiny apartment' as he works to rebuild his career, and reflected on the whirlwind of the controversy and how it captivated the public during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Speaking on Your Mama's House podcast, he said: 'The world seemed like it was falling apart, and people were just deeply unhappy with their own lives,' he said. 'Then this salacious story comes out about an actor wanting to murder and eat people. And all of a sudden, everyone’s like, "Oh, this is so much more fun to focus on than the fact that I can’t leave my living room".'. Armie went on to explain how the media storm spiralled as more stories emerged, adding, 'If anyone took anyone's bedroom conversations, even if it was completely vanilla, and read it out of context, everyone would go, "You guys are f---ing disgusting".'.

He also revealed how the scandal hit his finances and mental health. 'I was so broke, I had to sell my truck because I couldn’t afford gas anymore,' he shared. Armie pointed out that only his messages had been been made public while the recipients were cut out making them lack context, but compared them to a comedian 'pushing the boundaries'. The actor, who entered rehab following the scandal , blamed his disturbing messages on his nature being 'exacerbated' by alcohol and drugs as well as wanting to 'push the envelope' while in the bedroom.