Armie Hammer has admitted to branding his ex-girlfriend Paige Lorenze with a knife – but insisted it was “such a small thing” and there “wasn’t even blood”.

The 37-year-old ‘Social Network’ actor opened up about their relationship in a frank interview with Piers Morgan as he tries to relaunch his career nearly three years after multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.

Armie said about Paige’s 2021 allegation he used a knife to “brand” her with his initial ‘A’ near her private parts while they were dating for four months in 2020: “I wouldn’t say brand, no. 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.

“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.”

When Piers, 59, said using a knife on someone is “a bit different to a tattoo”, Armie insisted it was “less permanent”.

He added: “I guarantee it was such a small thing.”

Piers, whose interview with Armie will air on Friday (19.07.24) told the actor that he was a “little bit shocked” by his actions.

Armie replied: “Yes, I think to some it probably sounds really strange. To some, it probably sounds like a very romantic gesture.”

Influencer Paige, 26, told Page Six about the knife incident: “I kind of sat back and let it happen. I didn’t really know what to do or say… as sad as that is, I wanted him to like me and feel like I was down for what he wanted.”

Paige claimed Armie wanted her to show off her bruises and be “proud” of the marks.

She added: “I said, ‘How am I supposed to see other people when I have bruises?’

“He said, ‘That’s the point’. I think it was a part of marking and branding.”

Paige also said Armie wanted her to be his “little slave” and shared his bondage fantasies with her.

In January 2021, Armie was accused of “mentally, emotionally and sexually” abusing his ex-girlfriend Effie Angelova, 26, when she was 20 years old. He denied her rape claim and insisted their sexual encounters were consensual.)

His ex Courtney Vucekovich has also accused him of cannibalism, telling Page Six he allegedly told her he “wants to break my rib and barbecue and eat it” – a claim Armie also denied.

Six months before the allegations, Armie’s 42-year-old wife Elizabeth Chambers – with whom he has daughter Harper, nine, and seven-year-old boy Ford – filed for divorce.