Armie Hammer bizarrely compares himself to a 'comedian making jokes' while discussing cannibalism controversy - four years after the scandal ended his Hollywood career

Armie Hammer bizarrely compared himself to a 'comedian making jokes' while discussing the cannibalism scandal than ended his once flourishing Hollywood career. 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 investigated by the LAPD in 2023 but ultimately not charged.

Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast, 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'. 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'. Louis then asked if he was in fact a cannibal, to which Armie replied: 'You know what you have to do to actually be a cannibal? You have to actually eat human flesh. So no'. Armie Hammer, 38, bizarrely compared himself to a 'comedian making jokes' while discussing the cannibalism scandal than ended his once flourishing Hollywood career.

The actor fell from grace in 2021 when a series of disturbing allegations were made against him by multiple women (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, 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.’”. Hammer went on to explain how the media storm spiraled 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. Speaking on The Louis Theroux Podcast, 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.

When asked if he was losing his mind during the fallout, he admitted, 'I was just in full panic mode.'. He explained how the persona he had built up was shattered, leaving him exposed and vilified: 'There would be articles in The Punjabi Times about how I was a cannibal...and in March 2021, I was the fifth most-searched person on Google, and all of it was negative.'. Describing the toll it took on him, Hammer said, 'You’re just left standing there naked in front of the world, with all your proclivities and kinks being judged. That s--- is tough.'.

Hammer also reflected on his past behavior with women, admitting that he used them to feed his ego. 'People were my bags of dope with skin on it,' he said on the podcast. 'Having people want to have sex with me gave me a sense of power and validation.'. He confessed to using women for his own gratification and leaving them feeling used, explaining, 'I would scoop these girls up, take them on whirlwind trips, have great sex, and then just bounce, leaving them feeling like they were sucked into this tornado.'.