Armie Hammer cut contact with mother for 'long while' after scandal because of way she acted

Controversial actor Armie Hammer, who had been out of the spotlight due to allegations against him, discussed his strained relationship with his mother

Controversial actor Armie Hammer revealed he stopped talking to his mother for a long time after the scandal because of her religious ways.

The Call Me By Your Name star, 38, was at the height of his fame when he was hit by a series of allegations by multiple women in recent years. Armie, who recently returned to his career as an actor with a role in a Western film, defended himself against the serious claims - which has vehemently denied.

Over the summer, Armie's mother, Dru Hammer, said he was "morally wrong" before denying the cannibalism claims made against him. And now, Armie revealed in a recent episode of his new Armie HammerTime Podcast that he fell out with his mother about religion following the scandal.

Chatting to Dru on the podcast, he said that he has 'very clear boundaries' and didn't want her to 'talk to him about God all the time'. He said that his "understanding is that you feel this is such a big part of who you are and what you are and your purpose, that that's just what you do, all the time."

Armie explained: "We actually had a period in our lives when we didn't talk at all because I said, 'I don't need a pastor, I need a mom. And if you're unable to be a mom and only able to be a pastor, then I don't need that relationship in my life. I don't need another pastor'."

"And we didn't talk for a while, because you were just like, 'This is who I am'," he added. "And that's fine. Everybody is allowed to react however they want when boundaries are presented." He told her that he didn't have an issue with religion and said he thinks 'everyone is entitled to their own spirituality'.

"I think we are all spiritual beings, and I have a thriving spiritual practice. I start every morning with meditation and a prayer and a gratitude practice — all of those things that I've learned in my recovery," he continued. "The place where you and I get into trouble is when it feels like to me that my spirituality does not look exactly like your spirituality, so you try to proselytise or convert or bring me half a dozen bibles or whatever so that you want my spirituality to look exactly like yours. And I think that's where we get into the weeds with it. At least, that's how it feels to me."

Dru started discussing being 'radically healed' through religion before Armie stopped her to tell her he's 'trying to be respectful' of her time as he tried to get back to his point - which was their 'personal relationship'.

He explained to her: "I brought up what I feel about our personal relationship and you then went to talk about Christ. That is what I feel causes division in our relationship, where I feel like you and I do not connect very well on a personal level because it feels like to me, everything that comes up is an opportunity for you to talk about Christ — which is great, [but] the fact that it feels like an impediment for us having a personal relationship is the reason I feel like we did not speak for a long time."

His mum said, as a Christian, discussing Christ 'is what they're called to do'.

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