Elizabeth Chambers, Armie Hammer’s ex-wife, has opened up concerning the sexual abuse allegations in opposition to her former husband and the demise of their marriage.
Hammer and Chambers — who’s a former TV anchor and proprietor of Chook bakery — met in 2007 and had been collectively for a decade earlier than they introduced their break up in July 2020.
The unverified messages had been believed to have been despatched by Hammer and seemingly present him detailing graphic sexual fantasies, which included references to violence, rape, and cannibalism. The DMs had been allegedly despatched to quite a few girls, and in a single change, he purportedly describes himself as “100% a cannibal.”
Inside a month, Hammer had been dropped by his expertise company, and his private publicist stepped down from their function.
By March, extra allegations surfaced and the Los Angeles Police Division introduced that it was investigating claims that Hammer “violently” raped and abused a lady in 2017.
Because it stands, the Name Me By Your Title actor has denied all of the allegations, and no formal fees have been introduced in opposition to him.
On the time that Hammer was first accused in 2021, he and Chambers had been firmly separated and he or she issued a press release providing assist to “any sufferer of assault or abuse.”
“For weeks, I’ve been attempting to course of the whole lot that has transpired. I’m shocked, heartbroken, and devastated,” she wrote on Instagram. “Heartbreak apart, I’m listening, and can proceed to pay attention and educate myself on these delicate issues.”
“I didn’t notice how a lot I didn’t know,” she added, earlier than requesting that individuals respect the privateness of her and the 2 kids she shares with Hammer, Harper and Ford.
Now, two years later, Chambers is talking concerning the allegations intimately for the primary time, shedding new gentle on how she got here to study of the accusations in actual time.
Sitting down for an interview with Elle journal this week, Chambers talked about how her and Hammer’s marriage started falling aside in 2020, revealing that they had been searching for remedy from psychotherapist and relationship knowledgeable, Esther Perel, whereas they had been collectively.
Wanting again, Chambers defined that the final word breakdown of their relationship got here because the COVID-19 pandemic hit, when the couple, together with their two kids, went to quarantine within the Cayman Islands, the place Hammer’s father and step-mother lived.
Recalling Hammer’s conduct over this time, she described him as “the worst,” admitting that her “coronary heart was damaged in 9 million items” when he made the choice to depart the household and head again to California with a purpose to assist a buddy renovate an previous motel.
Regardless of the media consideration surrounding their subsequent divorce, Chambers mentioned that she and her kids lived fortunately within the Cayman Islands within the months that adopted, calling it their “stunning, secure cocoon.”
Nevertheless, Chambers’s world was rapidly rocked by the sexual abuse allegations — none of which she was ready for.
“I used to be studying issues as the general public was,” she mentioned, trying again on the string of weeks when disturbing accusations had been mounting in opposition to Hammer on-line. “I used to be like, ‘There aren’t any phrases. What the fuck?’”
Offering extra context round that point interval, her sister Catherine informed the outlet that a few of Hammer’s accusers had been reaching out to Chambers for solutions, presumably below the impression that she may have the ability to touch upon her ex-husband’s conduct.
“It was all nonetheless so new to her,” her sister mentioned, including that she “placed on her assist hat to be there for these girls who had gone via horrible, horrible conditions that had been introduced on by her former husband.”
“She listened to horrible, deep, darkish particulars no matter what it meant for her personal life. Elizabeth selected to be there for them slightly than for herself first,” she added.
Within the years since, it has been reported that Hammer has sought therapy for drug, intercourse, and alcohol-related points. Earlier this month, he addressed the allegations intimately for the primary time throughout an in depth interview with Air Mail, the place he denied all of the claims made in opposition to him, however mentioned he “handled individuals extra poorly than they need to have been handled.”
Chambers declined to touch upon this current interview when requested by Elle, and made it clear that she is concentrated on attempting to heal for the good thing about her kids.
“I assist Armie via his journey and I at all times will,” she mentioned. “All I’ve ever needed is for him to be sober, wholesome, and joyful. And he’s that. He’s actually current when he’s with the youngsters, and that’s all I can hope for.”
She added that she hopes her kids, who’re presently 8 and 6 years previous, will go on to guide fulfilled lives, free from trauma.
“Do I need my son to turn into this? Would I need my daughter to remain in a relationship like this?” Chambers mentioned. “In the future, I need them to have the ability to say, ‘I’m impartial of no matter has occurred in generations earlier than. I’m conscious of it, however I’m the particular person I’m not due to the place I got here from.’”
