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US actor Armie Hammer has revealed he was sexually abused as a teenager and nearly took his own life in his first interview following abuse allegations made against him.The

36-year-old, who is best known for his role in Call Me By Your Name, was accused of rape by a woman in 2021 and a number of his former partners have alleged he was physically and

emotionally abusive. Messages detailing disturbing and violent sexual fantasies including cannibalism and rape - which Hammer is alleged to have sent - were also shared on social

media in 2021.The father-of-two vehemently denies all allegations against him, and in his latest interview said he is a "healthier, happier and more balanced person".Speaking to

digital newsletter Air Mail, he said: "I'm now grateful for everything that's happened to me. I'm able to be there for my kids in a way I never was. "I'm truly grateful for my life

and my recovery and everything. I would not go back and undo everything that's happened to me." Image: Armie Hammer and ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers share two children. Pic: Chris

Pizzello/Invision/AP Hammer went on to explain more about what he described as his "intense and extreme lifestyle" in which he "scooped up" various women, and claimed his interest

in BDSM evolved after he was abused as a 13-year-old.He claimed the sexual abuse he endured at the hands of a youth pastor "set a dangerous precedent in my life" resulting in his

sexual interests becoming about being in control."I'm here to own my mistakes, take accountability for the fact that I was an a**hole, that I was selfish, that I used people to

make me feel better, and when I was done, moved on. And treated people more poorly than they should have been treated," he said. Read more: Armie Hammer's aunt to 'reveal the dark

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Nile delayed as Disney changes release schedules'Completely cancelled and blackballed'Following the allegations Hammer stepped down from a film role opposite Jennifer Lopez and

took to quarantining in the Cayman Islands, where he said he attempted to take his own life.After being "completely cancelled and blackballed", he described swimming as far out

into the ocean as he possibly could, before realising his children were still on shore."I hoped that either I drowned, or was hit by a boat, or eaten by a shark... [but] I couldn't

do that to my kids," he added.Hammer shares two children with TV personality Elizabeth Chambers but the couple divorced after 10 years of marriage in 2020.'No one will hire