Armie Hammer references cannibalism controversy as he returns with music video cameo after abuse allegations
Armie Hammer continues his comeback attempt with another music video appearance.
The disgraced 38-year-old actor appears in the recently released music video for Typisch Squeeze by singer and actress Georgina ‘Georgie’ Leahy.
Even more shocking than Hammer’s attempt to return to acting is the fact that he apparently references allegations that he shared cannibalistic fantasies with women who accused him of abuse.
In the YouTube credits for Leahy’s video, Hammer’s character is lightheartedly referred to as “Cannibal Ken.”
But the move shouldn’t come as a total surprise to the Call Me By Your Name star’s fans, as he admitted in October that he’s now into the “cannibal thing” that follows him as he tries to revive his career.
The small music video role follows the launch of Hammer’s HammerTime podcast in late October and the announcement that month that he had booked his first film role since allegations of rape and emotional and physical abuse temporarily derailed his career.
Armie Hammer, 38, continues his comeback attempt with a new music video appearance. The disgraced actor can be seen in the new music video for Typisch Squeeze by singer and actress Georgina ‘Georgie’ Leahy
Hammer’s blink-and-you’ll-miss-it cameo takes place in a stylized scene in the music video Typically Squeeze, in which Leahy drives a classic convertible through a cartoonish version of Hollywood.
Suddenly, the actor raises his head while grinning devilishly as he appears to be holding the trunk of the car.
Hammer, who is wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt and has his shaggy hair pulled back, grins at Leahy, who turns and lets out a scream before losing control of the light blue car, which shoots into the air.
In what could also be a reference to accusations that Hammer was acting out cannibalistic fantasies, animated severed limbs are briefly spun comically in the air after the car crashes.
During his scene, the Social Network actor briefly lip-syncs with Leahy, before assuming a shocked expression as she loses control of the vehicle.
Although the connection between Leahy and Hammer is not clear, Term Theorized that they may have been connected by the video’s director, Jerry Brunskill, a friend of Hammer and producer of his new HammerTime podcast.
Leahy is best known as a contestant on The Bachelor UK and as a singing semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent, although she has recently concentrated on television work.
She spent the past few years voicing the character Stella on FXX’s animated series Helluva Boss, and she is also credited as co-producer of the biographical drama film Bosco, which was released by Peacock in February.
Hammer’s blink-and-you-miss-it cameo takes place in a stylized scene in the music video Typically Squeeze in which Leahy drives a classic convertible through a cartoonish version of Hollywood
Suddenly, the actor raises his head while grinning devilishly as he appears to hold the trunk of the car, but he throws off Leahy, who screams and turns the car around.
In the YouTube credits for Leahy’s video, Hammer’s character is lightheartedly referred to as “Cannibal Ken.”
The move should come as no surprise to Hammer fans as he admitted on his new HammerTime podcast (pictured) in October that he is now into the ‘cannibal stuff’ that follows him as he tries to revive his career.
He was accused by several women in 2021 of rape and physical and emotional abuse, and is also said to have expressed cannibalistic desires. He denied the claims and was never charged, but his acting work abruptly dried up; seen in 2019 in LA
In October, Hammer was reportedly set to return to films in his first role since being fired from Hollywood in 2021.
He shared photos from the set of the upcoming Western Frontier Crucible on his Instagram account.
Thomas Jane leads the cast of the film, directed by Travis Mills and adapted from Harry Whittington’s 1961 novel Desert Stake-Out.
Described as “Reservoir Dogs meets Bone Tomahawk,” the film is set in the Arizona Territory of the 1870s, when a former soldier with a tragic past is forced to join forces with three outlaws, as well as a beautiful woman and her injured husband. , as they try to survive the unforgiving border.
Despite allegations of rape and abuse by multiple women that derailed his career, Hammer was never charged with a crime, and he has vehemently denied the allegations.
Last year, he and his estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers reached a divorce agreement after splitting in 2020.