Armie Hammer 'Appreciates' Luca Guadagnino's Support Amid ...
Armie Hammer is calling out Luca Guadagnino by his name for standing by him amid a rape allegation and other accusations of sexual misconduct.
Hammer, who worked with the Oscar-nominated director on “Call Me by Your Name,” said during “Piers Morgan Uncensored” that Guadagnino has been “vocally supportive” of him — even when it hasn’t been fashionable.
“Luca Guadagnino has also been vocally supportive, which is something that I could not appreciate more,” Hammer said. “But at the same time, I’m also well aware that it is a precarious situation right now, and anyone who vocalizes support comes under fire. I understand that my situation was inflammatory, and anyone who gets too close might also light on fire.”
Guadagnino has shut down rumors that his cannibal film “Bones and All” was related to allegations against Hammer; the director also said in 2022 that he would still cast Hammer in a “Call Me by Your Name” sequel. Hammer was accused of rape in early 2021 but cleared after a two-and-a-half-year investigation by the LAPD. He was never charged.
And Guadagnino isn’t the only former Hammer collaborator who still stays in touch. Hammer’s “Lone Ranger” co-star Johnny Depp, who has had his own very public legal troubles surrounding allegations of abuse, has checked in. The duo have bonded, Hammer said, especially “given what [Depp] went through.” Depp won a $15 defamation judgment in 2022 against ex Amber Heard in a widely publicized trial after she accused him of abuse. Though Depp was found liable in one count of defamation and was court-ordered to award her $2 million in damages.
“We’ve communicated a few times — phone, FaceTime,” Hammer said of Depp. “I didn’t bring [my situation] to him. He didn’t bring his to me. It was more of a social call — ‘How are you, good to see you, glad you’re still alive.’ That kind of thing.”
Robert Downey Jr., who was believed to have paid for Hammer’s rehab according to a source for Vanity Fair, has also been helpful “in the way where [when] anyone in Hollywood who suffers from any sort of addiction issues — whether it be alcohol or process addiction or drugs — decides to get sober, that guy will find you, and he will help you. It’s amazing.”
According to Hammer, Oscar winner Downey advised Hammer to “sit down, shut up” and know that “everything is going to be OK.”
However, Hammer clarified that Downey “did not pay for me to go to rehab” despite the 2022 report.
Others have been supportive and helpful in their own way, but Hammer didn’t want to name names.
“I don’t want to bring anyone else into my situation,” Hammer said. “There are a number of people who have been extremely helpful, and I’m incredibly grateful.”
He added, “I try not to think about the people who didn’t contact me. I try to focus on the people who did, who showed their support.”
Watch the full hourlong interview here:
