LAPD investigates Armie Hammer after European woman, 24, accuses him of violently raping her for four hours in 2017
The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an investigation into claims Armie Hammer violently raped a young woman.
On Thursday, the 24-year-old woman - identified only as 'Effie' - went public with her accusation, alleging Hammer raped her during a terrifying four-hour ordeal on April 24, 2017.
Speaking at a press conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, Effie claimed that Hammer, who was married at the time, 'repeatedly slammed her head against a wall' during the 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.
Effie alleges Hammer also 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.
Allred confirmed that her client has 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.'
The Hollywood star has vigorously denied Effie's accusation, describing it as 'outrageous' in a statement released by his own lawyer.
At the time of the alleged rape, Hammer was married to TV personality Elizabeth Chambers. She filed for divorce in July 2020.
Hammer hit headlines in January of this year after social media account HouseOfEffie started sharing screenshots of disturbing text messages the actor had allegedly sent to several of his exes.
Allred would not confirm whether her client was behind the HouseOfEffie account.
Effie currently lives at an undisclosed location in Europe.
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
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
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 Chambers at the time.
In a bid to discredit Effie's claims, Hammer's lawyer, Andrew Brettler, shared screenshots of explicit messages the accuser sent to the actor last year - three years after the purported rape.
Brettler told TMZ 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, told TMZ: '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.
'Cannibal': He reportedly confessed to one woman via DM that he was '100% a cannibal'
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
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