Andrew Tate

{{bronze}}[[File:Andrew Tate on 'Anything Goes With James English' in 2021.jpg|thumb|165px|The king of misogyny himself.]]{{mrm}}
{{cquote|It’s bang out the machete, boom in her face and grip her by the neck. Shut up bitch.|||Andrew Tate, endorsing [[domestic violence]]<ref name="guardianinsidetate"/>}}
{{cquote|It is as if someone has taken every type of woman-hater you can think of — a footballer, an incel, an Arab sheikh, the Tinder Swindler — and rolled them into one menacing, manscaped action doll, given them loads of guns, money and cars and made them say worse things than [[Donald Trump]].|||Camilla Long, ''The Times.''<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-ascent-of-a-lowlife-like-andrew-tate-proves-that-misogyny-is-baked-into-our-everyday-lives-9q96597gk The ascent of a lowlife like Andrew Tate proves that misogyny is baked into our everyday lives]. ''The Times.''</ref>}}
{{cquote|Don't take life advice from people like Andrew Tate. Not just because he used to get kicked in the head for a living, and not just because he's currently covered in lice and cockroaches in a jail cell, and not just because he's an admitted rapist. Well, actually yes, don't listen to him for all those reasons. But also don't listen to him because he's wrong. ... He looked at this unfair, exploitative system, and he said: 'I'm going to climb up it, by myself, so I can buy a car.' ... Can you honestly tell me, with a straight face, that choosing to live as he does has made Andrew Tate happy?|||[[Shaun]]<ref>Shaun (February 11, 2023). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6_TOFy3k6k "Andrew Tate: How to be a Real Man"]. ''YouTube''.</ref>{{rp|36:38}}}}
'''Emory Andrew Tate III''' {{lived|1986}} is a former kickboxer turned webcam-based relationship [[scam]]mer,<ref>Emer Scully, [https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brothers-make-millions-using-webcam-26508739 Brothers make millions using webcam girls to sell 'sob' stories to desperate men]. The Mirror, 29 June 2022.</ref> "king of [[toxic masculinity]],"<ref>[https://news.sky.com/story/who-is-andrew-tate-self-styled-king-of-toxic-masculinity-and-butt-of-greta-thunbergs-jokes-12776832 Who is Andrew Tate, self-styled 'king of toxic masculinity' and butt of Greta Thunberg's jokes?] by Josephine Franks (30 December 2022 20:33, UK) ''Sky News''.</ref> [[personality cult]] leader,<ref>Jack King (February 23, 2023). [https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/the-dangerous-rise-of-andrew-tate-documentary-bbc-three-2023 "'The Dangerous Rise of Andrew Tate' is a terrifying look inside the world of a farcical cult leader"]. ''British GQ''.</ref> [[Pro-ana|food hater]],<ref>Andrew Tate (November 9, 2023). [https://twitter.com/Cobratate/status/1722699111680364722 "Foods awful and eating sucks. I eat the bare minimum and as fast as possible. I hate eating. I hate feeling full."] ''Twitter''. [https://ghostarchive.org/archive/NIo7U (Archived version)].</ref> [[Literature|book]] hater,<ref>(April 2022). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpgqrzZ-KE "Andrew Tate on reading books 📚"]. ''YouTube''.</ref><ref>Andrew Tate (December 13, 2022). [https://twitter.com/Cobratate/status/1602702007181185028 "Reading books is for losers who are afraid to learn from life. So they try and learn from the life OTHERS have lived. But you never REALLY learn unless you lived it. You must feel it to believe it. Books are a total waste of time. Education for cowards."] ''Twitter''. [https://archive.ph/76iLk (Archived version)].</ref> and leader of an [[Multilevel marketing|investment and dropshipping advice business]].<ref>Shanti Das (August 20, 2022). [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/aug/20/andrew-tate-money-making-scheme-for-fans-of-extreme-misogynist-closes "Andrew Tate: money-making scheme for fans of 'extreme misogynist' closes"]. ''The Guardian''.</ref><ref>Harriet Brewis (April 4, 2023). [https://www.indy100.com/celebrities/hustlers-university-andrew-tate "Andrew Tate's Hustlers University has an important lesson for us all"]. ''indy100''.</ref> Born in [[Washington, D.C.]] to [[African American|African-American]] chess master {{wpl|Emory Tate||,}} he mostly resided in [[Europe]], being raised in the [[United Kingdom|British]] city of Luton and later living and being [[jail|imprisoned]] in Bucharest, [[Romania]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Sardar|first=Samrat|date=August 4, 2022|work=EssentiallySports|title='Emory Tate was Absolutely a Trailblazer for African-American Chess': Andrew Tate’s Father Once Received Ultimate Praise from Grandmaster Maurice Ashley|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/boxing-news-emery-tate-was-absolutely-a-trailblazer-for-african-american-chess-andrew-tates-father-once-received-ultimate-praise-from-grandmaster-maurice-ashley/|access-date=August 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805102727/https://www.essentiallysports.com/boxing-news-emery-tate-was-absolutely-a-trailblazer-for-african-american-chess-andrew-tates-father-once-received-ultimate-praise-from-grandmaster-maurice-ashley/|archive-date=August 5, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>

After some participation in kickboxing, Tate rose to fame in [[meme]] culture when he started stating outlandish claims about women in some podcasts he appeared in. After scamming men off a webcam business, Tate got rich and decided to endeavor in more scams to the same people he deceived, which included a book about hooking women, and his latest con ring, Hustlers University. In December 2022, Tate was arrested in Romania along with his brother and an unnamed former policewoman on charges of [[human trafficking]].<ref name=arrested>[https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/andrew-tate-arrested-romania-human-trafficking-us-embassy/ Anti-feminist social media personality Andrew Tate 'arrested' in Romania on human trafficking charges] (29 December 2022) ''Leading Britain's Conversation''.</ref>

Tate is known for being involved in multiple sexual abuse scandals, which included the period when he was in ''Big Brother'' and later, Romania. He is the subject of a police investigation and being banned from social media platforms despite his fanboys continuing to post his fringe views daily.

'''Tristan''' {{lived|1988}}, his younger brother, is often an accomplice in his schemes and an admirer of British politicians such as [[Nigel Farage]], [[George Galloway]], and [[Tommy Robinson]].<ref>[https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/george-galloway-andrew-tristan-tate-latest-finance-money-revealed/ "Andrew Tate's brother, Tristan, revealed as key financial supporter of George Galloway"], LBC, 3 July 2024</ref>

==A life==
===Early career===
{{cquote|I think that he is so seductive to such a big audience because the image of masculinity that he sells is one that’s very rooted in traditional male characteristics. He's very big on this idea of the alpha male, the man that’s in control... I think some men can see that as a particularly attractive trait, but he's also big on {{wpl|conspicuous consumption||.}} He lives a very jet-set lifestyle: fast cars, private planes, mansions, expensive holidays away. And then he has really traditional and, to my mind, outdated views about what a relationship should look like, and what the role of men and women in those relationships should be... What he says goes, it's his way or the highway; [[Kinder, Küche, Kirche|women are only there to attend to the house, to look after the kids, to really be in service of the relationship]]. I think my immediate reaction was probably one of sadness that this is the image of masculinity that sells.|||Robert Lawson, associate professor in sociolinguistics at Birmingham City University.<ref>[https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/1/10/23547393/andrew-tate-toxic-masculinity-qa How Andrew Tate sells men on toxic masculinity]. ''Vox.''</ref>}}

One of his first interests was chess due to his father. He managed to attend some adult tournaments, but his father removed him from competion to shield him from the pressure<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20220822153250/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108090691/chess-family-strives-to-keep-pressures/ Chess family strives to keep pressures of game in check] (30 August 1993) Lisa Bornstein, ''The South Bend Tribune''</ref>

Tate had practiced martial arts since 2005, managing to win 17 of his 19 fights. In 2009, he attempted working in [[advertising]], but instead won his first belt of a cruiserweight championship in the city of Derby, achieving a rank in the European division.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170812212438/http://www.lutontoday.co.uk/sport/tate-on-the-rise-1-1033788 Tate on the rise] (6 May, 2009) unknown writer, ''Luton Today''</ref> In the following years, he would obtain 2 world championship titles.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/boxing/jake-paul-vs-andrew-tate-27599886 Jake Paul vs Andrew Tate tale of the tape after kickboxer's fight call-out] (30 July, 2022) Donagh Corby, ''Mirror''</ref>

Even well prior to his latter day infamy, Tate was spouting off hyper-masculine, egotistical, [[racist]], and [[misogynistic]] viewpoints on both social media and online interviews, self-describing himself as a "pimp super star" whom [[God]] had made "better than everybody else" in one 2014 interview, and as "toxically masculine" in his Twitter profile in 2017. Some of these comments resurfaced in tabloid reports during his very short 2016 appearance on the reality series ''{{wpl|Big Brother (British TV series)|Big Brother|''.}}<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/big-brothers-andrew-tate-brands-8212325 "Big Brother's Andrew Tate brands women who aren't virgins 'used goods' in shocking interview"] by Katy Forrester and Rachael Moon, Daily Mirror, 2016 June 16</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170307205356/https://love2fight.org/2014/10/30/andrew-king-cobra-tate-dump-your-girlfriend-shes-been-shagged-by-a-bunch-of-men-before-you-anyway/ "Andrew King Cobra Tate: 'Dump Your Girlfriend. She's Been Shagged By a Nunch of Men Before You Anyways'], LoveFight magazine, 2014 October 30, archived on 2017 Marc 7</ref><ref>[https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a797166/big-brothers-andrew-tate-revealed-to-have-made-homophobic-and-racist-comments-on-twitter/ "Big Brother's Andrew Tate revealed to have made homophobic and racist comments on Twitter"] by Ben Lee, DigitalSpy, 2016 June 9</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170910024308/https://twitter.com/Cobratate/ @Cobratate,] Twitter feed of Andrew Tate, archived on 2017 September 10</ref>

===Early controversy and sexual assault allegations===
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[[File:TateKeepMovie.png|thumb|256px|Indeed, keep your movie.<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/keep-your-movie Keep Your Movie] (Created April 17, 2019, Updated April 18, 2019) Sophie and Y F, ''Know Your Meme''</ref> You are also missing out on being a criminal.]]
{{cquote| I’m a realist and when you’re a realist you’re sexist. There’s no way you can be rooted in reality and not be sexist.|||Andrew Tate on [[Youtube]].<ref name="dangmis">[https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/19/andrew-tate-instagram-facebook-removed ‘Dangerous misogynist’ Andrew Tate removed from Instagram and Facebook] (19 August, 2022) Kari Paul, ''The Guardian''</ref>}}
In 2016, Tate managed to appear in the Big Brother show. However, he got booted 11 days after a video emerged of Tate assaulting and threatening his then girlfriend at the time. He claimed the video was "consensual" [[sex]].<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/twitter-andrew-tate-raped-verify-kickboxer-b1996239.html Twitter ignored its own rules to verify kickboxer who said women should ‘bear some responsibility’ for being raped] Adam Smith, ''Independent''</ref> 2 other videos would emerge in British media of Tate assaulting and threatening other women.<ref>[https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tv/big-brother-andrew-tate-video-17094793 Pure kinky or pure sick? BB Andrew's hardcore vids exposed – and reason Big Bro axed him] (17 June 2016, updated 26 September, 2019) Jack Hardwick, ''Daily Star''</ref> Tate threatened legal action since it was a leaked private video.

In January 2023, {{wpl|Vice (magazine)|Vice}} revealed that an additional factor in Tate being given the boot from ''Big Brother'': a separate sexual assault, physical abuse, and rape investigation in 2015 (reportedly leading to a brief arrest) that {{wpl|Hertfordshire}} Police was conducting concerning two of his webcam employees. One woman alleged that she was strangled by Tate 5 times and saw Tate choke other women on at least 10 occasions. The other women allegedly was raped. After the rape, according to the two women, the victims reported the incidents to the police (despite Tate's reported threats of physical violence). The police, however, declined to press charges.<ref name="taterapevice">[https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvm43q/andrew-tate-arrest "Exclusive: Andrew Tate Was Arrested on Suspicion of Rape in the UK in 2015"] by Matt Shea, Jamie Tahsin, and Tim Hume, Vice World News, 2023 January 4</ref> One week later, Vice revealed that a third woman also reported to the police that she was raped by Tate, this time in November 2013.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxn3dm/andrew-tate-whatsapps-arrest "‘I Love Raping You’: What Andrew Tate Told Woman Who Accused Him of Rape"] by Jamie Tahsin, Matt Shea, and Time Hume, Vice World News, 2023 January 11</ref>

===Rise in wealth===
The jump starter for his wealth came when he opened up a webcam service with his brother called ''myfreecams''. Men would spend £4 a minute interacting with women in lingerie that were behind poor equipment. The women would claim to have crippling debt in order to scam men out of their money and would furthermore have his staff send messages to men on behalf of the models in order to give the false impression of a relationship. The brothers admitted it was a scam but claimed the authorities couldn't stop them.<ref>[https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/brothers-make-millions-using-webcam-26508739 Brothers make millions using webcam girls to sell 'sob' stories to desperate men] (Created 19 March 2022, updated 29 June 2022) Emer Scully, ''Mirror''</ref>

According to one report, Tate recruited women to his webcam business by posing as a "loverboy" or "romeo pimp". This is a known tactic of human traffickers where the trafficker tries to get their victims to fall in love with them for exploitation purposes. These type of traffickers typically target individuals who they perceive as having some vulnerability, such as poverty or emotional distress, that would make the victim more vulnerable and receptive than usual. The trafficker then enters the "grooming and gaming" stage, posing as a love interest while simultaneously gathering information to use against the victim later. Once the victim is under the trafficker's influence, the trafficker takes advantage of the situation and forces the victim into businesses like the sex industry, using mental coercion, blackmail, and even physical violence.<ref name="taterapevice"/><ref>[https://www.government.nl/topics/human-trafficking/romeo-pimps-loverboys "Loverboys", definition,]''Human trafficking and people smuggling'' topic, Goverment of the Netherlands</ref><ref>[https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/kitchener-waterloo/sex-trafficking-survivor-speaks-out-about-romeo-pimps-1.5272368 "'Romeo pimps': Sex traffickers luring young women by posing as potential boyfriends, experts say"] by Paula Duhatschek, CBC News, 2019 September 10</ref> Reportedly Tate was using similar tactics during the events that led to his arrest in Romania in late December 2022.<ref name="taterapevice"/>

In August 2022, Tate was banned from [[Facebook]], Instagram, and TikTok.<ref name="dangmis"/> This ban did not remove the widespread message that his fans have spread on social media.<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/viral/andrew-tate-facebook-instagram-ban-meta-rcna43998 Andrew Tate banned from YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram] (Created 19 August 2022, updated 22 August 2022) Morgan Sung, ''NBC News''</ref>

On October 24, 2022 Andrew Tate announced his conversion to [[Islam]],<ref name=siasat>Sakina Fatima, [https://www.siasat.com/andrew-tate-converts-to-islam-prayer-video-goes-viral-2441483/ Andrew Tate converts to Islam, prayer video goes viral]. ''The Siasat Daily'', 25 October 2022.</ref> stating:
{{Quotebox|Any Christian who believes in good and understands the true battle against evil must convert.}}

Shortly after [[Trump]] was convicted in New York, Tate, in a show of solidarity with a fellow sex pest, announced he was "donating 200k to his [[nigger]] Trump."<ref>[https://archive.is/W10F5 Andrew Tate on X: "Donating $200k to my nigger Trump"]. Archived on May 31, 2024.</ref>

===Rape and human trafficking allegations===
{{cquote|My job was to get women to fall in love with me. Literally, that was my job. My job was to meet a girl, go on a few dates, sleep with her, see if she's quality, get her to fall in love with me to where she'd do anything I say, and then get her on webcam so we could become rich together. Whether you agree or disagree with what I did with their loyalty, submission, and love for me doesn't matter. You cannot reject the results, and the results were simple. My girlfriends would do more for me than 99.9% of men's wives would do for them.|||Andrew Tate idiotically admitting to his scheme on his website (he tried to remove it, but it was too late)<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/awfuleverything/comments/sx39x7/andrew_tate_publicly_admits_to_and_brags_about/ Andrew Tate publicly admits to and brags about human trafficking. Offers to teach others], r/awfuleverything. Archived [https://ghostarchive.org/archive/iY0pC here.]</ref><ref>[https://archive.is/xqJXv "The PHD Program",] CobraTate.com, archived on 2022 January 8</ref>}}

In 2017, Tate and his brother moved to Romania, saying at the time 'I like eastern Europe as a whole,' he said, 'because corruption is far more accessible.'<ref>{{cite web | last=Kenyon | first=Paul | title=The truth about Andrew Tate: 'His home is less Hollywood hideaway, more rundown meat factory' | website=The Guardian | date=2023-02-11 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/feb/11/the-truth-about-andrew-tate-his-home-is-less-hollywood-hideaway-more-rundown-meat-factory | access-date=2026-01-20}}</ref><ref>[https://www.gandul.ro/actualitate/anchetatorii-au-descins-in-casa-din-pipera-a-luptatorului-tristan-tate-fost-iubit-al-biancai-dragusanu-ar-fi-sechetrat-o-femeie-alaturi-de-fratele-sau-19775283 Poliția a descins cu mascații în vila luptătorului Tristan Tate, fost iubit al Biancăi Drăgușanu. Milionarul britanic ar fi sechestrat două femei, pentru a le exploata sexual]. gandul.ro, 4 November 2022. (Romanian)</ref> Unsurprisingly, the Romanian police responded by raiding his home in April of 2022. While the investigation was ongoing, police found two women, one American and one Romanian, being held captive at Tate's home.<ref>[https://www.thedailybeast.com/police-raid-maga-king-of-toxic-masculinity-in-human-trafficking-investigation Police Raid MAGA ‘King of Toxic Masculinity’ in Human-Trafficking Investigation] (Created 22 April 2022, updated 27 April 2022) Will Sommer, ''Daily Beast''</ref>

The Romanian anti-organised crime unit detained Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan on suspicions of them being involved in human trafficking, rape, and forming an organized criminal group. Specifically, prosecutors allege the Tates are involved in "recruiting, housing, and exploiting women" for pornographic content. Six victims were identified that allegedly were forced to perform [[porn]]ographic sex acts under the threat of violence, including two occasions where one of the suspects used violence and psychological pressure to rape a victim.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/30/world/europe/andrew-tate-romania-arrest.html "Andrew Tate Is Charged With Human Trafficking and Rape in Romania"] by McKenna Oxenden and Jenny Gross, New York Times, 2022 December 30</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-64122628 "Andrew Tate detained in Romania over rape and human trafficking case"] by George Wright and Matt Murphy, BBC, 2022 December 30</ref>

Despite speculation on the Internet (as well as some questionable reporting from questionable "news" sources like the ''[[New York Post]]'')<ref>[https://nypost.com/2022/12/30/andrew-tate-arrested-by-pizza-box-and-more-slice-scofflaws/ "Andrew Tate arrested by pizza box — more hungry bozos turned slice scofflaws"] by Kirsten Fleming, New York Post, 2022 December 30</ref> that a pizza box pictured in a video by Andrew Tate, which he recorded and posted during a Twitter feud with [[Greta Thunberg]], provided crucial evidence to Tate's detention, the Romanian anti-organised crime unit stated the pizza box had nothing to do with this.<ref name=ilie/> On 30 December 2022, Tate's detention was extended from 24 hours to 30 days.<ref name=ilie>Luiza Ilie and Octav Ganea, [https://www.reuters.com/world/romania-detains-ex-kickboxer-andrew-tate-human-trafficking-case-2022-12-30/ Romanian court extends detention of ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate in rape, human trafficking case]. Reuters, 30 December 2022.</ref>
[[File:Tate Twitter match December 2022.png|thumb|800px|center|Tate's December 2022 match on the [[Twitter|Twitter streets]] did not end well for him.]]

10 properties and land owned by the Tate brothers or their companies were subsequently raided by the Romanian authorities.<ref> Nicolae Dumitrache and Stephen Mcgrath, [https://apnews.com/article/bucharest-romania-crime-organized-human-trafficking-6530a96acad0445af5d6dc1681ab97ad Romania searches 7 homes in case of influencer Andrew Tate]. ''AP News'', 12 January 2023.</ref>

Andrew Tate was free from detention, only to be put in detention again, which was his own home and the house arrest expired on 29 April 2023.<ref>Nadeem Badshah, [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/mar/31/andrew-tate-released-from-detention-and-moved-to-house-arrest-in-romania Andrew Tate released from detention and moved to house arrest in Romania]. ''The Guardian'', 31 March 2023.</ref>

Tate's house arrest had expired and during the time and after many things happened. However one thing of importance that happed after Tate's house arrest, was the BBC interview on 1 June 2023. The interview was between BBC journalist Lucy Williamson and Tate about the issues of his beliefs and crimes. Here is a list of what the interview concluded:<ref>Lucy Williamson, [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65780107 Andrew Tate BBC interview: Influencer challenged on misogyny and rape allegations]. ''BBC News'', 1 June 2023.</ref>

* Tate denied any crime allegations against him.
* Does not believe in the mainstream media.
* Does not believe any of the victims that he hurt.
* Believing that some of his comments were taken out of context.
* Believing his a force for good and acting in god's path.

On 20 June, 2023, Romanian officials ended the criminal investigation and formally indicted Andrew Tate and his brother on charges of human trafficking and forming an organized crime group. In addition, one of the suspects (per the ''Washington Post'', most likely Andrew Tate himself) was also charged with rape.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/06/20/andrew-tate-indicted-rape-human-trafficking/ "Andrew Tate, brother indicted on charges of rape, human trafficking"] by Victoria Bisset and Loveday Morris, Washington Post, 2023 June 20</ref> The case went to the Bucharest court's preliminary chamber, which is to schedule a trial start date in Romania's backlogged courts.<ref name="reuters1">[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/internet-personality-tate-brought-court-uk-arrest-warrant-2024-03-12/ Romanian court approves request to extradite Andrew Tate], Reuters, March 13, 2024.</ref> 

The Tates were barred from international travel before their trial after their application to spend Christmas with their poor sick mother in the UK was denied by the courts.<ref name="bbc1">[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67805807 Andrew Tate denied request to visit ill mother in UK], by Mircea Barbu, BBC News, December 22, 2023.</ref> On July 5 2024, a court ruled that Tate could leave the country as long as they remained in the [[EU]].<ref name="apadditional"/>

On August 21 2024, Romanian police carried out fresh raids of the home of Tate. Romania's anti-organized crime agency {{wpl|Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism|(DIICOT)}} said that it was investigating additional allegations against Tate regarding human trafficking, trafficking of minors, sexual intercourse with a minor, and money laundering.<ref name="apadditional">[https://apnews.com/article/andrew-tate-human-trafficking-child-de5e9a2de2f112f141513b2b1e4641d3 "Police raid Andrew Tate’s home in Romania as new allegations emerge involving minors"] by Stephen McGrath and Andreea Alexandru, AP News, 2024 August 21</ref><ref>(August 21, 2024). [https://news.sky.com/story/andrew-tates-home-raided-amid-new-claims-of-trafficking-minors-13200597 "Andrew Tate's home raided amid new claims of trafficking minors"]. ''Sky News''.</ref> 

The new allegations involved six people (including the two Tate brothers). The allegations accused them of using the "loverboy" grooming technique on a total of 35 alleged victims in order to force them to make pornography. According to DIICOT, the pornography was then sold online for proceeds of $2.8 million dollars. One of the unspecified members of this groups allegedly forced a 17-year old minor to produce pornography, netting a profit of $1.5 million. This same unspecified member also allegedly had sexual relations with a 15-year old victim.<ref name="reuters2024hr">Octav Ganea, [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/romanian-prosecutors-ask-court-extend-detention-influencer-andrew-tate-2024-08-22/ "Internet personality Andrew Tate ordered to be put under house arrest"], ''Reuters'', 2024 August 22</ref><ref>Sarah Rainsford, [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyglgy8j3eo "Andrew Tate put under house arrest as new charges emerge"], ''BBC'', 23 August 2024</ref> While these new investigations were proceeding, a Romanian Court ordered Andrew Tate to be placed back on house arrest for 30 days.<ref name="reuters2024hr"/>

The Bucharest Court of Appeals deemed victim statements and witness testimonies inadmissible<ref>Stephen McGrath, [https://apnews.com/article/andrew-tate-romania-trafficking-influencer-8e1f78567334ae2ae5f2ae63855d218a Romanian court finds irregularities in prosecutors’ case against Andrew Tate], ''AP News'', 19 November 2024</ref> and, citing flaws in the indictment and legal rights violations, ruled against sending Tate to trial.<ref>Stephen McGrath and Andreea Alexandru, [https://apnews.com/article/andrew-tate-romania-court-human-trafficking-8a967f6f8aa4615d16cea3a5546e715d A Romanian court says the Andrew Tate case can’t go to trial because of missteps by the prosecutors], ''AP News'', 19 December 2024</ref><ref>Luiza Ilie, [https://archive.ph/TKn6X Romanian court sends Andrew Tate's human trafficking case back to prosecutors], ''Reuters'', 19 December 2024</ref> Following discussions with officials from the incoming Trump administration, Romanian courts lifted Tate's house arrest,<ref>Luiza Ilie and Alan Charlish, [https://archive.ph/BBjfx Romanian court lifted Tate's house arrest of internet celebrity Andrew Tate], ''Reuters'', 19 December 2024</ref> travel ban,<ref>Luiza Ilie, [https://archive.ph/0yItX Romanian minister says he did not face US pressure over influencer Andrew Tate], ''Reuters'', 19 February 2024</ref> and seizure of assets.<ref>Luiza Ilie and Alan Charlish, [https://archive.ph/FAvS Romanian court lifts seizure on some of Andrew Tate's assets], ''Reuters'', 19 February 2024</ref> The brothers departed Romania in February 2025 onboard a flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<ref>Luiza Ilie, [https://archive.ph/GdKKo Internet celebrity Andrew Tate leaves Romania for Florida, source says], ''Reuters'', 27 February 2024</ref>

=== On the home front ===
The brothers extradition to the UK had been approved by a Romanian apppeals court on March 12, 2024 and was scheduled to follow their then pending Bucharest trial.<ref name="reuters1" /> The extradition warrant was issued after Tate's friend Adin Ross livestreamed a text from Tate indicating that the brothers were planning on fleeing Romania.<ref name="RollingStone1">[https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/andrew-tate-arrested-adin-ross-live-stream-escape-plans-1234985922/ Andrew Tate Was Arrested After Adin Ross Blabbed About His Escape Plans] by Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, March 12, 2024.</ref><ref name="NBCNews1">[https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/andrew-tate-arrest-prompted-adin-ross-stream-says-law-firm-rcna143009 Andrew Tate's arrest prompted by livestreamer who said Tate was leaving Romania, law firm says] by Kat Tenbarge, NBC News, March 12, 2024.</ref> The Tates denied the intention to flee and the allegations brought by four women, who crowdfunded a civil case after the UK Crown Prosecution Service decided not to prosecute, of sexual aggression in 2012-2015, but, following the appeal court's ruling, claimed returning to the UK was what they had wanted all along.<ref name="apnews1">[https://apnews.com/article/romania-andrew-tate-influencer-detain-uk-61697418a833bba10378bad7cbda5d76 Romanian court grants UK’s request to extradite Andrew Tate, once local legal cases are concluded] by Stephen McGrath and Andreea Alexandru, AP News, March 12, 2024.</ref> As of December 2025, Tate's extradition is still pending the conclusion of legal proceedings as further allegations emerge in Romania.<ref name="apadditional"/>

Tate fanned the flames of the [[2024 United Kingdom riots]], from the safety of Romania, by spreading the false rumour that the perpetrator [[2024 Southport stabbing|Southport stabbing]] crossed the channel as an "illegal migrant" in a small boat in 2016. This was immediately picked up and uncritically amplified by newly ensconced Westminster MP Farage.<ref name=lbc>[https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/nigel-farage-refuses-to-apologise-over-claims-made-about-southport-attacker-bein/ "Nigel Farage refuses to apologise over claims made about Southport attacker being known to police"] (6 August 2024) ''LBC''</ref> Tate admitted in an interview with [[Piers Morgan]] that he got the details wrong but denied any responsibility for the ensuing violence.<ref>[https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/andrew-tate-southport-stabbing-piers-morgan-b2593091.html Andrew Tate admits he was wrong about Southport suspect but claims he is ‘not reason riots started’] by Oliver Browning (8 August 2024) ''The Independent''.</ref>

Devon and Cornwall Police responded to Tate's public declaration that he had not paid tax in the UK, and his advice to "ignore, ignore, ignore because in the end they go away," by petitioning the court to seize £2.7m in funds held by the brothers and a third person, referred to as J., in frozen bank accounts. Ruling in the force's favour, at the end of 2024, chief magistrate Paul Goldspring of Westminster Magistrates' Court said what appeared to be a "complex financial matrix" was actually a "straightforward cheat of the revenue".<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/andrew-tate-brother-have-34-mln-seized-unpaid-tax-uk-court-rules-2024-12-18/ Andrew Tate, brother to have $3.4 mln seized for unpaid tax, UK court rules] by Sam Tobin (18 December 2024) ''Reuters''.</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm2v1rnvrv0o Police can seize more than £2m from Tate brothers, court rules] by Dominic Casciani and Hafsa Khalil (18 December 2024) ''BBC News''.</ref>

[[File:TatePost.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Good question, Taint!]] Early in 2025, Tate mooted a potential entry into UK politics, with an "Ultra serious post," polling his audience on whether or not he should "enter politics and run for Prime Minister of the UK." Among the objections were that, he couldn't even run to the corner shop due to still being under house arrest in Romania, that you don't run for Prime Minister under the UK's parliamentary system, and that he had even managed to misspell Britain as "Britan"{{sic}}.<ref name=le060125>[https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/andrew-tate-mulls-run-for-prime-minister-but-people-point-out-two-small-details-387960/ Andrew Tate mulls run for prime minister but people point out two small details] (6 Jan 2025) ''London Economic''.</ref>

Tate quickly followed this up by announcing the formation of the [[BRUV Party]] (short for Britain Restoring Underlying Values) and releasing a manifesto he had "written," described by one commentator as "an interesting mix of North Korea & homoeroticism".<ref name=Joe>[https://www.joe.co.uk/news/andrew-tate-mocked-after-launching-bruv-party-in-hopes-of-becoming-uk-prime-minister-470457 Andrew Tate mocked after launching ‘BRUV Party’ in hopes of becoming UK Prime Minister] by Simon Childs (7 Jan 2025) ''JOE.co.uk''.</ref><ref name=le070125>[https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/andrew-tate-launches-bruv-party-387983/Andrew Tate launches ‘Bruv Party’] by Bill Curtis (7 Jan 2025) ''London Economic''.</ref> Xitter user BladeoftheSun, felt curiously compelled to respond by pointing out that unlike being President of the USA, being PM of the UK does not make you immune to prosecution.<ref>[https://archive.ph/kZLe4 Andrew Tate for PM? Well, what’s one more narcissist in UK politics…] by HG (7 Jan 2025) ''Canary''</ref> The party's Xitter account got suspended almost immediately, but was quickly restored when Tate went crying to Musk.<ref>Liam O'Dell [https://www.indy100.com/politics/andrew-tate-bruv-party-twitter Andrew Tate’s new political party is so weird that Elon Musk’s Twitter/X temporarily banned it] ''indy100'', 7 Jan 2025</ref>

Following their arrival in Florida in February 2025 and the subsequent launch of a criminal investigation by the state's attorney general the following month, Prime Minister Keir Starmer responded to calls to "urgently" request the brothers' extradition by stating that "the principle is absolutely clear" and "Justice must be done in all cases, including in this case," but, "as it's a live case," he would have to, "tread carefully."<ref>Matt Precey [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c78942824p2o 'justice must be done' in Tate case, says PM] ''BBC News'', 5 March 2025</ref>

Court documents related to the civil lawsuit filed by four UK women against Andrew Tate for rape, assault, and coercive control between 2013 and 2015,<ref>Lucy Manning and Ashitha Nagesh, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz955kjw17no Tate 'pointed gun at woman', court documents claim] ''BBC News'', 10 April 2025</ref> revealed details of their claims including threats with a gun, strangulation, and forced sex. Two of the women worked for Tate’s webcam business, while the other two were in relationships with him. They allege lasting psychological harm and say earlier police reports were ignored, pushing them to seek justice through civil court.

===Coming to America===
{{cquote|The Tates will be free, Trump is the president. The good old days are back. And they will be better than ever. Hold on.|||Tate on Xitter.<ref>Stephen McGrath, Andreea Alexandru and Daniel Kozin, [https://apnews.com/article/romania-andrew-tate-us-04749679b90fad821c2b945955f5b145 Influencer Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in the US], ''AP News'', February 27, 2025</ref>}}

Seemingly successfully ingratiating himself with the incoming Trump regime in January 2025, Tate made the genius move of claiming that the [[Nazi]] salute should be a totally normal thing, shouting "Hail SpaceX!" to his empty foyer.<ref>KaizerRev, [https://xcancel.com/Kaizerrev/status/1881818535082508794 Andrew Tate said we should bring the Nazi Salute back] 21 January 2025. Embedded video archived [https://web.archive.org/web/20250301010404/https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1881818035368894464/pu/vid/avc1/1920x1080/Di_OpQ42fTk7dtbl.mp4?tag=14 here.]</ref>{{efn|Referring to [[Elon Musk#Giving the Nazi salute|Elon Musk's Nazi salute stunt]] at Trump's second inaguration.}} One year later, Tate doubled down on his support for Nazism when he was seen dancing with [[Nick Fuentes]] to [[Kanye West]]'s banned song "Heil Hitler".<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/watch-andrew-tate-nick-fuentes-and-others-caught-dancing-to-heil-hitler-netizens-shout-sinister/articleshow/126648049.cms Andrew Tate, Nick Fuentes and others caught dancing to 'Heil Hitler', netizens shout 'sinister'] (Jan 18, 2026, 21:18 IST) ''The Times of India''.</ref> Despite this, Tate has since [[denied]] being an [[antisemite]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Tate Brothers Say They're Not Antisemites Despite Hanging With Nick Fuentes | website=TMZ | date=2026-01-19 | url=https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/19/andrew-tristan-tate-condemn-antisemitism/ | ref={{sfnref|TMZ|2026}} | access-date=2026-01-20}}</ref>

Romanian Foreign Minister Emil Hurezeanu maintained, however, that the subsequent expressions of interest by Trump officials about Tate's case, immediately prior to the lifting of his travel ban, did not amount to pressure.<ref name=apffca270225>Freida Frisaro and Curt Anderson, [https://apnews.com/article/romania-andrew-tristan-tate-travel-ban-lifted-3c8b56be5d99f9ed04045f4680e5f8c0 What to know about the Tate brothers, social media influencers who face trafficking charges], ''AP News'', 27 February 2025</ref> When asked about this "not" pressure, Trump's response was, "I know nothing about that."<ref name=ap030325>[https://apnews.com/article/andrew-tate-podcast-a583e1717257c3e541a5d0e19673bdaa Andrew Tate expresses disappointment in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for caving to media pressure], ''AP News'', 3 March 2025</ref>

An American woman known only as "Jane Doe", who is being sued for defamation by the brother, filed a civil complaint in February 2025 accusing the brothers of conspiring to lure her to Romania and coerce her into sex work; this was the first suit to be filed against them in the U.S.<ref>Kanishka Singh, [https://archive.ph/GOskH US woman sues Tate brothers, accuses them of luring her into sex work], ''Reuters'', 10 February 2025</ref>

The brothers landed in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, around midday on February 27, 2025, following the sudden lifting of their travel ban.<ref>Luiza Ilie and Jeff Mason, [https://archive.ph/mXiUu Andrew Tate, charged with rape and trafficking in Romania, lands in the US], ''Reuters'', 27 February 2025</ref> Much to Tate's disappointment,<ref name=ap030325 /> Governor [[Ron DeSantis]] responded to their arrival by instructing his attorney general to examine the state's jurisdiction to “hold them accountable” and stating:<ref name=ap280225>Kate Payne, [https://apnews.com/article/andrew-tate-tristan-back-desantis-trump-maga-76aeb91a9654aa99ad0ff354334bb149 After the Tate brothers return to the US, DeSantis says they are not welcome. Here’s what to know], ''AP News'', 28 February 2025</ref> {{Quotebox|Florida is not a place where you’re welcome with that type of conduct.}} That same day, a hearing in the brother's defamation case against "Doe", saw "Doe" call for an indefinite delay so that proceedings in Romania could continue, and the brothers filing for a temporary restraining order to prevent her "contacting, threatening, stalking, harming or harassing" them as well as a hearing "at the earliest possible date" due to their fear of "imminent harm".<ref name=apffca270225 /><p />

Florida’s Attorney General {{wpl|James Uthmeier||,}} acting under instruction from the governor, later announced:<ref>[https://apnews.com/article/tate-brothers-florida-investigation-2487cd63580201fdef594804a62f2c95], ''AP News'', 5 March 2025</ref> {{Quotebox|Based on a thorough review of the evidence, I’ve directed the Office of Statewide Prosecution to execute search warrants and issue subpoenas in the now-active criminal investigation into the Tate brothers.}}

==Online grifting==
===Hustlers University===
<!--{{todo|More info surrounding the instructors, criticism, and community.}}-->
{{cquote|I thought it was gonna be actual courses like masterclass or something. Even {{w|Ninja_(gamer)|Ninja}} put more effort in his fucking tutorials. You're paying $50 a month for a discord. Holy Shit! That's worse than being a discord mod.|4=Charles White|5=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFtQ38-NcnU Andrew Tate].}}
[[File:828281603.jpeg|200px|thumb|Tate posturing next to fellow far-right grifter [[Patrick Bet-David]]. These two really deserve each other.{{nofact}}]] 
'''Hustlers University''' is a scam, launched by Andrew Tate in 2021, described as "the most fantastic place on the planet for making money", where one can learn to "[[Manosphere glossary#Matrix .2F .22The_Matrix_is_real.22|escape the matrix]]" and avoid being a "loser", "peon", or a "wage slave brokie". Like many [[Get-rich-quick scheme|get-rich-quick schemes]], the promotions are decked with luxury goods in the background to tantalize viewers into being scammed into enrolling into the course.<ref name="buzztate">[https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ikrd/andrew-tate-hustlers-university "Andrew Tate’s Hustlers University 2.0 Has Made At Least $11 Million In Just One Month"] by Ikran Dahir, Buzzfeed News, 2022 October 25</ref> 

In reality, Tate's school served primarily as a vehicle to promote "Tateism" — a combination of pro-[[capitalist]] and pro-toxic masculine bullshit — through an "affiliate program" to spread this messaging all across social media channels, where vulnerable young men might dwell and be seduced by the message.<ref name="buzztate"/> For the $49.99 membership fee, users get access to a [[Discord]] server and access to video lessons purportedly teaching (sometimes dubious) money-making methods such as [[cryptocurrency]] "investment". The videos, naturally, are also sprinkled with misogynistic and [[homophobic]] [[rhetoric]]; at Hustlers University, you can "learn", for instance, that carrying around a water bottle is "[[gay]]" for some reason.<ref name="buzztate"/> In addition, Tate offered, for the price of $4497, a special group chat on a [[Telegram (software)|Telegram]] channel called "the War Room" with purported direct access to Tate himself.<ref name="buzztate"/>

Critics, including those who are actually employed in business careers, have described the content of Hustlers University as very basic, the type of information you can find on any [[YouTube]] tutorial, where you will also find far less of the hyper-masculine aggressive posturing, flame-bait encouragement, and grade-school insults that Tate's videos contain.<ref name="guardianinsidetate"/><ref name="buzztate"/> The more notable aspect of the program (particularly to Tate) was the "affiliate program". Members can make a small amount of [[money]] by [[spam]]ming Tate's [[bullshit]] from their fanboy accounts in social media, taking a small cut of the advertising and membership fees.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/21/the-rise-of-the-side-hustle-gen-z-entrepreneurs-are-turning-their-backs-on-9-to-5s "I'm gonna have to make my own money": the rise of the side hustle] (21 August 2022) Sam Parker, ''The Guardian''</ref> This bombardment was particularly attractive to the algorithm driving [[TikTok]] feeds. A ''[[Guardian]]'' investigation in August 2022 showed how simply viewing a few videos aimed at male users would end up flooding your Tiktok feed with Andrew Tate videos.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/06/revealed-how-tiktok-bombards-young-men-with-misogynistic-videos-andrew-tate "How TikTok bombards young men with misogynistic videos"] by Shanti Das, Guardian, 2022 August 6</ref>

Many critics have described the Hustlers University program as either a [[multilevel marketing]] style program, or even a [[pyramid scheme]]. Tate denies these allegations, calling the program an "affiliate program, same as Amazon or Spotify or anyone else."<ref>[https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/viral/internet-cant-stop-talking-andrew-tate-tiktok-rcna42744 "The internet can’t stop talking about Andrew Tate"] by Morgan Sung, NBC News, 2022 August 16</ref>

Due to increased social media attention (and subsequent bans), Tate closed Hustlers University in August 2022.<ref>[https://www.insider.com/andrew-tate-closes-program-a-day-being-banned-from-tiktok-2022-8 "Andrew Tate closed his Hustlers University affiliate marketing program that helped him go viral a day after he was banned from Meta and TikTok"] by Isabella Zavarise, Business Insider, 2022 August 21</ref> He relaunched the scam later that year as "The Real World", with a higher price and exclusive usage of the Telegram platform.<ref name="buzztate"/>

On August 31 2023, the [[BBC]] revealed that they had obtained a sample selection of chat logs for Tate's "War Room" chat room. These leaked chats allegedly indicated that one of the "War Room" classes was a "PhD" course — PhD in this case childishly standing for "Pimpin' Hoes degree" — where members were given instructions on how to be a "loverboy" / "romeo pimp" type groomer in order to lure women into performing on adult webcams. The leader of this "War Room" course was a self-proclaimed "wizard" who went by the name "Iggy Semmelweiss" (real name: Miles Sonkin, who according to the BBC was a former member of two previous cults and developed an interest in the far-right in the 2000s). War Room members who subscribed to this course were encouraged to use psychological manipulation (referred to in chats as "Pavlovian conditioning") and even violence in order to [[Cult|remove the victim's "entire support structure from her life", isolate the victim "from her family, friends, (and) past", and completely force submission to the pimp]] (including "tests of submission" such as getting women to tattoo the War Room members' initials on their bodies). Most of the profits from the webcam shows, of course, went to the War Room pimp, not the victim. From these chats, the BBC was able to identify 45 potential victims between March 2019 and April 2020 (although this total is likely an underestimate).<ref>[https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66604827 "Andrew Tate: Chats in 'War Room' suggest dozens of women groomed"] by Jamie Tahsin and Matt Shea, BBC News, 2023 August 31</ref><ref>[https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2023/08/10/revealing-andrew-tates-secretive-war-room-brothers/ "Revealing Andrew Tate's Secretive War Room "Brothers""] by Michael Colborne, Bellingcat, 2023 August 10</ref>

In a sign that Tate's masochistic "hustling" skills did not include basic Internet security protocols, in late November 2024, Tate's "War Room" was [[Pwned|PWNED]] by "hacktivists" who proceeded to steal email addresses, delete attachments, and flood the War Room chatroom with emojis of [[transgender]] flags, "boykisser" [[furries]], and other [[LGBTQ]] iconography.<ref>[https://www.dailydot.com/debug/andrew-tate-the-real-world-hack/ "EXCLUSIVE: Hackers breach Andrew Tate’s online university—obtain chat logs and leak data on 800,000 users"] by Mikael Thalen, Daily Dot, 2024 November 21</ref> Later, the same hackers released additional videos of Tate seminars. These videos essentially re-confirmed Tate's deep misogyny, and reinforced that Tate was using "romeo pimp" strategies, in a similar manner to what the BBC found earlier.<ref>[https://www.dailydot.com/debug/andrew-tate-hack-leaked-war-room-videos/ "EXCLUSIVE: Leaked ‘War Room’ seminars show Andrew Tate advising men to ‘isolate’ women away from friends, jobs"] by Mikael Thalen, Daily Dot, 2024 November 21</ref>

===BRUV Party===
[[File:BRUVParty.jpg|200px|thumb|Excellent! Sensible policies, for a happier Britan!{{sic}}]] {{cquote|Tate has "written" a charter for his BRUV party. He wants more wrestling and more guns, The Royal Navy to patrol our shores, no modern art, no LGBTQ and patriotic signage on streets. It's an interesting mix of North Korea & homoeroticism.|||Nullen, Biscuit Overlord<ref name=Joe>[https://www.joe.co.uk/news/andrew-tate-mocked-after-launching-bruv-party-in-hopes-of-becoming-uk-prime-minister-470457 Andrew Tate mocked after launching ‘BRUV Party’ in hopes of becoming UK Prime Minister] by Simon Childs (7 Jan 2025) ''JOE.co.uk''.</ref>}}

The '''Britain Restoring Underlying Values (BRUV) Party''' is an unregistered far-right/fascist British nationalist populist political party announced by [[Andrew Tate]] on 7 January 2025 in an apparently serious “run for prime minister” despite such a run not being possible under the UK’s parliamentary system.<ref name=Joe /><ref name=le070125>[https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/andrew-tate-launches-bruv-party-387983/Andrew Tate launches ‘Bruv Party’] by Bill Curtis (7 Jan 2025) ''London Economic''.</ref> The party's "manifesto" includes policies which Tate maintains, "[[Good old days|will restore the once-Great Britain]]," these include:<ref>[https://www.indy100.com/politics/andrew-tate-bruv-party-politics-2670792411 'Daddy', weekly referendums and 'BBC punishment': The 7 most extreme policies of Andrew Tate’s Bruv party] by Liam O'Dell (10 Jan 2025) ''indy100''.</ref> 
*A 24/7 live broadcast of knife crime offenders serving solitary confinement called BBC Punishment.
*The purchase of a national [[Bitcoin]] reserve to future-proof the country’s economy and shield it from foreign coercion.
*Immigration to be capped at 10% of the population, [[Donald Trump|summary deportations]], and [[Secure the border|strict border enforcement]] by the Royal Navy.
*A stripped-down BBC to avoid propaganda and focus on [[Bullshit|factuality]] by getting all of its topics from X.
*The banning of all [[Homosexual agenda|LGBTQ+ propaganda]] from schools and the promotion traditional [[family values]] to [[Think of the children|protect our children]].
*Bringing boxing and wrestling back into schools to restore masculinity and strength as the foundation of a thriving nation.
*English signage, flags, traditional architecture, and the replacement of modern ‘art’ with [[Nationalism|statues and monuments honouring British heroes]].
*Foreign aid spending to be cut to zero and a singular military focus on protecting the homeland.
*Weekly referendums, powered by blockchain, to give every Briton a voice on the issues that matter.
*The formation of the Department of Assistance and Development for Domestic Youth (Daddy), you know, for kids! 
Tate has generously committed to stepping down as prime minister if his policies haven't been actioned within 45 days of power.

===Pimping Hoes Degree===
​The '''Pimping Hoes Degree''' (PhD) podcast was a series by Andrew Tate promoting misogynistic views.<ref>Steffie Banatvala,
[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/andrew-tate-spotify-podcast-petition-b2714597.html Andrew Tate’s ‘pimping’ podcast removed from Spotify], ''The Independent'', 13 March 2025</ref><ref>Hannah Roberts,
[https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/andrew-tate-romania-hertfordshire-police-tate-slack-b2715213.html More Andrew Tate content could be removed from Spotify], ''The Independent'', 14 March 2025</ref> It was removed by {{wpl|Spotify}} in March 2025 for violating rules against hate speech, harassment, and incitement of violence. The action followed public backlash, including hundreds of user complaints and a petition with over 90,000 signatures. While employees raised concerns internally, Spotify said the removal was due to policy violations, not staff pressure. Other Tate content remains on the platform but is under review. The move came soon after reports linked one of Tate’s podcasts to {{wpl|Hunt family murders}} perpetrator Kyle Clifford.

===Shilling for cryptocurrency===
Despite saying he did not endorse "[[Bitcoin|shitcoins]]" and that [[cryptocurrency]] was a [[scam]], in 2024 he said he would be launching his own cryptocurrency, "Top G - The G stands for crypto", if he got 50,000 retweets. The tweet was later deleted.<ref>[https://decrypt.co/215326/andrew-tate-shitcoin-token-coin Andrew Tate Disavowed Crypto—Now He's Pitching His Own Coin], Jason Nelson, ''Decrypt'' 1 February 2024</ref>

==Yeah, well, that's just like, your opinion, man==
[[File:8849947.gif|200px|thumb|A very serious man with very serious opinions]]
===Misogyny===
{{main|Misogyny}}
Andrew Tate is known for 
being a pimp
 his extremist views about women and masculinity. Tate believes that women are the property of men. Furthermore, he is one of those that believes that [[rape]] victims should [[Blaming the victim|bear some responsibility]].<ref name="guardianinsidetate">[https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/06/andrew-tate-violent-misogynistic-world-of-tiktok-new-star Inside the violent, misogynistic world of TikTok’s new star, Andrew Tate] (6 August 2022) Shanti Das, ''The Guardian''</ref> He has said that any man having sex with women for enjoyment is gay.<ref name="tatexgay">Andrew Tate on Twitter (8:26 AM on April 24, 2024): [https://archive.ph/nCIwr "Sex is for making children. Any man who has sex with women because it "feels good" is gay. Oh my pee pee feels good this is great! In fact if you are 40 with less than 5 children you're probably gay. All that feel-good pee pee sex and hardly any genetic legacy?"]</ref>

Tate shows a preference for younger women due to being through "[[Manosphere glossary#Carousel|less dick]]" in their lives, having more "[[Manosphere glossary#Damaged goods|imprints]]" available for them.

He is pathologically jealous of his female partners, often stating that he'd never let anyone near them (why, I mean, he's so [[Manosphere glossary#Alpha|alpha]] it wouldn't even cross her mind, right?)<ref>[https://www.downtimebros.com/andrew-tate-quotes-50-most-outrageous-and-controversial/ Andrew Tate Quotes: 50+ Most Outrageous And Controversial] (12 August 2022) Sam Harby, ''Downtime Bros''</ref> Even to the point of saying that that he would only administer CPR on these people over everyone else.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0Q832oPY4Q Andrew Tate explains why he won’t give CPR to his friends]. 
Cobra Tate, YouTube, April 2022.</ref>
{{quotebox|If I have a chick, even though I know she won’t let them smash. Even though I know she knows what they’re about. Even though I know she’s loyal to me. Out of respect for me, it’s not jealousy, it’s territorialism. If you want me to truly love you, you are my girl. And no one’s gonna be allowed to even try. Even though I know you won’t let them… If you wanna go to the club you can go with me.}}
His insecurity about the fidelity of his partners just reflects a lot of the deep-seated mistrust that most of these misogynists have of women and the fear that many of their fans have about having no control over their partner's actions, as that's terrifying.

He would often present hostility by threatening to assault women if they don't conform to his values.<ref name="NYTP">[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/24/technology/andrew-tate-banned-tiktok-instagram.html Why Social Media Sites Are Removing Andrew Tate’s Accounts] (24 August 2022) Amanda Holpuch, ''The New York Times''</ref>
Tate believes that it's okay for men to cheat but it's wrong for a woman to cheat.<ref>[https://youtube.com/shorts/KRvdVQCTNNg?feature=share Tate clip], YouTube.</ref>

===Mental illness denial===
{{main|Mental illness denial}}
Tate denies that depression exists as a clinical illness, acting like it is a [[propaganda]] for [[Soyboy|weak men]] by [[big pharma]].<ref>[https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/reports/a12226460/man-twitter-claims-depression-not-real-backlash/ Man on Twitter who claimed depression 'isn't real' got absolutely schooled] (12 September 2017) Catriona Harvey-Jenner, ''Cosmopolitan''</ref> Instead, he asserts that it is a sign to change up. This, of course, sparked backlash from [[Twitter]] users about such [[denialism]]. Tate responded by claiming agreement from people who were/are depressed and continuing to dismiss it as a defense for weak men.

==See also==
*[[Davis Aurini]]
*[[Multilevel marketing]]
*[[Roosh V]]
*[[Tommy Robinson]]

==External links==
* [https://youtu.be/7TwMWv7HG-M Andrew Tate The Incel King] (a deep dive on Tate)
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TwMWv7HG-M Andrew Tate: How to be a Real Man] (by [[Shaun]])
* [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r1A_bLMqetA When an Andrew Tate fan asks you a question]
* [https://youtu.be/hAAadsdj98A It's over for Andrew Tate: Bribes, TORTURE & Criminal Cult (video documenting the evidence of his crimes)]
* [https://www.splcenter.org/resources/extremist-files/andrew-tate/ SPLC profile]

==Notes==
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==References==
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