Who is Effie? Woman, 24, accuses Armie Hammer of 'violently' raping and 'slamming' face against wall for 4 hours
Another alleged victim has slapped Armie Hammer with a fresh set of accusations, claiming he “raped” her violently when they were in a relationship. A woman by the first name Effie has claimed that the ‘Social Network’ actor abused her “mentally, emotionally and sexually” during their relationship of four years. She has further claimed Hammer “repeatedly slammed” her “face against the wall”, leaving her with bruises when he "raped" her a few years ago.
Effie revealed graphic details from the alleged incidents, while she had attorney Gloria Allred by her side on Thursday, March 18 during a press conference. She said she feared for her life when she was with Hammer and sobbed as she spoke about all that she claims she endured throughout her relationship with the actor.
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Who is Effie?
Effie, 24, identifies herself as Hammer’s former girlfriend. According to reports, Effie is a European. She allegedly met the actor on Facebook in 2016 and has claimed to have been in a relationship with him for four years. Even though Effie has alleged that she was subjected to various forms of abuse during the course of her relationship with Hammer, she has accused him of “raping” her on April 24, 2017, for "four hours". The alleged victim “lost interest in living” and considered suicide as she couldn’t put up with the actor. “He became increasingly violent and I thought he was going to kill me,” she said.
When asked if she was behind the social media handle “House of Effie”, which leaked Hammer’s DMs with cannibalistic fantasies, Effie’s lawyer Allred said “no comments.”
Hammer’s attorney denies Effie’s allegations
In a statement to Page Six, an attorney representing Hammer denied all the allegations made by Effie. The statement read, “[Effie’s] own correspondence with Mr. Hammer undermines and refutes her outrageous allegations. As recently as July 18, 2020, [Effie] sent graphic texts to Mr. Hammer telling him what she wanted him to do to her. Mr. Hammer responded making it clear that he did not want to maintain that type of relationship with her.”
“It was never Mr. Hammer’s intention to embarrass or expose [Effie’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,” it reads further.
The lawyer also notes that Hammer “from day one” has maintained that all of his interactions with Effie and “every other sexual partner of his for that matter — have been completely consensual, discussed and agreed upon in advance, and mutually participatory. [Effie’s] attention-seeking and ill-advised legal bid will only make it more difficult for real victims of sexual violence to get the justice they deserve.”
Effie’s attorney Allred hits back
Effie’s attorney Allred has responded to Hammer’s lawyer’s statement by challenging Hammer to “present all, not some, of his communications with Effie to the Los Angeles Police Department and answer all of their questions directly rather than through his lawyers.”
Variety confirmed that the actor was being investigated by LAPD shortly after the press conference. An LAPD spokesperson said, “We can confirm that Armie Hammer is the main suspect in an alleged sexual assault investigation that was initiated Feb. 3 of this year.”
Hammer was previously accused of wanting to “barbecue and eat” one of his former girlfriends Courtney Vucekovich, who alleged that he was “emotionally abusive”. Another ex of his Paige Lorenze claimed that he allegedly carved “A” into the skin near her vagina using a knife. She said he would “intentionally bruise her as a branding method.”