Despite all the controversy they’ve endured over the past few months, Armie Hammer and his estranged wife, Elizabeth Chambers, are “in a really great place” right now.
Elizabeth informed E! News on Wednesday, even as their divorce moves forward.
The 40-year-old TV host added that the former couple was “completely committed” to raising their children together, even as her ex continues a rehab program to combat his sex and drug issues.
Despite all the controversy they’ve been going through over the past few months, Armie Hammer, 36, and his estranged wife Elizabeth Chambers, 40, are in a “really great place” right now, she told E! News in an interview published on Wednesday
Elizabeth filed for divorce from Armie in July 2020, citing irreconcilable differences. The two had been married for ten years.
However, a year later, in 2021, scandal erupted around The Man From UNCLE star when he was accused of sexual assault by multiple women. The Los Angeles Police Department also has an ongoing investigation into the actor’s behavior after a woman named Effie accused him of raping her. He has denied the allegations about his lawyers.
The actor has also been accused of showing disturbing cannibalistic fantasies with other women.
In her new interview, Elizabeth admitted that their divorce was not final, although it had lasted more than two years. However, her relationship with her ex seemed to have improved significantly in recent months.
“We’re in a really great place. We talk all the time,” she revealed. “We are fully committed to our children and to being together for our children in a non-romantic way as much as possible.”
Elizabeth added: “Children need their mother; Children need their father. So there’s nothing we won’t do.’
Dark: Hammer has been accused of sexual abuse and rape in 2021, along with alleged cannibalism fantasies; Seen Nov 2020
The BIRD Bakery owner has been remarkably calm and collected when it comes to the sexual abuse scandals that have plagued her ex.
“Armie has been focused on his healing. There’s the oxygen mask theory: you can’t really take care of someone until you’ve taken care of them,” she shared. “There’s a reason why on the plane they say, ‘Secure your own mask before you help others.’ He was very busy securing his own mask.
She added: “My mask was secured, [the kids’] Masks are on, so right now it was really about focusing on them and protecting them.
During her conversation with E! the Texas native said she spent so long away from the spotlight during her “incubation period” because she thought her ex-husband’s scandals weren’t public business.
Elizabeth, who shares her seven-year-old daughter Harper and five-year-old son Ford with the Call Me By Your Name star, looked back fondly on her years with him.
“We grew up together and we have so many memories. We’ve traveled the world and it’s so beautiful,” she said. “I feel like I look back on this as a different phase in my life, but I don’t necessarily think we’re starting over. I think we just continue on our way, with a different perspective.”
“Armie has been focused on his healing. There’s the oxygen mask theory: you can’t really take care of someone until you’ve taken care of them,’ said Elizabeth; seen with Harper, seven, and Ford, five
She has been more reluctant to share her feelings after admitting she had watched Discovery+’s House Of Hammer documentaries, which addressed the allegations against her former husband.
“It was obviously heartbreaking and very painful on so many levels. But at the same time it exists,” she said. “The past is the past and all we can do is take this as a moment to learn and listen and hopefully process and heal in every way.”
Elizabeth, who needed a “support system” with her as she delved into the documentary, admitted she was “definitely surprised” by what she saw on the series, although she added, “I think that’s closed expect.”
“It didn’t feel good, especially when you feel like you’ve got that job done, but the moral of the story is that the job is never done,” she said.
During the interview, she self-identified as a “feminist” and said she “stands in solidarity with everyone who has been victimized of any kind and hope they find healing.”
After hailing casual dating as an “important process” in her recovery journey, she clarified that she’s now in a “committed relationship,” though she didn’t mention her new boyfriend, wellness specialist Ricardas Kazinec, by name.
Shocked: Elizabeth admitted to watching the House Of Hammer documentary on Armie’s scandals. She needed a “support system” to watch with her and was “definitely surprised”; seen in 2018
Elizabeth ended the interview by stating that she and her children are ready to return to Los Angeles, where Armie has already relocated after spending the past few years in the Cayman Islands.
Following his scandals, Armie checked into a Florida rehab facility and was released in December last year.
In July, TMZ reported that the actor landed a temporary new job selling timeshares at an office in the Cayman Islands after leaving Hollywood behind.
“He works in a cubicle,” a source told Vanity Fair, shortly after photos surfaced of him adjusting to his job. “In reality he is completely broke and trying to fill the days and make money to support his family.”
Since moving back to Los Angeles, he has lived in a home owned by Robert Downey Jr., according to Vanity Fair. The publication also reported that the Iron Man star has given Armie “financial support.”
Elizabeth and Armie were seen together with their children after the scandal as they worked towards co-parenting. A source told People that for the TV presenter, her “priority has always been her children and their well-being.”
At your side? During the interview, she self-identified as a “feminist” and said she “stands in solidarity with all who have been victimized of any kind and hope they find healing”; seen in 2018
