Overview
- Hammer has told The Hollywood Reporter that he accepted some personal blame for past behavior but denies the criminal allegations that surfaced in 2021.
- The Los Angeles Police Department investigated the 2021 claims and the Los Angeles County district attorney declined to bring criminal charges in 2023.
- Hammer says he “cried” when offered his first acting job in five years and that he would have taken almost any work; his lead role in Uwe Boll’s Citizen Vigilante is due in select U.S. release on Friday, June 19.
- Citizen Vigilante has drawn criticism for violent and anti-immigrant content and was refused classification in Germany, with director Uwe Boll publicly defending the film.
- Hammer has returned to low-budget projects and says he did not receive a life-changing inheritance after his father’s 2022 death; he now works without traditional agents and is seeking to rebuild financially and professionally.