Armie Hammer's ex Paige Lorenze announces engagement to tennis star Tommy Paul as she shows off huge diamond ring
The 27-year-old influencer — who was infamously branded by Hammer — announced the news via social media on Sunday.
Taking to Instagram, she shared three engagement photos taken by photographer Brenna Marie and captioned, 'forever,' with a white heart emoji.
The photo shoot was staged on a beach and the Dairy Boy founder wore a lacy white dress.
She showed off her huge diamond ring in closeup photos posted via Instagram Stories.
Amid Armie's cannibalism and abuse scandal in 2021, Lorenze came forward to accuse him of 'marking and branding' her during their 'traumatic' four-month relationship in 2020.
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She later alleged to DailyMail.com that Hammer had carved the initial 'A' into her groin with a knife during a kinky sexual encounter that got out of control.
But Hammer claimed in a July 2024 interview with Piers Morgan that he technically didn't 'brand' Lorenze and that blood was never drawn.
'I wouldn't say brand, no,' Hammer said at the time.
He explained, '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 continued: '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.'
'It was like a real life 50 Shades Of Grey without the love,' Paige told DailyMail.com.
'His actions and behavior are dangerous and emotionally and psychologically damaging. He is saying people are kink-shaming him and should not comment on his sex life, but BDSM is a smoke screen for him wanting to hurt women.
'You can be just as traumatized by consensual sex. It's unacceptable that he coerces women into agreeing to let him hurt them,' she added.
In a statement to DailyMail.com, Hammer's lawyer responded: 'These assertions about Mr. Hammer are 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.'
Paige's husband-to-be Tommy made history in June, becoming the first American man in the French Open quarterfinals since Andre Agassi in 2003.
They met during the US Open in 2022 and confirmed their relationship months later in October 2022.
In addition to Armie, her former flames include the Bachelor's Tyler Cameron and country music star Morgan Wallen.
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