The actor, whose rep previously denied Effie's allegations arsenic "outrageous," told Air Mail that the "alleged rape was a country that was her idea," which they planned unneurotic successful advance on Facebook Messenger. "We would prosecute successful what is called a 'consensual non-consent scene,' he said, adding, "I person ne'er thrust this connected idiosyncratic unexpectedly. Never."

Other erstwhile partners of Hammer person besides accused him of intersexual misconduct, In the 2022 discovery+ docuseries House of Hammer, Courtney Vucekovich alleged that she had participated successful intersexual acts with the histrion that included bondage and biting, and that 1 particular incident was "very degrading and precise belittling."

Another ex, Paige Lorenze, who did not enactment successful the docuseries, told E! News successful 2021 that the actor "slowly started easing her into BDSM-related activities successful the bedroom," adding that the acts were consensual.

In his interrogation with Air Mail, portion denying immoderate transgression wrongdoing, Hammer acknowledged "one cardinal percent" that helium was emotionally abusive to his accusers and admitted determination was an "imbalance of power" regarding his past relationships with Vucekovich and Lorenze, noting that they were a decennary younger than him and that helium was a "successful histrion astatine the time" they were involved.

The intersexual misconduct allegations, which came months pursuing the actor's 2020 split from woman Elisabeth Chambers, took a idiosyncratic toll connected Hammer. He told Airmail that successful February 2021, a period aft the archetypal accusations went viral, helium attempted termination portion quarantining successful the Cayman Islands.

"I conscionable walked retired into the water and swam retired arsenic acold arsenic I could and hoped that either I drowned, oregon was deed by a boat, oregon eaten by a shark," helium said. "Then I realized that my kids were inactive connected shore, and that I couldn't bash that to my kids."

While his acting vocation remains stalled, Hammer, who shares girl Harper, 8, and son Ford, 6, with Chambers, told Air Mail he is focusing connected helping others. The actor, who underwent rehab for "drug, intoxicant and enactment issues" pursuing the scandal, said helium plans to go a sober companion and determination successful with a chap recovering addict.

Reflecting connected himself, Hammer said helium wants to "take accountability for the information that I was an a--hole, that I was selfish, that I
used radical to marque maine consciousness better, and erstwhile I was done, moved on."

He added, "I'm present a healthier, happier, much balanced person. I'm capable to beryllium determination for my kids successful a mode I ne'er was."