Andrew Tate

Emory Andrew Tate III (born 1 December 1986) is an American-British social media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer. Tate's controversial commentary has resulted in his expulsions from various social media platforms and concern from advocacy groups, parents, teachers, and counter-terror police. Surveys have found that most Britons are aware of Tate, who has been dubbed the "king of toxic masculinity", as part of the manosphere. As of December 2023, Tate had over 8.5 million followers on X (formerly Twitter) and was the third-most "googled" person in 2023.

In 2016, he appeared on the British reality series Big Brother, but was removed as he was the suspect in an open rape investigation in the United Kingdom. After his kickboxing career, Tate and his brother, Tristan, began operating a webcam model business, followed by selling online courses. The latter includes; Hustler's University, which gained 100,000 subscribers, later rebranded to The Real World, and the secretive War Room group, which has been accused by the BBC of coercing women into sex work, and teaching violence against women. In August 2023, it was estimated that Tate's online ventures generated US$5 million in revenue per month. He has also been described as a right-wing and far-right influencer, and has described himself as "absolutely" misogynistic and sexist.

In December 2022, Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested in Romania along with two women. All four were later charged with rape, human trafficking, and forming an organised crime group to sexually exploit women. Tate and his brother deny all charges. Romanian police alleged that the group coerced victims into creating paid pornography in a criminal operation to financially benefit the four accused persons. In July 2023, two of the accusers reportedly went into hiding after a campaign of online harassment, and the Tate brothers filed a defamation lawsuit claiming US$5 million in damages against one of the accusers. As of January 2024, the group remain under judicial control with pre-trial restrictions, that Tate has appealed, after being held in custody for three months since their arrest.