This post contains discussion of abuse and sexual assault.
At this point, you’re probably aware that Armie Hammer — who was accused of abusive behavior and rape by multiple partners in 2021 — was previously married to Elizabeth Chambers.
Armie and Elizabeth separated back in 2020, before the allegations against him surfaced, and she put out a statement addressing them at the time. Now, she’s speaking out about how she reacted to the allegations, as well as what went wrong near the end of their marriage.
In a new interview with Elle, Elizabeth said she had no clue about any of the allegations that Armie currently faces before they surfaced. “I was learning things as the public was,” she said. “I was like, ‘There are no words. What the fuck?’”
“The last thing I ever want to do is let someone else’s actions, which have nothing to do with me, make me angry,” she commented at another point in the interview. “It’s not going to help me, and it’s not going to help anyone around me.”
Elizabeth also said that Armie was the “worst” to quarantine with during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic and that the final indignity she suffered in their marriage was when he abandoned her and their children in the Cayman Islands.
Elizabeth said that Armie headed back to California to help a friend restore an old motel just outside Joshua Tree. “My heart was broken in nine million pieces, and I still drove him to the airport,” she said.
Elizabeth also talked about how she supports Armie’s attempt to get sober, and she said that he’s “present” when spending time with their kids — but she also discussed how it felt to have their marriage end, and it sounds painful.
“You can give, you can love, you can be there for someone, but you also need to hold people accountable for their actions,” she said, before saying that “the dissolution of my family was literally my biggest fear of my whole life.”
“You’re building something, right? You’re weaving a beautiful tapestry, and the last thing you want is for a knife to come and rip the tapestry in half.”
If you or someone you know is in immediate danger as a result of domestic violence, call 911. For anonymous, confidential help, you can call the 24/7 National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 (SAFE) or chat with an advocate via the website.
If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, you can call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE, which routes the caller to their nearest sexual assault service provider. You can also search for your local center here.
