Self-avowed misogynist influencer Andrew Tate has been accused of pointing a gun at a woman's face, according to court documents seen on Thursday which detail sexual violence allegations from four women in Britain.
The papers accuse Tate of rape and sexual assault, and were filed as part of a civil case the women are bringing in the London High Court.
Tate has denied the allegations, with a spokesman saying they are "unproven and untested."
The British-American influencer is facing legal action in several countries, including some cases where he is accused alongside his brother Tristan Tate.
The UK court papers seen by AFP claim the former professional kickboxer grabbed one woman by the throat several times in 2015. He is also accused of assaulting her with a belt and raping her.
Tate "threatened (her) daily, including on one occasion putting a gun in her face," the documents say, alleging that he pointed the weapon at her and said: "You're going to do as I say or there'll be hell to pay."
Tate's lawyer said this was a "fabrication" and a "pack of lies".
A second woman alleges Tate strangled her without her consent during sex in 2015. A third accuses him of raping her in 2013, and a fourth said Tate throttled her until she passed out during sex, then continued to have sex and threatened to kill her.
A spokesman for Tate said the influencer "denies ever threatening anyone with a firearm, engaging in non-consensual acts or subjecting any individual to physical or psychological harm".
He also noted that the civil case comes after the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had decided in 2019 not to take action.
Matt Jury, a lawyer whose practice is representing the women, told the BBC -- which reported details of the court documents on Thursday -- that his clients had "been denied justice by the police and CPS, while watching Andrew Tate's influence grow".
Jack Beeston, another lawyer for the women, told BBC radio "the allegations span between 2013 and 2015 so this is prior to Tate having any fame or recognition at all."
A preliminary hearing is set to take place on April 15.
Beeston said "the case has been progressing quite slowly through the courts, and we expect that it will go to trial next year."
In Romania, the Tate brothers face separate allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering.
Tate moved to Romania years ago after first starting a webcam business in Britain, which two of the women mentioned in the court documents worked for.
Banned from Instagram and TikTok for his views, Tate is followed by more than 10 million people on X, where he shares his violent vision of masculinity and often homophobic and racist posts.
The papers accuse Tate of rape and sexual assault, and were filed as part of a civil case the women are bringing in the London High Court.
Tate has denied the allegations, with a spokesman saying they are "unproven and untested."
The British-American influencer is facing legal action in several countries, including some cases where he is accused alongside his brother Tristan Tate.
The UK court papers seen by AFP claim the former professional kickboxer grabbed one woman by the throat several times in 2015. He is also accused of assaulting her with a belt and raping her.
Tate "threatened (her) daily, including on one occasion putting a gun in her face," the documents say, alleging that he pointed the weapon at her and said: "You're going to do as I say or there'll be hell to pay."
Tate's lawyer said this was a "fabrication" and a "pack of lies".
A second woman alleges Tate strangled her without her consent during sex in 2015. A third accuses him of raping her in 2013, and a fourth said Tate throttled her until she passed out during sex, then continued to have sex and threatened to kill her.
A spokesman for Tate said the influencer "denies ever threatening anyone with a firearm, engaging in non-consensual acts or subjecting any individual to physical or psychological harm".
He also noted that the civil case comes after the UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) had decided in 2019 not to take action.
Matt Jury, a lawyer whose practice is representing the women, told the BBC -- which reported details of the court documents on Thursday -- that his clients had "been denied justice by the police and CPS, while watching Andrew Tate's influence grow".
Jack Beeston, another lawyer for the women, told BBC radio "the allegations span between 2013 and 2015 so this is prior to Tate having any fame or recognition at all."
A preliminary hearing is set to take place on April 15.
Beeston said "the case has been progressing quite slowly through the courts, and we expect that it will go to trial next year."
In Romania, the Tate brothers face separate allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering.
Tate moved to Romania years ago after first starting a webcam business in Britain, which two of the women mentioned in the court documents worked for.
Banned from Instagram and TikTok for his views, Tate is followed by more than 10 million people on X, where he shares his violent vision of masculinity and often homophobic and racist posts.
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