Armie Hammer accuser ‘denied she had been raped’, two months earlier, messages show
EXCLUSIVE: Armie Hammer accuser known as Effie ‘DENIED the actor had raped her and said their encounter was “consensual”‘ – two months before publicly claiming he sexually abused her, messages reveal
- A woman identified as ‘Effie’ on Thursday claimed Armie Hammer violently raped her in Los Angeles on April 24, 2017
- The 24-year-old European says the actor ‘slammed her head against a wall’ and whipped her feet with a crop during the terrifying ordeal
- Screenshot obtained by DailyMail.com shows Effie allegedly told one of her Instagram followers two months earlier that Hammer did not rape her
- Effie is believed to be behind Instagram account @HouseofEffie which in January began sharing disturbing messages allegedly sent by Hammer
- After a follower asked if she had ‘legal representation’, ‘Effie’ replied: I”m not saying he raped me, no need for legal rep.’
- Effie has not pressed charges, but the LAPD announced Thursday afternoon that they have opened an investigation into the allegations
- Hammer’s lawyer denied the claims, saying the encounter was ‘consensual’ and that Effie had allegedly sent the actor sexual messages as recently as last year
- It marks the latest allegations of abuse against the 34-year-old star, who has been accused by other women of cannibalistic fetishism
The 24-year-old woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by Armie Hammer allegedly denied that the actor had raped her and admitted that their encounter was ‘consensual’, just two months before she went public with her allegations, DailyMail.com can reveal.
A woman, identified only as ‘Effie’, publicly spoke out against the Hollywood star for the first time on Thursday in a press conference alongside women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred.
Effie, who says she met the actor on Facebook in 2016, became emotional as she described how he allegedly raped her violently during a terrifying four-hour ordeal in April 2017.
It marks the latest on-the-record allegation of sexual abuse against Hammer who has been accused by other women of cannibalistic fetishism.
Hammer’s attorney Andrew Brettler vehemently denied the claims saying the pair’s encounter had been ‘completely consensual’, which he says is made evident in Effie’s own text conversations with the actor.
A screenshot shared exclusively with DailyMail.com also appears to show Effie had allegedly told one of her Instagram followers earlier this year that Hammer never raped her.
On Thursday, a woman identified as ‘Effie’ claimed Armie Hammer violently raped her in Los Angeles on April 24, 2017. The pair are pictured together in a photograph taken sometime prior to the alleged incident
Effie is believed to be behind Instagram account ‘House of Effie’ which had shared disturbing text messages allegedly sent by Hammer to his exes. In a screenshot obtained by DailyMail.com above, Effie tells a follower she does not need ‘legal rep’ because ‘Hammer’ did not rape her
Effie is believed to be behind Instagram account ‘House of Effie’ which in January began leaking disturbing text messages the actor allegedly sent to several of his exes.
The screenshot shows a follower had reached out to ‘Effie’ around that time to ask if she had ‘legal representation’, to which she replied: ‘Thank you. I’m not saying he raped me, no need for legal rep.’
The user then responds: ‘Oh good. Thanks for sharing that I’m relieved to hear it. He’s just a total a*****e and a liar right? still ugly behavior. F***ing men…’
‘Effie’ then insists once again: ‘I didn’t say anywhere it was not consensual so not sure why so many messages about it.’
Allred on Thursday would not confirm whether her client, who lives at an undisclosed location in Europe, was behind the House Of Effie account.
lf so, the newly unearthed message exchange could potentially undermine her claims that Hammer had sexually abused her.
Effie during the press conference alleged that Hammer, who was married at the time, ‘repeatedly slammed her head against a wall’ during the 2017 encounter, leaving her with bruises to her face.
‘During those four hours, I tried to get away but he wouldn’t let me. I thought that he was going to kill me,’ she sobbed.
She also claimed he whipped her feet with a crop – an act that left her in pain for a week.
‘He left with no concern for my well-being. During and since this attack, I have lived in fear of him,’ she stated.
Speaking at a press conference, Effie claimed that Hammer ‘repeatedly slammed her head against a wall’ during the incident, leaving her with bruises to her face
Allred confirmed that her client handed over evidence to investigators, but said no charges have been filed.
In a statement on Thursday afternoon, the LAPD told DailyMail.com: ‘We can confirm that Armie Hammer is the main suspect in an alleged sexual assault investigation that was initiated on February 3.’
Effie says she first came into contact with the Hollywood actor on social media back in 2016, when she was just 20 years old.
The pair purportedly commenced a romantic relationship, despite the fact Hammer was married to Elizabeth Chambers at the time.
In a bid to discredit Effie’s claims, Hammer’s lawyer shared screenshots of explicit messages the accuser sent to the actor last year – three years after the purported rape.
In a statement to DailyMail.com, Brettler said that Effie had sent Hammer ‘sexual texts as recently as July 18, 2020’.
‘Helplessly horny and I just need to tell you cuz it’s been sooo long since last time,’ one of the texts read.
Hammer responded: ‘I am not going to be able to engage in you in that specific way right now. It never ends well. We can talk and be friends but I can’t do that.’
Hammer’s lawyer released a screenshot of a conversation he said between Effie and the actor. The screenshot was released from Hammer’s team after Effie’s press conference
Hammer (pictured in 2020) has been accused of ‘violently raping’ Effie
Brettler added: ‘It was never Mr. Hammer’s intention to embarrass or expose [Effie’s]’s fetishes or kinky sexual desires, but she has now escalated this matter to another level by hiring a civil lawyer to host a public press conference.
‘With the truth on his side, Mr. Hammer welcomes the opportunity to set the record straight.’
On January 11, Hammer began trending on Twitter after HouseOfEffie shared the alleged screenshots between the actor and his exes dating back to 2016.
They purported to expose his sick fantasies.
In one text, Hammer allegedly wrote that he ‘wanted to cut off’ his girlfriend’s toe and ‘keep it in his pocket’
In another he allegedly wrote: ‘I am a 100% cannibal. I want to eat you.’
Brettler issued a statement about the allegations at the time, saying that all sexual experiences were ‘consensual.’
In the wake of the texts, Hammer was subsequently dropped by his talent agency WME and his personal publicist, and was also fired from two high profile films – Shotgun Wedding and The Offer.
The actor reportedly complained that he was being ‘kink shamed’.
Hammer separated from his wife of 10 years, Elizabeth Chambers, in June last year – six months before the HouseOfEffie account started sharing his kinky messages.
In the wake of that scandal, Chambers said on social media: ‘I am shocked, heartbroken, and devastated.’
She also offered her support to any victims of ‘assault or abuse’, and added: ‘I didn’t realize how much I didn’t know.’
Hammer and Chambers share two children – Harper, six, and Ford, four.
Meanwhile, one of Hammer’s exes, Paige Lorenze, 22, spoke with DailyMailTV last month after her ‘deeply traumatic’ relationship with the movie star, describing how it left her emotionally and physically scarred.
The couple briefly dated last year.
Hammer began trending on Twitter after HouseOfEffie shared the alleged screenshots between the actor and his exes dating back to 2016. In one DM (above) Hammer allegedly wrote that he ‘wanted to cut off’ his girlfriend’s toe and ‘keep it in his pocket’
Hammer separated from his wife of 10 years, Elizabeth Chambers, in June last year – six months before the HouseOfEffie account started sharing messages
The Instagram model provided DailyMailTV with an exclusive image of a sickening scar just millimeters away from her private parts that was left when Hammer allegedly carved his first initial ‘A’ into her skin during a kinky sex game.
She also claimed that Hammer used mannequins, which he stored in the basement of the $5.8 million home he shared with his estranged wife in Los Angeles, to practice tying up women.
Lorenze claimed that Hammer talked about wanting to strangle his dog, a Welsh Terrier named Archie.
‘He would get angry at his dog and say like: ‘I’m going to kill this dog, I would have strangled him if you weren’t here,” she said, noting that she does not believe he ever hurt the animal.
Lorenze is pictured with Hammer in a photograph taken last year
Lorenze said Hammer often tied her up, hit her with paddles and planned out ‘high protocol nights’ of painful sexual moves, which often left her covered in bruises.
She said her lover – 12 years her senior – was ‘sweet and kind’ but ‘manipulative’.
‘I think he definitely loved it that I was younger. He always had me wear lingerie and tied me up,’ she said.
‘I just kind of agreed to it and let it happen, I was just trying to please him.
‘He would say things like: ‘I want to bite a piece of your skin off and eat it,’ he would bite me so hard. Sometimes it would basically break skin.’
A lawyer for Hammer has categorically denied the allegations against him, calling them ‘patently untrue’.
‘Any interactions with this person, or any partner of his, were completely consensual in that they were fully discussed, agreed upon, and mutually participatory,’ Hammer’s attorney said in a statement to DailyMail.com.