He has also admitted injuring himself in his cell but claims it was a 'moment of

They also released a mugshot showing no visible injuries and stated he had been beating his own face with a phone

A gay YouTube star on vacation in Los Angeles has been charged with filing a false police report after police say he lied about being the victim of a hate crime attack.

Calum McSwiggan, 26, from London, claimed on his social media accounts on Monday that he had been 'beaten up by three guys' outside a popular West Hollywood gay club. He added that the authorities would not help him, treating him like a 'like a second class citizen.'

He said the attack left him hospitalized with 'three broken teeth and six stitches in my forehead,' which he showcased in a photo from his hospital bed, posted to Facebook and Instagram.

'Last night was the worst night of my life and I'm really struggling to find the words to talk about it,' wrote McSwiggan on Facebook and Instagram after the alleged attack.

But almost immediately after the post, LA County Sheriffs Department released a statement disputing the claims and saying officers observed him 'injuring himself with the handle and receiver to a payphone' inside his cell.

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Calum McSwiggan (pictured in his arrest on Monday, left, and afterwards in hospital, right) has been charged with filing a false police report after police say he lied about being the victim of a hate crime attack

They say that McSwiggan was arrested for vandalizing a car and that he did not appear to have any injuries when he was taken into custody.

The department also released his arrest mugshot which reveals he did not have any visible trauma before injuring himself in his cell.

McSwiggan, who has more than 60,00 subscribers on YouTube, was was charged Wednesday with one misdemeanor count of making a false police report. He was released late Monday after posting $20,000 bail.

Today, the 26-year-old released a statement on his Facebook page acknowledging he had deliberately injured himself with the pay phone.

Calum McSwiggan, 26, from London, claimed on his social media accounts on Monday that he had been 'beaten up by three guys' outside a popular West Hollywood gay club

'Last night was the worst night of my life and I'm really struggling to find the words to talk about it,' wrote McSwiggan on Facebook and Instagram after the alleged attack

But he claims he had only done so to get transferred to hospital from jail and insists the attack outside the gay club was real.

'In a moment of desperation to get out of the cell, I took the pay phone off the wall and hit myself once across the forehead with it as hard as I could.

'I knew I had to injure myself to get out of the cell and into a hospital, and it was the only solution I could find to get myself out of there.

'This is incredibly out of character for me and is testament to how upset I was in that moment. I do not regret doing this as I could still be in the jail cell if I didn't.'

McSwiggan and the three friends he was with that night continue to stand by their version of events.

The YouTuber said he had been speaking to a man outside The Abbey, a gay club, who was accompanied by two friends, when the stranger's tone and attitude 'flipped'.

'He said something about my friend Melanie and then punched me in the mouth,' he said.

'I blacked out quickly after this but remember being kicked in the body multiple times, I believe by all three men.

Explaining: McSwiggan then tweeted on Tuesday he would address the situation in time

Injuries: McSwiggan claimed he lost three teeth and needed six stitches in the wake of the attack (above with friends Riyadh Khalaf, Melanie Murphy and Doug Armstrong)

'Shortly afterwards I regained consciousness and instantly realised one of my front teeth was broken. I have spent my whole adult life campaigning for LGBT+ equality and did not take this attack lightly.

'In a moment of devastation, anger and blind rage I kicked the wing mirror of the attacker's car until it broke and then ripped it off with my hands. I also scratched the front of the car with the broken wing mirror before returning back to The Abbey for help.'

His friends also back up his story.

'Haven't spoken about it at all but last night @CalumMcSwiggan was attacked by three guys outside a gay bar in LA. It was disgusting and terrifying to see this sh*t still goes on in today's world and to one of my closest and dearest friends,' wrote Riyadh Khalaf, another gay YouTube star, in a series of tweets.

'He has three cracked teeth and stitches in his head but is safe and somewhat well with us now. Please please be safe when out with friends and don't get separated.

'These people knew where we were going to be because of our posts on social media before we went out and even said our names as they beat him.'

Another friend, Melanie Murphy, who was there the night of the alleged attack stated that 'everyone is lying in their articles' on Twitter.

Khalaf also spoke to DailyMail.com on Wednesday, saying: 'We will be making a video later today giving a full account of what Melanie and I saw after Calum called us saying he was attacked.'

He went on to say: 'We were approached by three males in the car park after the attack happened. They were threatening to shoot Calum and I caught it on my phone's camera while pretending to be taking a call from police.

Proof: McSwiggan's arrest report (above) shows that he was picked up at 2.30am and released on $20,000 bail

Support: Friends came to the defense of McSwiggan on social media in the wake of the attack

More information: Khalaf also spoke to DailyMail.com on Wednesday, saying: 'We will be making a video later today giving a full account of what Melanie and I saw after Calum called us saying he was attacked.'

Upset: Melanie Murphy, who was there the night of the alleged attack stated that 'everyone is lying in their articles' on Twitter

Khalaf then added: 'Of course we still have no idea if these men were the ones who attacked Calum.'

McSwiggan said he called police to report the assault but that they seemed more concerned with the damage he had done to the car, than tracking down his attacker.

After reporting the alleged hate crime, in which he had admitted smashing the wing mirror off the car, he said he was arrested and taken to a cell.

'I'm heartbroken about the events and these have been the worst few days of my life,' McSwiggan said.

'Many people are trying to discredit my story but this is the full and entire truth.

'Just because there were no visible marks on my face does not mean I was not attacked. Being accused of being a liar and being called a disgrace to the LGBT+ community, a community I've dedicated my life to, is more painful than any hate crime could ever be.'

But many members of the LGBT community are outraged that the YouTube star and LGBT rights activist would lie, especially in the wake of the recent events in Orlando when 49 people were shot dead and another 53 injured inside a gay club.

Actor and writer Jeffrey Self called McSwiggan's claims and his friends defense of them 'disgusting' on Twitter, before adding: 'I will only read tweets about the YouTube gay who faked a hate crime for the next 24 hours. Send me EVERYTHING.'

Damien Nichols meanwhile wrote on Facebook that he witnessed McSwiggan vandalizing cars and alleged that he was caught stealing bottles of alcohol from West Hollywood gay club The Abbey.

'If you like, follow, or watch Calum McSwiggan, boycott. He is faking a bashing, and until he comes clean apologizes and pays for the damage to my friend's car, she should just be ignored (sic),' wrote Nichols.

Multiple other people on social media have also come forward to claim that McSwiggan was stealing alcohol while inside the club as well on the night in question.

McSwiggan has more than 62,000 followers on his YouTube account, where he posts gay-themed videos like showing his straight friend nude photos of himself and addressing the fact that he made gay webcam videos when he was in university.