Armie Hammer Admits to 'Absolutely' Being a 'Dick' to Women: 'I Used People to Make Me Feel Better'

• Armie Hammer admitted on The Louis Theroux Podcast that he has been "a dick" to previous romantic partners

• The actor said he "used people to make me feel better," calling them "sort of like my bags of dope with skin on them"

• "I left a lot of people in that wake very angry at me for my behavior," Hammer said

Armie Hammer is owning up to his behavior toward romantic partners.

The Call Me by Your Name actor, 38, opened up about his past relationships on The Louis Theroux Podcast Tuesday, Feb. 11, admitting that he is "very quick to admit that I was selfish, and inconsiderate, and an a------, and a cad, and I used people to make me feel better."

"People were sort of like my bags of dope with skin on them," said Hammer. " 'You make me feel amazing, so I'm gonna throw everything into this, and we're gonna have this whirlwind romance, and I'm gonna whisk you up, and we're gonna go on trips, and we're gonna do all this, and then I'm gonna bring you home and go, 'Thanks so much, that was great,' and then I'm gonna move on.' "

He went on, " 'And then I'm gonna do something almost exactly the same with someone else.' And I left a lot of people in that wake very angry at me for my behavior — which, by the way, was a------ behavior; there's no way around that."

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Hammer, who was shunned by Hollywood after one woman accused him of rape and other women claimed he shared violent, cannibalistic fantasies with them — previously admitted to cheating on his then-wife Elizabeth Chambers, but vehemently denied any wrongdoing. He was investigated on the sexual assault allegations by the LAPD but ultimately was not charged. The Los Angeles Police Department determined there was “insufficient evidence to charge Mr. Hammer with a crime."

On the podcast Tuesday, Hammer admitted that while he "absolutely" exhibited "a------ behavior," it was important to note that he didn't break any laws with it.

"Swooping someone up — love bombing them, being the term that we use now — and then dropping them off and moving on, you know ... is it a------ behavior? Absolutely; there's no way around that," he said. "Does it make me a dick? Absolutely. Like, I have no problem admitting that: I was a dick."

"But that's not illegal," continued the Social Network star.

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Last month, Variety reported that Hammer is set to play the lead character in a movie titled The Dark Knight, by German director Uwe Boll. The film is Hammer's second known project after he returned to Los Angeles in August 2024 and began working in movies again.

Hammer previously announced on Instagram in October 2024 that he would return to acting in an upcoming Western titled Frontier Crucible; that title and The Dark Knight will make for his first film appearances since 2022's Death on the Nile.

In November 2024, Hammer opened up about his experience returning to a movie set and spending time away from his children — daughter Harper, 10, and son Ford, 8, whom he shares with ex-wife Chambers, 42 — while working again on his own podcast, Armie HammerTime.

"I'm not used to being away from them; I don’t think they’re used to me being away," he said. "So it feels really nice to be going home to see my kids after an amazing week and I’m incredibly grateful.”

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