Lexi Orlove's Graphic Photos Following Assault Are Not for the Faint of Heart

May 20 2021, Published 11:04 a.m. ET

Warning: This article comprises graphic descriptions and photographs of home violence.

These days, influencers share intimate main points of their lives via social media — from dating PDA, to post-op plastic surgery snaps, to injuries and illnesses. So when teen influencer Lexi Orlove took to Instagram with a put up that warned users, "This photo may contain graphic or violent content," followers would possibly not have thought too much about it at first. Until they clicked during the warning and saw the injuries she had sustained, this is.

So what happened to Lexi?

For those that don't seem to be acquainted with Lexi, she's the younger sister of Cody Orlove (formerly known as Mastercodster) and turns 19 in 2021. Lexi does not rather have the large following of Cody, however she does have a good half-million Instagram followers and 2.2 million TikTok followers.

What happened to Lexi Orlove?

On May 19, 2021, Lexi posted to Instagram graphic images of injuries she had sustained. (We have opted now not to proportion the more ugly photos here.)

"On Sunday may 16th I was physically assaulted by my ex. He had shown up to my apartment to 'get his stuff.' I felt pretty off about the situation, so I prepared myself with the only thing I had which was pepper spray," she wrote. "I had told him if he tries to touch me I would spray him, and he did. Then I made the move to pepper spray him."

Lexi explained it was the first time she had used pepper spray, and that sadly, she had gotten some of it in her eyes, too.

"At that moment I had known things were going to get ugly," Lexi shared. "I was screaming in pain & couldn’t see. In that time I was washing my eyes out with water as fast as I could. He was putting on an act much worse than mine so I thought at that moment I was safe. Then all of a sudden he comes from behind me, pulls my hair and smashed my head on a door handle."

With that unmarried smash to the door, Lexi's ex ended up breaking her nostril and cheek bone and made a hollow in her jaw.

"The first thing I did was call 911, and the second I pressed call he had taken the phone out of my hand and smashed it so hard to where it was unusable," she endured. "Thankfully before my phone broke the police had still gotten my call. At that time he had ran out of my apartment and within the next minute the cops were knocking at my door, along with the fire department."

Ultimately, Lexi's ex was once discovered and arrested, while she was once taken to a health center, the place she had surgical operation.

"It’s now been a little less than three days since this incident and I am unable to sleep, and every time I close my eyes I relive this moment in my head over and over again," she shared. "I am scared and I am traumatized."

Lexi concluded her publish with:

"I do want to thank everyone for their support because I have no idea where I’d be without my mom, my dad, my sister, both of my brothers and all of my friends. I want you guys to know that I will stay strong, and learn from this experience and if you guys are going through anything even close to this situation to get out. I love all of you guys with my whole heart and will never wish this upon anyone."

Who is Lexi Orlove's ex?

Although Lexi did not identify her attacker (she simplest referred to him as her ex), she had most just lately been courting Erick Gutierrez. They began showing in combination on social media in April 2020 and by way of August 2020, Lexi stated a courting milestone. "Best six months w u, can't wait to see what the future holds for us," she wrote via Instagram at the time.

The couple seems to have broken up sometime in spring 2021. All traces of their courting have since been wiped from Lexi's Instagram account. However, movies of her and Erick can nonetheless be found on her TikTok account — including this one on May 10 referencing their break up.

If you or anyone you realize is experiencing domestic violence, name the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1−800−799−7233.

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