Armie Hammer says he came close to losing his mind while locked down with his family in the Caribbean
- Armie Hammer told GQ magazine that he felt "intensely trapped" while on lockdown with his family in the Cayman Islands.
- Hammer was in lockdown with his dad, his two kids, and wife of 10 years from whom he is currently separating, in the Caribbean and said he came close to losing his mind.
- "The experience sucked so badly. The island itself handled the situation really efficiently, but they also handled it in a really intense way. It was a very draconian lockdown," he said.
- The actor said that to get through this difficult time, he started seeing a therapist twice a week.
In an extensive interview with GQ, Armie Hammer said that while in lockdown in the Caribbean with his family, he came close to losing his mind.
Hammer told the magazine that he was in the Cayman Islands when lockdown came into effect, and the island's "draconian" lockdown left him feeling "intensely trapped."
"The experience sucked so badly. The island itself handled the situation really efficiently, but they also handled it in a really intense way. It was a very draconian lockdown," he said.
Hammer told GQ that he was there with his dad, his two kids, and his wife Elizabeth Chambers — from whom he is currently separating after 10 years together. The Cayman Islands shut everything, Hammer said, and enforced a curfew so strict that that "if you're out and they see you, you go to jail for a year."
Hammer said: "One guy violated curfew by five minutes and they put them in jail for four months. They were not f---ing around."
The actor, who will next be seen Netflix's upcoming movie "Rebecca" alongside Lily James, told GQ that he didn't handle the lockdown experience very well: "I think, to be quite frank, I came very close to completely losing my mind. I just felt completely powerless.
"I felt so intensely trapped, like a wolf who got caught in a snare and wants to chew his own foot off. I was just like, 'I can't do this. Get me out of here.'"
The "Call Me By Your Name" actor said that to get through this difficult time, he contacted a friend who works in mental health and, through him, started seeing a therapist twice a week.
"It just sort of regulated everything and gave me the tools for dealing with things. It gave me a fresh perspective and it was incredibly helpful. I've been in therapy before, but this was a dire situation," Hammer said.
Hammer and his wife Elizabeth Chambers married in 2010 but while quarantining together, they decided to end their marriage after 10 years and are now estranged. Chambers filed for divorce on July 10 citing irreconcilable differences, People reported, and has asked for primary custody of their children.
The two posted identical statements to their Instagrams on July 10 announcing their decision.
"Thirteen years as best friends, soulmates, partners and then parents. It has been an incredible journey, but together, we've decided to turn the page and move on from our marriage," the posts read.
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