Two years after Armie Hammer was accused of raping a woman and allegedly coercing others to engage in aggressive sexual activities, the actor is discussing the allegations against him for the first time.
"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," he says in a new interview with Air Mail. "I'm now a healthier, happier, more balanced person. … I'm truly grateful for my life and my recovery and everything. I would not go back and undo everything that's happened to me."
In the article, Hammer traces his interest in erotic BDSM practices to sexual abuse he says he suffered for nearly a year at 13 by a youth pastor of his church. He adds that he told his parents that the pastor made him uncomfortable, but they responded with an air of: "This is a man of God … How dare you say these kinds of things? He wants to give you attention, and that's nice."
