Andrew Tate

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Andrew Tate
A bald man with a beard and sunglasses smiles at something off-camera.
Tate in 2021
Born
Emory Andrew Tate III

(1986-12-01) December 1, 1986 (age 36)[1]
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation
  • Media personality
  • kickboxer
Years active2006–present
Net worth$355 million[2]
Parents
Height6 ft 3 in (1.9 m)
Weight198 lb (90 kg; 14.1 st)
Division
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out of
TeamStorm Gym
Kickboxing record
Total85
Wins76
By knockout23[a]
Losses9
Mixed martial arts record
Total3
Wins2
By knockout1
By decision1
Losses1
By decision1
Websitewww.cobratate.com

Emory Andrew Tate III (born December 1, 1986) is an American-British businessman, internet personality and former professional kickboxer.[4] After his professional career ended, he started offering paid memberships and courses through his website.

His commentary has resulted in various social media platforms banning him.[5][6][7][8]

Early life[change | change source]

Andrew was born on December 1, 1986,[9] in Washington, D.C., He grew up in the English town of Luton. His father, Emory Andrew Tate II, was an International Master (IM) of chess. He first learned to play chess when he was five years old.[10] He learned to play chess at the age of five and competed in adult tournaments as a child..[11][12][13]

Career[change | change source]

Kickboxing[change | change source]

Tate started training in martial arts and boxing in 2005. While he was working as a television advertising salesman, he won the 2009 ISKA Full Contact Cruiserweight title in Derby, England. Although he had won 17 of his 19 professional fights, he was regarded as the best fighter in his division in Europe.[13]

Tate won his first ISKA title after defeating Jean-Luc Benoit in a rematch. In 2013, he defended his title against Jean-Luc Benoit in France.[14] He became the second ISKA world champion to hold titles in two different weight divisions.[15] He competed in mixed martial arts for a couple of years before eventually calling it quits due to injuries.[16][17]

Work on a reality show and work on his website[change | change source]

In 2016, while he was a guest on Big Brother, he was criticized for his racist and homophobic comments on Twitter.[18] After the release of a video that showed him assaulting a woman with a belt, he was removed from the show. [19] He later said that the actions in the video were consensual.[20] During his time on the show, he had only been there for six days.[21]

Tate's website claims that he runs a webcam studio using his girlfriend as an employee. In Romania, he and his brother started a business that sells sob stories using webcam girls. They claim that they have made millions of dollars from their operation.

His website[change | change source]

Tate runs a website called Hustler's University which provides monthly membership fees to individuals who want to receive education on various subjects, such as cryptocurrency trading and dropshipping. Until August 2022, members were able to receive substantial commissions for recruiting others through an affiliate marketing program.[22][23]

Critics noted that the program functioned as a pyramid scheme. Tate became very prominent in 2022 after he encouraged members of his university, Hustler's University, to post videos of him on social media in an attempt to boost their engagement.[24][25]

Career in sports[change | change source]

Here are some of the best highlights of Andrew Tate’s career:

  • 2005: He wins the International Sport Karate Association (ISKA) Full Contact Cruiserweight championship.
  • 2009: Tate begins his professional kickboxing career after beating Paul Randall at the International Sport Karate Association.
  • 2010: His launches his webcam services business is launched allowing clients to pay to interact with women.
  • 2013: He wins his second ISKA world title in a 12-round match, held in Châteaurenard, France.
  • 2018: He launched his YouTube channel.[26]

Social media[change | change source]

Social media presence[change | change source]

Tate became known for his tweets about the sexual abuse cases involving Harvey Weinstein. He also stated that those who suffered from sexual harassment should share the blame for their actions. In 2017, he made a statement about depression that was widely criticized. Tate's accounts were suspended multiple times. In 2021, one of his accounts was mistakenly verified by Twitter, which he had created to avoid his previous ban. The account was then permanently deleted.[27] Twitter claimed that the mistake was made due to an error,[28] and the account had been promoted with a link.[29]

Tate was first known as a far-right figure online due to his appearances on various right-wing sites, such as InfoWars and Jack Posobiec.[30]He was described by The Independent's Rabbil Sikdar as a cult-like figure who is known for his anti-feminist views. Tate has called himself a misogynist and a sexist, and he has stated that women are merely "long for the man" and that if they accused him of being an unfaithful husband, he would attack them with a machete. The White Ribbon Campaign, which is an organization that fights against male-on-male violence, considers his statements to be extremely misogynistic.[31] Hope Not Hate, an activist group that fights against fascism and racism, criticized Tate's social media presence,[32] saying it could encourage the far-right audience to follow him. In response, Tate noted that his content mainly focuses on teaching his followers how to avoid being toxic and low-value individuals.[33][34]

In the justice system[change | change source]

On February 1, 2023, the justice system in Romania decided that Tate will have to stay in police detention (or jail), for the next 30 days.[35] (Earlier decisions were made by the court on January 20 and January 10.)[36][37]

Criminal investigation[change | change source]

In a YouTube video, Tate said that he moved to Romania because it was easier to get away with bribery in Eastern Europe. The video was later deleted. In April 2022, his house was raided by the country's DIICOT. It is an investigative agency that focuses on terrorism and organized crime.[38][39]

In August 2022, the US Embassy in Romania alerted local authorities of an American woman being held at a property owned by Tate and his brother . After a raid, two women, one American and one Romanian, were recovered. According to the authorities, the investigation was still ongoing. The US State Department did not comment on the incident.[40]

On December 30th 2022, Andrew Tate was detained at his villa in Romania. He was detained by Romanian Anti-Organized Crime Division for human sex trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group with the intent to recruit and house women to create online pornography. The group is said to span Romania, the United Kingdom and the United States. Officials have said that Tate had been under investigation since April, 2022. The two women found at his property. were allegedly being held against their will. Four other women have also alleged they had been held. It was beleived that they were subjected to mental and physical violence. Allegations also say that these women were told they would become married to and live with their alleged exploitaters During his arrest, He was held by Romanian police for twenty four hours for questioning. This detainment been extended for thirty days. During the search they found large sums of money, guns, knuckle dusters. Andrew Tate was detained with his brother, Tristan Tate and two other men.[41][42] On 20 January, 2023, the BBC said that the justice system in Romania decided that Tate will have to stay in police detention (or jail) until 27 February 2023 .[43][44]

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Singh, Rishika (December 30, 2022). "Why Romanian authorities have arrested controversial celebrity Andrew Tate". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved December 30, 2022. Who is Andrew Tate?
  2. ↑ Team, Content (2022-12-30). "Andrew Tate's networth has risen up to 355 million!". Sssamiti.org. Retrieved 2022-12-30.
  3. ↑ Ruel, Daniel (March 11, 2013). "La prise de Tate". Le Dauphiné. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cobratate | About". www.cobratate.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  5. ↑ Holpuch, Amanda (2022-08-24). "Why Social Media Sites Are Removing Andrew Tate's Accounts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  6. ↑ "Misogynist Influencer Andrew Tate Removed From TikTok, Facebook And Instagram". HuffPost. 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  7. ↑ Miranda, Shauneen (2022-08-20). "Andrew Tate gets banned from Facebook, Instagram, TikTok for violating their policies". NPR. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  8. ↑ "Andrew Tate: The social media influencer teachers are being warned about". Sky News. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  9. ↑ Sherdog.com. "Andrew". Sherdog. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  10. ↑ "Chess family strives to keep pressures of game in check". The South Bend Tribune. 1993-08-30. p. 9. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  11. ↑ Bornstein, Lisa (August 30, 1993). "Chess family strives to keep pressures of game in check". South Bend Tribune. p. 9. Archived from the original on August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "'Emroy Tate was Absolutely a Trailblazer for African-American Chess': Andrew Tate's Father Once Received Ultimate Praise from Grandmaster Maurice Ashley". EssentiallySports. 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Tate on the rise - Luton Today". web.archive.org. 2017-08-12. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  14. ↑ Corby, Donagh (2022-07-30). "Jake Paul vs Andrew Tate tale of the tape after kickboxer's fight call-out". mirror. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  15. ↑ "Kickboxing: Tate becomes a two time world champion | Luton on Sunday". web.archive.org. 2014-12-06. Archived from the original on 2014-12-06. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  16. ↑ Freehill, Damia. "How did Andrew Tate earn his nickname 'Cobra'?". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  17. ↑ "Footage emerges of Andrew Tate getting knocked out during kickboxing bout". JOE.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  18. ↑ Lee, Ben (2016-06-09). "Big Brother's Andrew Tate revealed to have made homophobic and racist comments on Twitter". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  19. ↑ "Andrew Tate is removed from Big Brother 2016". web.archive.org. 2022-08-01. Archived from the original on 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  20. ↑ "Andrew removed from Big Brother House over outside activities". BBC News. 2016-06-14. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  21. ↑ "Twitter ignored its own rules to verify kickboxer banned from the site". The Independent. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  22. ↑ "Twitter ignored its own rules to verify kickboxer banned from the site". The Independent. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  23. ↑ Nast, Condé (2022-08-15). "How Andrew Tate built an army of lonely, angry men". British GQ. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  24. ↑ "Andrew Tate: money-making scheme for fans of 'extreme misogynist' closes". the Guardian. 2022-08-20. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  25. ↑ "Inside the violent, misogynistic world of TikTok's new star, Andrew Tate". the Guardian. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  26. ↑ "Andrew Tate Net Worth 2023 – Bio, Earnings, Cars, Private Jets, Home | The Anand Market". 2023-01-03. Retrieved 2023-01-03.
  27. ↑ "Twitter ignored its own rules to verify kickboxer banned from the site". The Independent. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  28. ↑ "Inside the violent, misogynistic world of TikTok's new star, Andrew Tate". the Guardian. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  29. ↑ Harvey-Jenner, Catriona (2017-09-12). "Man on Twitter who claimed depression 'isn't real' got absolutely schooled". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  30. ↑ "TikTok and Meta ban self-described misogynist Andrew Tate". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  31. ↑ "Opinion: Why are so many British Muslims getting seduced by Andrew Tate?". The Independent. 2022-08-16. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  32. ↑ Waters, Seren Morris, Lowenna (2022-08-22). "Who is Andrew Tate and why has he been banned from Facebook and Instagram?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  33. ↑ Bushard, Brian. "Ex-Kickboxer/Influencer Andrew Tate Banned By Instagram And Facebook As TikTok Investigating Sexist Content". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  34. ↑ "The internet can't stop talking about Andrew Tate". NBC News. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  35. ↑ "Andrew Tate: Romania court extends police detention for influencer and brother". BBC News. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  36. ↑ https://direkte.vg.no/nyhetsdognet/news/andrew-tate-kan-holdes-fengsles-i-ytterligere-30-dager.WlwK3YsZu?utm_source=vgfront&utm_content=hovedlopet_row18_pos1&utm_medium=dre-63da8efaafd3c8c3142c4960. VG.no. Retrieved 2023-02-01
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  39. ↑ "Inside the violent, misogynistic world of TikTok's new star, Andrew Tate". the Guardian. 2022-08-06. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  40. ↑ Andrei, Dumitrescu (2022-04-11). "Anchetatorii au descins în casa din Pipera a luptătorului Tristan Tate, fost iubit al Biancăi Drăgușanu". Gândul (in Romanian). Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  41. ↑ Yeung, Duarte Mendonca,Philip Wang,Jessie (2022-12-30). "Controversial internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother detained for a month in Romania | CNN". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  42. ↑ Gallagher, Tim (2022-12-30). "Why has Andrew Tate been arrested in Romania?". euronews. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  43. ↑ "Andrew Tate: Romania court extends police detention for influencer and brother". BBC News. 2023-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-20.
  44. ↑ "Forlenger varetektsfengslingen av Andrew Tate i 30 nye dager – VG Nå: Nyhetsdøgnet". VG Nå (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2023-02-01.

Notes[change | change source]

  1. ↑ The count of wins by knockout is incomplete, based on this report and subsequent documented fights.[3]
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