As per Hammer, he almost took his own life and was triggered where the remembered the sexual abuse her suffered at the hands of a youth pastor. This is what he identified as where he developed an interest in BDSM.
"Sexuality was introduced to me in a scary way where I had no control," Hammer told Air Mail magazine. "My interests then went to: I want to have control in the situation, sexually."
In early 2021, multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.
Hammer admitted he had been emotionally abusive to his accusers on the basis of an "imbalance of power" caused by his status as a "successful actor", but also denied any criminal wrongdoing.
"I want to 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," he added.