Armie Hammer's aunt shares chilling details of family past
At the beginning of 2021 Armie Hammer was living the classic Hollywood dream.
The star of Call Me By Your Name, The Social Network and this year's Death on the Nile remake had a successful career, good looks and had the backing of a powerful family dynasty.
But after several women came forward alleging vile abuse and threats from the star, his life quickly unravelled.
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House of Hammer looks into Armie Hammer's family and their troubling past. Getty
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Now, a new documentary House of Hammer has revealed a family legacy of chilling events in the generations before him.
His aunt, Casey Hammer told Today Extra of a time her father shot at her as a child and the power her grandfather - and Armie's namesake - Armand Hammer had over people.
"This was my normal - people are horrified to hear of the time I was holding up a phone book and my father was shooting at me - I was 11-years-old but this was my normal," Casey told Today Extra.
"It was old money and there's a scary power that goes along with it.
"It's what I grew up with and was used to - they were proud of the fact they could buy anybody and everybody has a price.
"You had to be a certain way and my grandfather controlled the narrative."
Armie Hammer's aunt, Casey shares some chilling details of her families troubled past in new docuseries 'House of Hammer'. Today Extra
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House of Hammer premieres on Binge on October 8.
Watch the full interview with Casey Hammer above
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