Armie Hammer Admits He Used A Knife To 'Trace' The Letter 'A' On His Ex-Partner's Skin

In a recent interview, Armie Hammer finally addressed allegations made against him by his ex-girlfriend Paige Lorenze, who claimed he "branded" her with a knife.

Hammer downplayed the incident, calling it a minor "scrape" and a "romantic gesture" rather than a branding. The actor also denied drawing blood and insisted it was a consensual act.

Since making his return to the spotlight, Armie Hammer has talked about how happy he was about being canceled over cannibalism allegations.

During a chat with Piers Morgan, "The Lone Ranger" actor admitted to his ex-girlfriend Lorenze's claim that he once "branded" her with a knife. However, he claimed that it was more of a "scrape" or "tattoo" in an attempt to downplay Lorenze's unsettling account.

In 2021, Lorenze accused Hammer of "marking and branding" her during their four-month relationship. She told the Daily Mail at the time that Hammer had carved his initial into her groin and licked the blood during a wild sexual encounter.

However, Hammer, speaking to Morgan, insisted he didn't "brand" Lorenze and claimed no blood was drawn.

"I wouldn't say brand, no," Hammer stated. "There was a scenario that we talked about beforehand, that we had discussed where, you know, I would basically take a little, tiny point and just kind of trace the letter 'A' — just like the tip of a small knife."

He added, "I mean, there wasn't even blood in the situation. It was more like a scrape… It's along the lines of couples getting their own initials tattooed on each other."

During the interview, Morgan pointed out that using a knife on someone's skin is "a bit different from a tattoo." In response, Hammer retorted: "[It's] less permanent. I guarantee it was such a small thing."

When Morgan admitted he was "shocked" by the incident, Hammer attempted to frame it as a "romantic gesture."

"Yes, I think to some, it probably sounds really strange. To some, it probably sounds like a very romantic gesture," Hammer explained, per the Daily Mail.

The actor also insisted that he had nothing to "gain" from a sexual experience that his partner didn't appreciate or enjoy.

"That was also a huge sense of validation for me, making this person that I'm with feel good, making this person that I'm with, I don't know if I can say this, climax," Hammer told Morgan. "These were things that made me feel good and made me feel powerful, which I desperately needed because I didn't know how to give them to myself."

In 2021, Lorenze shared a photo of her "A" scar with Daily Mail, detailing her four-month relationship with Hammer.

During the interview, Lorenze accused Hammer of being a narcissist and sexual deviant who allegedly had wild fantasies and desires that could "seriously injure another woman."

She also claimed that he was obsessed with biting her and begged to take chunks of flesh from her arm to eat. Lorenze said their time in Los Angeles was "like a real-life 50 Shades Of Grey without the love."

Hammer's ex-girlfriend, Effie Angelova, also accused him of "violently" raping and abusing her in 2017.

Hammer denied the rape allegations through his attorney, insisting that all of his sexual encounters were "completely consensual, discussed and agreed upon in advance, and mutually participatory."

During an appearance on the "Painful Lessons" podcast, Hammer weighed in on the allegations that he has cannibalism fantasies.

"People called me a cannibal, and everyone believed them," he said, per Page Six. "They're like, 'Yep, that guy ate people.' Like, what? What are you talking about? Do you know what you have to do to be a cannibal? You have to eat people! How am I going to be a cannibal?! It was bizarre."

The actor then expressed his gratitude for the allegations, noting that they came at a time of his struggle.

He said there were "discrepancies in whatever it was that people said," adding that he's "now at a place in my life where I'm grateful for every single bit of it."

"I'm actually now at a place where I'm really grateful for it because where I was in my life before all of that stuff happened to me, I didn't feel good, I never felt satisfied, I never had enough, I never was in a place where I was happy with myself where I had self-esteem," Hammer explained.

On a recent episode of Bill Maher's podcast this week, Hammer discussed a recent psychiatric evaluation, revealing it showed he "had issues" but is "not what people are saying."

He described the evaluation as "glowing," stating that the report acknowledged his issues but clarified he was not as portrayed.

"I had to subject myself to a multi-month full psychological evaluation, and the report at the end of that was glowing. By the way, they're like, 'he's got issues, but he's not what people are saying.," he shared.

Hammer also addressed his past mistakes, including infidelity with his ex-wife, Elizabeth Chambers, with whom he shares two children.

He admitted, "I cheated on my wife. I used people to feel better, and I was callous and inconsiderate with people and their emotions and their well-being. I wanted what I wanted and I was going to take it at any cost, even if it was at an emotional cost of someone else."

Hammer added: "And that is sh--ty behavior. There are things in my behavior that I have to take accountability for because that is pivotal for me learning and growing from it."