Jarryd Hayne: Videos with alleged Hells Angels bikie enforcer Chris Bloomfield were all a ‘prank’

JARRYD Hayne has denied being friends with a notorious bikie after being caught on camera appearing to give him $5000 in cash. The Titans star claims he is the victim of a ‘prank’.

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TITANS star Jarryd Hayne has broken his silence over a video appearing to show him give a $5000 wad of cash to an alleged Hells Angels bikie.

Hayne yesterday denied being friends with a notorious bikie after being caught on camera appearing to give Chris Bloomfield $5000 in cash — saying he had been stitched up.

The Gold Coast Titan said he was the victim of a “prank” and denied having any relationship with Bloomfield who yesterday claimed they were mates. The ­accused Hells Angel standover man’s lawyer also said he believed the pair were good friends.

Chris Bloomfield with the wad of cash he claims he got from Hayne.

Jarryd Hayne said he met Bloomfield for the first time on Saturday.

Police say they are stunned that Hayne would associate with an alleged bikie.

A senior officer from the bikie-busting Taskforce Maxima said bikies are cosying up to NRL stars such as Jarryd Hayne in a drive to recruit more gang members.

Acting Detective Senior-Sergeant Nigel Bull said young men were being lured into the outlaw bikie world with promises that they could “party with the Hayne Plane” and other sporting celebrities.

Hayne is set to be grilled by the NRL Integrity Unit and ordered to explain the incident.

Jarryd hayne in a snapchat video with Ex-Titan player Chris Bloomfield.

It comes as NRL sources confirmed Bloomfield’s relationship with “prominent” players was ­already under investigation ­before the video was leaked to The Daily Telegraph.

Investigators found additional posts of the bikie with players on social media that have since been deleted.

The video shows Bloomfield holding a huge wad of banknotes and saying: “Haynsey just gave me five grand!”

The former NSW Origin star then shrugs and says: “Cash money, fam! Cash money!”

Yesterday Hayne said he had never met Bloomfield before Saturday when he was on a boozy night out with “a group of players and friends” and crossed paths with the bikie.

Jarryd Hayne at the last game in the Titans season this year. Picture: AAP

Jarryd Hayne singing on the Snapchat video, which he claims were a prank.

“As any human would do, I said hello to those I came into contact with and was friendly as normal,” he said. “I understand Bloomfield filmed a few short Snapchat videos of me rapping to an Eminem song. At the time, I was not aware of this person’s history with the law and alleged bikie affiliations.”

Hayne also said that at no point did he hand over any money. “I also want to make it very clear that a comment in the video which suggested I supplied Chris with a large sum of money is not true. This money was not mine,” he said.

“This was a prank initiated by Bloomfield and was not intended to be taken seriously. It was also not my voice shouting for a cigarette and I was not involved with any of the offensive comments subsequently added to this video.”

Bloomfield’s lawyer Adam McGill maintained his client had told him he was close friends with Hayne. “(Bloomfield) just said, ‘He’s just a mate who I caught up and got on the drink with and then all this stuff come out and he’s obviously still trying to come to terms with I guess that his mate is in strife,” he said.

Asked what Bloomfield had to say about the $5000, Mr ­Magill said: “They were just being dickheads. (Bloomfield said), ‘All we were doing was mucking around’.”

The Daily Telegraph can also confirm Bloomfield was unlicensed while driving and filming selfies of Hayne. He was already set to front court for unlicensed driving when he posted the ­videos and Queensland Police are investigating.

Chris Bloomfield was a former Titans under 20s player. Picture: John Gass

JARRYD HAYNE’S FULL STATEMENT

“Over the weekend I was out with a group of players and friends for some end of footy season drinks. There were some people there that I knew and some people there I didn’t know, including Chris Bloomfield who I met for the first time.

“As any human would do, I said hello to those I came into contact with and was friendly as normal. I understand Bloomfield filmed a few short Snapchat videos of me rapping to an Eminem song. At the time, I was not aware of this person’s history with the law and alleged bikie affiliations.

“I also want to make it very clear that a comment in the video which suggested I supplied Chris with a large sum of money is not true. This money was not mine.

“This was a prank initiated by Bloomfield and was not intended to be taken seriously. It was also not my voice shouting for a cigarette and I was not involved with any of the offensive comments subsequently added to this video.”