Celebrity
Armies great-grandfather Armand Hammer was the embodiment of sin, a journalist says in the doc.
Hammer hasrepeatedlydeniedthe allegations, which are spotlighted in the newHouse of HammerdocuseriesonDiscovery+.
I didnt want to just be a soundbite for his implosion.
Heres a look at the men in the Hammer family tree.
Armand Hammer was the embodiment of sin, because he was the embodiment of ruthless ego.
Casey opened up to Bustle about Armands all-encompassing grasp on the family and the world around him.
Its pretty scary, my family and my grandfathers issues just in general, she says.
He wanted to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
So thats what he was chasing.
So everywhere, theres the museum with Hammer on it.
I used to make jokes that if my grandfather could, hed rename me.
He wanted his name everywhere and that was his legacy.
Michael Hammer
Julians son Michael is Armies father and the oldest of Armands descendants still alive today.
Michael and his wife Dru did not respond to interview requests forHouse of Hammer.
Armie Hammer
Armies real name is Armand, named after his great-grandfather.
His second child withex-wife Elizabeth Chamberscarries on the family naming tradition: Ford Douglas Armand Hammer,according toPeople.
Armie declined to be interviewed forHouse of Hammer.