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Andrew Tate is one of the most polarising internet celebrities. We’ve rounded up the most important info on his life and career
Andrew Tate: Career
Emory Andrew Tate III was born on 1 December 1986 in Washington. He is 5’9″ tall and weighs 93 kilograms. After his kickboxing career, he became an entrepreneur and gained notoriety mostly through social media.
- Family background: Andrew Tate is a native of the United States. His father Emory Tate was a chess player and was also born in the US. His mother is from the United Kingdom. Andrew holds citizenship of both countries.
- He spent most of his childhood in Luton, England.
- Andrew Tate was a successful kickboxer and won his first international title in 2011. He achieved the greatest success of his kickboxing career in 2013, when Tate became champion in two different weight classes.
- His brother Tristan Tate is also known as a former kickboxer as well as an influencer and reality TV participant.
- Fame: He wasn’t really known until Tate’s social media appearances. He has a reputation for being a ruthless macho man and is known for his misogynistic slogans. For example, he makes statements such as “Eighteen-year-olds are more attractive than 25-year-olds because they’re not as used. “
- Such extreme statements got him a lot of attention. His toxic masculinity gained him a large following and the gruelling sayings attracted even more fans. Through his critical claims, the former kickboxing champion even managed to get banned from all social media platforms.
- He moved to Romania, but not just to do business there. In a video, Tate says that the laws in Romania are particularly lenient when it comes to rape. He would not be a rapist, but likes the idea of being able to do whatever he wants.
Andrew Tate: Assets
Andrew Tate makes many critical statements. These made him famous and according to his own statements he is a “self-made multi-millionaire”.
- Webcam business: The former professional kickboxer had eight girlfriends by his own admission at the age of 28. At that time, he ended his kickboxing career because he wanted to become rich. With these girlfriends he started his first business. It was a webcam business. He has since sold a large part of the business, but he still owns part of it.
- Only Fans: Just like the webcam business, he also started the next business idea with his younger brother. The two run an agency for Only Fans creaters. They manage the ladies and take 50% of the revenue in return.
- Other business models: Another business model of the Tate brothers is gambling in Romania. There, the two operate a casino and also invest in cryptocurrencies. In addition, the two offer courses in which they pass on marketing strategies. This is the “Hustler’s University”.
- Wealth: Through all the business models that Andrew Tate operates, he has been able to accumulate a large fortune. According to vermoegen-check.de, his fortune is said to be around 360,000,000 euros. In addition, Andrew Tate is a car enthusiast and owns several luxury car bodies.
- Car collection: Among Tate’s luxury cars are a Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, a McLaren 720S, a McLaren 765LT, a Rolls Royce Wraith, a Ferrari 812 Superfast, an Aston Martin DBS Superleggera, a Porsche GT Street, a Mercedes B64 Brabus, a Bentley Continental GT, a Ferrari 458 Italia and a Lamborghini Aventador SCJ.
Andrew Tate: Scandals
Former kickboxing champion Andrew Tate is not only known for his highly critical statements, but also for numerous scandals.
- Assault allegations: In 2015, Tate was arrested twice in the UK on allegations of assault and rape, but was not charged due to delays in filing charges. In June 2016, he took part in the reality show “Big Brother” for five days, but was removed from the show due to a video in which he allegedly assaulted a woman. This made him an “internet celebrity”.
- Blocking on social media: As a result of Andrew Tate’s misogynistic statements, he was banned from all social media platforms in 2022. He was most active on TikTok. He was also active on Twitter, YouTube, Twitch and Instagram. However, after Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, Tate was unblocked for the platform again.
- Hard charges: on 29 December 2022, Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested at their home in Voluntari, near Bucharest, on the orders of Romania’s Special Prosecutor’s Office for Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and organised crime, and detained for an initial 30 days.
- The pre-trial detention was extended several times and they were held without charge. According to the prosecution, the Tate brothers had held several women captive and forced them into prostitution and to appear in pornographic films. The arrest caused an international sensation. Two weeks after Tate’s arrest, police seized assets worth about US$3.95 million at his estate, including cash, watches and several luxury cars.
