Armie Hammer fans doubt he 'can't afford gas anymore' (2024)

Armie Hammer revealed to his fans on Tuesday that he is selling his truck and 'can't afford gas anymore' - but some expressed their doubt over the disgraced actor's claims.

The Call Me By Your Name star jumped to his main Instagram page just one day before his 38th birthday on August 28 and explained he purchased a 'tiny' hybrid vehicle due to being unable to 'afford' his truck.

Following accusations that he was a 'cannibal' and sexual abuse controversy - which came to light in 2021 - Hammer's once promising career in Hollywood came to an abrupt end.

Despite his family's staggering net worth of millions, they have notably been plagued by money woes and alleged crimes.

But Armie - whose great-grandfather was oil tycoon Armand Hammer - reportedly was 'cut off' from the family's funds. His late father, Michael, inherited an $180 million fortune upon Armand's passing.

Armand, the head of Occidental Petroleum, who was estimated to be worth $800 million at the time of his death.

Fans soon took to X to share their thoughts, with some not believing his financial struggles.

One social media user on X penned, 'armie hammer of the very wealthy hammer family wants me to believe that he can't afford gas? armie hammer the abuser wants me to care?'

Another typed out, 'You come from a millionaire family,' followed a confused GIF.

Others jumped to the comment section of Hammer's Instagram video, with one fan sharing, 'Isn't he part of the Hammer dynasty??? I mean the super rich Hammer dynasty.'

'How is that possible?' one wrote. 'You've made millions from this. Did you not invest? Haha.'

One follower typed out, 'He should beg his rich family for forgiveness & get that inheritance money.'

Back in 2022, at the height of Hammer's abuse and cannibalism scandal, a source told People that the star was selling timeshares in theCayman Islands 'because he needs the money.'

'His dad won't help him anymore and he's been cut off, so he got to work,' the insider further revealed at the time. Michael later passed away at age 67 in November 2022 following a battle with cancer.

And last month in July, Armie made an appearance onBill Maher's Club Random podcast and claimed that he was 'broke' - but is 'happier than ever.'

'The good place only comes from walking through hell.It was a brutal experience,' Hammer said of the cannibalism and abuse controversy.

Last year in May,the Los Angeles County District Attorneyannounced that the disgraced actor would not face any charges in the sexual assault case due to 'insufficient evidence.'

'Someone might look at me and go, "Yeah, but financially you are in a very different position that you've ever been in your entire life."'

'And I look at that and I go, 'Yeah, and you know what, it's taught me is that I don't need that because I've never been happier than I've ever been in my entire life.'

After entering rehab for hisdrug, alcohol and sex addictions, the star revealed that he has reached sobriety.

'Therapy for me has been a life changer. I needed an adjustment. There was some s*** going on. Here's what I think would have happened had none of this gone on and like the cataclysmic tectonic shift in my life wouldn't have happened.'

Armie added, 'My life would have kept going exactly as it was, and I know that would ultimately only lead in one place and that's death.'

'Iexperienced an ego death, a career death, a financial death – all of these things, right? And [Carl] Jung talks about this. Joseph Campbell talks about this.'

'You've got to die, and once you die you can then be reborn. A phoenix isn't going to rise if there's no ashes.'

On Tuesday, the day before his 38th birthday, Hammer took to Instagram with a video of himself explaining what he has been up to since his acting career was upended due to his scandals.

The update came one month after he said he was 'grateful' for the allegations of cannibalism, sexual misconduct and an accusation of rape that imploded his career three years earlier.

The actor, who has not been working in Hollywood since the allegations were raised against him, told his fans that he got a new, 'tiny' hybrid car since he can't afford the truck anymore in a video he filmed in a CarMax parking lot.

He began the clip by explaining that he has been back in Los Angeles for 'a couple of weeks now,' and plans to sell his truck so he can start his 38th year with 'a new car, in a new apartment, in a new life.'

'This is my truck,' he said, introducing the vehicle he has owned for seven years. 'I bought this for myself in 2017 as a Christmas gift for myself.'

He continued: 'I have loved this truck intensely and taken it camping and across the country multiple times and on long road trips and I've taken it on one last road trip... to CarMax.'

He clarified that his video was 'not an ad' and he was only filming an update 'because I'm selling my truck.'

'Since being back in L.A., I have put about $400 or $500 worth of gas in it and I can't afford it,' he admitted. 'I can't afford the gas anymore.'

'I mean, this truck, it took the kids home from the hospital and all that stuff,' Hammer added. 'Amazing trips, but you know what, that's okay.'

He explained that he already purchased a new, 'tiny' car.

'I've got a new car. It's tiny. It's a hybrid,' he said. 'I'm probably going to put about 10 bucks of gas in it a month and this is it. Here's to new beginnings.'

He also noted that it was the day before his birthday, and he wanted a fresh start. 'It's my birthday tomorrow. So, August 28, I will be starting my birthday in a new car, in a new apartment, in a new life in Los Angeles.'

Then, he addressed his car and told the inanimate object: 'Thank you very much. You have gotten me a long way and I appreciate it all. I hope you take as good of care of the next person.'

He concluded, 'I just keep telling myself that parking is going to be easier and gas is going to be cheaper.'

A few months earlier in June,he appeared on the Painful Lessons podcast and spoke about being accused of rape in a case that ended up in no charges.

He said he was 'grateful' for the experience of being cancelled.

The star, who previously denied any criminal wrongdoing in the past, said: 'Whatever it was that people said, whatever it was that happened, I'm now at a place in my life where I'm grateful for every single bit of it.'

Hammer continued, 'I'm actually now at a place where I'm really grateful for it, because where I was in my life before all of that stuff happened to me, I didn't feel good. I never felt satisfied. I never had enough.'

'I never was in a place where I was happy with myself.' He said he learned invaluable lessons and gained a new perspective following the scandal.

'I'm able to look at it with a sense of distance and perspective and be like, "That's hilarious." People called me a cannibal, and everyone believed them. They're like, "Yep, that guy ate people." They're just like... What? Like, what are you talking about?'

Armie was previously married to Elizabeth Chambers from 2010, but they split in 2020, with the divorce being finalized in 2023. The former couple share two children: Harper, nine, and Ford, seven.