Andrew Tate's defamation lawsuit against human trafficking accuser can go to trial, judge says

Описание: (24 Jul 2024)
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bucharest, Romania - 30 May 2024
1. Various of brothers Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate arriving at Bucharest Court of appeal
2. Tate brothers going through court entrance security
3. Tristan Tate walks to court
4. Various of Tate brothers talking to lawyer
5. Tristan Tate texts on his phone
6. Various of Tate brothers waiting outside court
7. Tates leave court, upsound: (English) Andrew Tate, social media personality:
"Don't you actually think it's crazy, there’s an active genocide taking place right now and they are blowing children apart with military-grade weapons and here we are two years later after one woman told a lie and international reporters flying around the world and the government is spending money in courtrooms and the media is constantly talking about this one little girl’s lie when something as unjust as a genocide is taking place. Isn’t the world insane, Isn’t this a clown show, Isn’t this all just a big clown’s world, nothing is fair nothing makes sense, don’t you take a look around and ask what is going on?"



STORYLINE:
A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate's defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can go to trial, but he threw out Tate's allegations against her parents and some allegations against the woman.

Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Joseph Curley ruled that the widely followed former professional kickboxer, 37, and his brother, Tristan, 36, can present their allegations to a jury that the woman in 2022 enlisted another woman in a plot to extort money from them.

The British-American brothers say the woman falsely accused them of human trafficking and rape, costing them their freedom and millions of dollars in income from their lucrative social media, podcasting and business ventures. Romanian officials indicted the Tates last year, saying the brothers forced seven victims into pornography and subjected them to physical violence.

Her attorneys say the lawsuit is in retribution for her reporting him to authorities. The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted.

Curley said in last week's ruling, posted to online court records Tuesday, that the Tates' attorneys have shown enough possible evidence that the woman defamed their clients and was attempting to defraud and extort them to warrant a trial. He pointed to April 2022 text messages the woman and her friend exchanged where they say they will ask the Tates for $200,000 and “act like we still love them and stuff."

Curley also pointed to other text messages that could indicate the woman knew she falsely accused the Tates of sex trafficking and false imprisonment. No trial date has been set and because of discovery and legal challenges it could be years before one occurs.

Curley did throw out parts of the lawsuit accusing the woman of false imprisonment for the Tates being arrested, intentional infliction of emotional distress and interfering with their business relationships. He left the door open to their attorneys amending and refiling those accusations.

Curley dismissed the Tates’ accusations that the woman’s parents defamed them when they told American diplomatic officials about their daughter’s allegations. He said they had no reason to believe their daughter's accusations were false and had a right to report them.

Attorneys for the Tates and the woman each said Curley's decision was a win for their side.





“THE SHAM CASE IS FALLING APART,” Andrew Tate wrote on the social media platform X.






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