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Armie Hammer and family's dark past to be subject of true crime special… after cannibalism controversy and accusations of rape: 'Devastating consequences of privilege gone wild'
ID and Discovery+ announced a slate of true crime specials, original series and reboots including one centered around the Hammer family
The special - which is tentatively titled House Of Hammer - will examine the scandals over five generations of the Hammer family as the actor is the great-grandson of oil tycoon Armand Hammer
Allegations about the Hammer family past were discussed in a Vanity Fair expose in March 2021 which claimed many men going back five generations have 'a dark side'
'Dru later sent Vanity Fair a letter in response to the piece which read: 'I want you to know I forgive you for writing such a scathing article on my family. I don’t understand the position of destroying families in the press'
Armie's father Michael Hammer, 66, reportedly also has a scandalous past
Michael inherited almost the entire $180 million family fortune when his grandfather Armand Hammer died in 1990 leaving his sister now working in Home Depot
He was embroiled in a $70 million fraudulent ring selling counterfeit paintings going back to 1994 at the family-owned Knoedler Gallery
Insiders claim the 665-year-old keeps a 'sex throne' or as he allegedly calls it the 'naughty chair' in the Armand Hammer Foundation HQ
Counsel for Michael told Vanity Fair the claims about his sex throne, drug and alcohol use, finances, and history with women are 'absurd'
A source claims Michael and Armie almost got into a fist fight while quarantining in the Cayman Islands last year
Michael is the son of Julian Hammer - who killed a man over a gambling debt in the 50s and allegedly sexually abused his daughter Casey - and Sue Kane
It provided a backdrop to Armie's life before leaked messages said to be from the actor surfaced in January showed him claiming to be '100 percent a cannibal'