The actor had denied any criminal wrongdoing months before. In a 2023 air mail Magazine interview, he admitted to being emotionally abusive to former partners and recalled his own sexual trauma at age 13 at the hands of a youth pastor, which he said spurred his interest in BDSM.
Also in 2023, Hammer spent time in a treatment program for drug, alcohol and sex problems.
“It was a crisis, a spiritual crisis, an emotional crisis, and the way I saw it, I have two choices here. I can either let this destroy me or,” Hammer said on the podcast, “I can use this as a lesson. “
He continued: “It was horrible and my worst enemy wouldn't like that, but for the people in my life that I really love, I hope some version of it happens to them too, preferably a smaller version of what I went through. They could learn everything I've learned, and now I feel great.”
