Armie Hammer has spoken out for the first time since being accused of sexual assault.
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00:00Two years after being accused of sexual assault and misconduct,
00:03Armie Hammer is breaking his silence for the first time. Let's backtrack.
00:07In January 2021, an anonymous Instagram user shared screenshots of messages
00:11referencing cannibalism and sexual dominance that Hammer allegedly sent several women.
00:16Two months later, she went public and accused Hammer of sexual assault in a press conference.
00:20Armie Hammer violently raped me for over four hours.
00:26Two more of Hammer's ex-girlfriends brought forward more allegations of sexual misconduct.
00:30In a new interview with Airmail, the actor denied all criminal wrongdoing,
00:34but admitted to being emotionally abusive with former partners.
00:37Hammer said he and his first accuser had engaged in consensual non-consent,
00:41a sexual practice that mimics forced activity.
00:44Quote, Every single thing was discussed beforehand.
00:46I have never thrust this on someone unexpectedly. Never, he explained.
00:50Hammer said that power dynamics affected many of his relationships and that he
00:53should have considered how age gaps and his fame affected consent.
00:56Hammer added that after the accusations were made,
00:59he experienced suicidal ideations while quarantining in the Cayman Islands, saying,
01:03quote, I just walked out into the ocean and swam out as far as I could and hoped that either I
01:07drowned or was hit by a boat or eaten by a shark. Then I realized that my kids were still on shore
01:12and that I couldn't do that to my kids. Hammer also told Airmail that his interest in BDSM
01:17originates from being sexually abused by his youth pastor at the age of 13.
01:21Quote, Sexuality was introduced to me in a scary way where I had no control, he said.
01:25My interest then went to, I want to have control in the situation sexually.