S4 EP5: Armie Hammer discusses allegations against him, being shunned by famous friends, and his unconventional family history

The Louis Theroux Podcast

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Comedy, Society & Culture, Arts

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🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Louis speaks to actor, podcast host and figure of some controversy, Armie Hammer. Dialing in from his new apartment in downtown LA, Armie and Louis discuss the allegations against him, being shunned by famous friends and his unconventional family history. Warnings: Strong language and graphic sexual content, as well as discussions of sensitive themes, including sexual abuse. For further information and support, visit https://resources.byspotify.com/. Links/Attachments: ‘Armie Hammer Breaks His Silence’ – Air Mail https://airmail.news/issues/2023-2-4/armie-hammer-breaks-his-silence Podcast: ‘The Armie HammerTime Podcast’ (2024 – present) https://open.spotify.com/show/05ozD8G0kGIAwJj2PRCjl0 TV Show: ‘House of Hammer’ (2022) – Discovery + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIQ80m7831I Instagram Account: @armiehammervictims https://www.instagram.com/armiehammervictims?igsh=MTVpbWw2OGMweGFleg== TV Show: ‘The Offer’ (2022) – Paramount+ https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/shows/the-offer/ Shotgun Wedding (2022) – Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shotgun-Wedding-Jennifer-Lopez/dp/B0B76PXDYJ ‘Victim of cannibal agreed to be eaten’ – The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/dec/04/germany.lukeharding Frontier Crucible (upcoming film) https://www.imdb.com/title/tt34370951/ ‘Armie Hammer Returns to Acting With ‘Frontier Crucible’ Western’ – The Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/armie-hammer-acting-return-western-frontier-crucible-1236048900/ Credits: Producer: Millie Chu  Assistant Producer: Emilia Gill Production Manager: Francesca Bassett  Music: Miguel D’Oliveira  Audio Mixer: Tom Guest Video Mixer: Scott Edwards Shownotes compiled by Immie Webb Executive Producer: Arron Fellows     A Mindhouse Production for Spotify  www.mindhouse.co.uk  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Microphone check. Chickity check, chickity check, microphone check.
0:06.2	Hello, Louis Thruh here, and welcome to another episode of my podcast called the Louis Theru
0:11.7	podcast. Today we're joined by actor, podcast, podcast host, and figure of some controversy, Army Hammer.
0:24.3	Army's first notable role was in 2010, starring as both of the Winkle Voss Twins in David Fincher's film, The Social Network.
0:31.5	You remember that, Jesse Eisenberg, played Mark Zuckerberg.
0:34.1	It was about the founding of Facebook.
0:36.0	He went on to land the lead role in Luca
0:37.8	Guadagnino's coming-of-age film, Call Me By Your Name, alongside the then, relatively unknown,
0:44.8	Timothy Shalame. However, in 2021, multiple women came forward an accused army of abuse, ranging from
0:51.5	emotional manipulation to sexual assault, and these accusations
0:54.9	derailed his career. There was obviously much more to it than that, and it went particularly
1:00.8	viral because one of the allegations was, and strongly denied by Army, I might add, was that
1:07.6	Army was a cannibal. In this conversation, I spoke to Army about several of the
1:11.2	allegations, but largely about two of the main complainants, a woman referred to as Effie, who
1:15.6	accused him of sexual assault, and Courtney, who alleges emotional abuse and sexual coercion.
1:21.6	Alongside these women are other anonymous complainants who have shared stories about messages
1:26.2	from Army, including cannibalistic
1:28.4	and extreme BDSM content. Now, after an investigation by the LAPD fell down due to insufficient
1:37.0	evidence, Army is back, recently wrapping his first film since the scandal and launching his own
1:42.5	podcast, the Army Hammer Time podcast.
1:46.8	This one was recorded in mid-December of last year. Army joined me from his apartment in
1:50.8	downtown L.A., which is why you might hear the occasional rubbish truck outside. And just to
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