Three years after his career-ending cannibalism scandal, Armie Hammer has returned to Los Angeles and admits the high cost of living in the area is taking a toll on him. Among the expenses hitting his wallet was gas prices.
In a video post on Instagram, the Lone Ranger star stated he returned to Los Angeles and has a new apartment. However, he has to sell his pickup because of the high price of gas.
“I’ve been back in LA for a couple of weeks now,” Armie Hammer explained. “This is my truck. I bought this for myself in 2017 as a Christmas gift for myself, because I’ve had pickup trucks for a long time, and I have loved this truck intensely,” he said of the black pickup, which he showed parked in a Carmax parking lot.”
The actor continued by stating that his post wasn’t an ad for Carmax. “This is because I am selling my truck,” he revealed. “Since being in LA, I have put about four or five hundred dollars worth of gas in it, and I can’t afford it. I can’t afford gas anymore.”
Armie Hammer had a decent acting career up until 2021 when he was accused of raping, physically abusing, and having cannibalistic fantasies towards multiple women. Although the accusations were career-ending for him, he recently said he was “grateful” for the scandal.
After the scandal, Harmmer moved to the Cayman Islands and was selling timeshares.
Hammer further pointed out that the vehicle is sentimental because he had “taken it camping and cross country multiple times and on long road trips.”
Armie Hammer Goes Hybrid With His New Vehicle As He Parts From His Beloved Pick-Up
Meanwhile, Armie Hammer said he isn’t without a vehicle, as he just purchased a hybrid.
“But ya know what? That’s okay,” he shared. “That’s okay. I got a new car. It’s tiny. It’s a hybrid. I’m probably going to put about 10 bucks a gas in it a month and this is it. So I have to clean all of this stuff out you know all kinds of s–t. But that’s okay.”
He then showed himself cleaning out the vehicle, with one item he came across being a large bundle of rope, which followers quickly noticed given the previous accusations of bondage.
He shared he was selling the vehicle one day before his 38th birthday. “I will be starting my birthday in a new car in a new apartment in a new life in Los Angeles.”
The actor also said he brought his children home from the hospital in it when they were born. He shares daughter Harper and son Ford with ex-wife Elizabeth Chambers. The couple separated in 2020 and finalized their divorce last year.
Armie Hammer noted his children are “not happy” about him having to sell his vehicle, but he was optimistic about his decision. “Parking is gonna be easier,” he said. “And gas is gonna be cheaper.”