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Armie Hammer is making light of those cannibalism rumors in a new music video.
The 38-year-old actor, who has recently been trying to "redeem himself" following abuse allegations, made a brief cameo in Georgie Leahy's music video for "Typical Squeeze," released on Monday, December 2.
In the song, Leahy sings about not being a typical girl, with lyrics sharing she is not a "safe bet, good girl, or typical squeeze." Hammer's cameo seems to be a Barbie reference, parodying Ryan Gosling's Ken popping up in the back of Barbie's car in the 2023 smash hit.
Hammer, who is credited as "Kannibal Ken," pops his head up out of nowhere while Leahy is driving a convertible through a stylized version of Hollywood. The Call Me By Your Name star briefly sings along with the music, before his appearance seemingly from the car's trunk, scares Leahy. She yanks at the wheel, causing her car to flip, and as it does, bloody body parts scatter.
The cameo comes after The Social Network actor admitted in October on his The Armie HammerTime Podcast that he now enjoys the cannibalism rumors about him. "I kind of like the cannibal stuff now," he told guest Tom Arnold, adding, "I'm just like, 'Hey, I'm a cannibal!'"
The music video appearance seems to be a nod to allegations of sexual abuse and cannibalistic fantasies — claims he has denied — which led to the actor taking a hiatus from Hollywood. Following the public scandal in 2021, Hammer was dropped by his publicist and talent agency, and had to leave multiple acting projects that were in the works.
He and wife Elizabeth Chambers split in 2020 after a decade of marriage, and finalized their divorce in 2023. They share children Harper, 10, and Ford, 7.
After spending time in the Cayman Islands selling timeshares in 2022, Hammer returned to Los Angeles, but has been open about his financial struggles. In August 2024, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. star revealed that he had to sell his beloved truck because he could not afford the high price of gas while living in Los Angeles.
In November 2024, he announced he was launching his podcast, and a source told Us Weekly Hammer was "trying to redeem himself" and fix his image following the sexual abuse allegations. He has addressed the allegations in multiple episodes of his podcast, including a few where he chatted with his mother, Dru Hammer.
In one of her episodes, the Rebecca actor revealed the strange gift she had given him for his 38th birthday: a vasectomy.
"I call Armie and I go, 'What would you like for your birthday this year?' He was like, "I don't know. Maybe money. Whatever.' And I was like, 'I believe I'm going to give you a vasectomy,' his 62-year-old mother said. Armie explained, "I have two beautiful kids... I'm done."
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