Armie Hammer maintains he never pursued any cannibalistic endeavors but admits he did indeed carve his initial into the skin of ex-girlfriend Paige Lorenze.
The 37-year-old Call Me by Your Name star, whose career was derailed in 2021 amid accusations of cannibalism and sexual assault, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored Friday night to address the multitude of claims against him.
“No,” Armie said, when asked blatantly if he’s a cannibal. “You know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to have actually eaten someone.”
The actor denied having ever consumed human flesh.
“No, never,” he said — noting that any talk of cannibalism in alleged text messages was just him role playing and indulging in sexual fantasies, as well as shared “proclivities and kinks” between himself and another ex, Effie Angelova.
Armie also denied Effie’s accusations of rape, as well as mental, emotional, and sexual abuse. He has not been criminally charged for any of the assault allegations against him.
But as for whether he branded Paige’s pelvis with an “A” as she has alleged, Armie said: “I wouldn’t say brand, no.”
He did, however, claim the pair agreed that he’d “take the tip of a small knife” and trace the initial into her skin.
“There wasn’t even blood in the situation,” Armie said. “It was just like a scrape.”
The actor did admit to cheating, however.
During the interview, Armie also admitting to cheating on his now-ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, with “probably more [people] than the average person would be exposed to … I haven’t done the math.”
When asked if he’d slept with 500 people during that time, Armie said “sure” before walking back the estimate to simply saying he’d been with “enough” people.
Armie and Elizabeth, whose divorce was settled in June 2023, share daughter Harper, 9, and son Ford, 7.
Armie broke down during the Piers Morgan interview when talking about his kids, saying there was a period of time when he wasn’t allowed to be alone with them.
-by Jami Ganz
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