“You come from a millionaire family”: Drastic Fall in Armie Hammer’s Net Worth After a String of Scandals Sound BS to Fans Who Know the Truth About His Family
- Armie Hammer sells his pickup truck, citing his inability to afford gas as the reason.
- Netizens are skeptical as Hammer has a rich family background and he himself had some big-budget films.
- Hammer's career fell apart after multiple allegations, which led him to exit numerous projects.
Scandals and controversies spread faster than wildfire in today’s media-driven world, especially if someone is a celeb from the entertainment industry. A controversy can either make or break a career and for Armie Hammer, it seems like luck was not in his favor.
Hammer was once considered the next big thing in Hollywood due to his good looks and promising career. He had the desired roles, fame, and fortune. But his series of scandals took away all of them from him, and a recent incident has raised everyone’s eyebrows once again.
Netizens Pick On Armie Hammer For Selling His Truck
Armie Hammer got his breakout role in The Social Network, which came out in 2010. Soon enough, he got into some big-budget and highly-rated films like The Lone Ranger and Call Me by Your Name. Life was looking good for him.
Fast forward to 2024, and Hammer is seen talking about his financial problems that led to selling his beloved truck. In a video shared on his Instagram, Hammer claims that he is unable to afford gas these days, and that is the reason he is selling his truck. He says,
Since being back in LA, I have put about four or five hundred dollars worth of gas in it, and I can’t afford it. I can’t afford the gas anymore.
In the video, Hammer gets all sentimental about his black pickup truck. He says that he bought it on Christmas in 2017 and mentions how he used to take his kids home and go camping in it. But now, he is trading it in for a tiny hybrid because it will consume less gas.
However, netizens don’t seem to buy Hammer’s reason for selling his truck. They know about his rich family background and ties to the oil industry.
You come from a millionaire family. pic.twitter.com/VowvJ2lAlB
— Emmanuel Páez-Pérez (@EmmanuellePaez) August 28, 2024
He should beg his rich family for forgiveness & get that inheritance money
— Vtuber 4Life (@Vtuber94077) August 28, 2024
Ok you bought a gas guzzling high end vehicle and live in an expensive area in an expensive state
— Miss Sexi (@sexistan777) August 28, 2024
I don’t believe this for a second…
— Conrad🇺🇸 (@conradbro7) August 28, 2024
Attention seeking? Maybe
the way this freak is trying to garner sympathy and relevancy by being “relatable” the hammer family as rich as they are sick bffr https://t.co/C61YCO278r
— spoileree (@starniite) August 28, 2024
Armier Hammer comes from a rich family that is known for their oil tycoon great-grandfather, Armand Hammer. As per Vanity Fair (via Elle), Armand’s net worth was around $180 million which he left for his family.
Besides that, Armie himself has been a part of big-budget films and brands. All these make some people wonder about the irony of an oil tycoon’s descendant not being able to afford gas.
How Scandals and Allegations Affected Armie Hammer’s Career
Armie Hammer’s downfall was not a steady process. Rather, it was quite a steep fall. It all started in early 2021 when some pretty disturbing allegations surfaced. There were multiple claims of emotional abuse, manipulation, some seriously dark fantasies, and even accusations of sexual assault, which led to the LAPD investigation.
This made Hammer drop multiple projects that he had already signed and was about to sign. First, it was Shotgun Wedding with Jennifer Lopez. Then, he got out of The Offer, which was a series about the making of The Godfather, and this domino effect continued until he had no projects left in his hands.
He even had to leave the Broadway show The Minutes. Hammer’s personal life was also in turmoil as his ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, also distanced herself from him, saying she was shocked by the allegations (via Los Angeles Times).
His financial struggles increased as more and more allegations started piling up. According to People, American Express sued him for $67,000 in unpaid charges.
Hammer and Chambers finalized their divorce in July 2023. According to TMZ, their settlement revealed that Hammer had to pay $1,500 per month in child support as he had no income at the time. According to TheThings, Armie Hamer had a net worth of $10 million before his series of allegations, which went down to $100,000.
Even Cannibal Scandal Couldn’t Bring Armie Hammer Down as ‘Cars 3’ Star Aims for Career Resurrection
However, Hammer tried to do damage control in an interview on Piers Morgan Uncensored, where he denied the allegations. He claimed that his cannibal comments were made in a playful banter, and those were not his actual desires. But the damage was done by then.
