A new docuseries about Armie Hammer hits Discovery+ on Friday, promising to delve into the headline-grabbing allegations against the actor over the past year, as well as his wealthy family’s dark past.
The “House of Hammer” trailer, which was released earlier this month, includes clips of conversations with the actor’s ex-girlfriends, Courtney Vucekovich and Julia Morrison, who provide screenshots of text conversations, voice memos and photos. to back up their accounts of the alleged abuse they suffered. The trailer ends with the big surprise that Hammer’s aunt, Casey Hammer, will also appear in the docuseries, talking about her own family.
“On the outside, we were a perfect family, but we magnified ‘Succession’ a million times and it was my family,” he says in the clip. “If you believe in making deals with the devil, the Hammers are at the top of the totem pole.”
The series, directed by Elli Hakami and Julian P. Hobbes, will use a trove of archival content and interviews from survivors and family members to help expose “debauchery, deceit, abuse, addiction, and corruption” five generations from now. of Hammer men, according to the official motto of the series.
Hammer, who starred in such blockbuster films as “The Social Network,” “Call Me by Your Name” and, most recently, Disney’s “Death on the Nile,” is the great-grandson of oil tycoon Armand Hammer. Last year, his agency WMF fired him after facing a series of accusations of sexual abuse and inappropriate behavior by numerous women.
The allegations against the actor first made headlines in early 2021 when screenshots of text messages shared on social media appeared to show Hammer’s cannibalistic fetishes. What followed was a storm of similar accounts from other women, including a more serious allegation of rape from a woman who came forward and is being represented by attorney Gloria Allred.
Hammer has consistently denied all the accusations against him, but the actor has since been banned from Hollywood. After the fall of his career, Variety He recently learned that Hammer is currently living in the Cayman Islands selling timeshares.
“House of Hammer” arrives on Discovery+ on September 2. To stream the series, you’ll need to sign up with the streamer, with plans starting at $4.99/month. New users can sign up for a free seven-day trial here.
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