Andrew Tate is a former professional kickboxer but how has he become this controversial Internet Star? Let us find out.
Andrew Tate has recently gone on to become the recent talk of TikTok and Instagram. Every other video seems to feature him over the last few weeks. He has become one of the most appealing faces on the app as well as one of the most controversial as well.
He is a former professional kickboxer, entrepreneur and content creator who also runs an online course in “modern wealth creation” at his own “Hustlers University” which he founded.
Recently while speaking about his wealth he said in an interview that,
“I was broke for a long time. I made my first million when I said 27 and then I had a 100 million by the time I was 31,32 and then I became a trillionaire quite recently.”
He has a successful kickboxing career winning world titles in two different weight divisions. Tate first came to the limelight outside of sport when he appeared on the 2016 season of Brother in the UK, which ended in controversial circumstances.
Tate came to notice once again after he was evicted from the series after a video surfaced online appearing to show him beating a woman with a belt. Speaking at the time, Tate claimed that it was part of role-playing to which the woman in the video had consented. He also said he was using a felt belt.
According to Metro, he tweeted some comments surrounding rape which were made following the #MeeToo movement.
“Sexual harassment is disgusting and inexcusable. However, a man looking at you or whistling at you or asking your name isn’t harassment.”
“Women have been exchanging sex for an opportunity for a very long time. Some did this. Weren’t abused. […] If you put yourself in a position to be raped, you must bare some responsibility.”
This resulted in his Twitter account being suspended in 2017 and the tweets were later removed from Twitter However earlier this year Twitter verified the account of the kickboxer.
Recently he commented on Jake Paul which has brought a lot of attention to him. He called out Paul for a fight and also claimed that he has previously offered Paul £2.5million to take him on in 2020.
“I don’t dislike him, I understand him but I want to make something clear, I would still kick the living f*** out of Jake Paul,” he told The Fellas podcast.
“You’re a full-grown man with the best coaches in the world who has dedicated years to learning how to box. The guy’s not a jack*** and the fact he puts this spin on it is very smart. “I offered him $ 3 million at the time, I don’t think it’s about money for him I think it’s about credibility and fame. His fighting me is a massive risk for him, he knows that. I’d love to kick the f*** out of the guy because I love to fight, that’s the difference between me and everyone else he’s fought,”
“I’m not some desperate guy at the end of his career who needs the money. I would dedicate my life [to training], treat him like a professional and I would destroy him like I’ve destroyed all of the professionals I have ever fought.”
This has certainly given him a lot of attention from the Instagram crowd and it will be interesting to see whether he does get his fight with Jake Paul.
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