Andrew Tate is facing a lawsuit from an ex-girlfriend, who has accused him of sexual assault and battery.
Brianna Stern, a model, detailed alleged physical and emotional abuse that took place throughout their 10-month relationship in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles. She also sought a restraining order against Tate.
In a statement, Tate’s lawyer, Joseph McBride, said his client “firmly denies” the claims and has accused Stern of a “blatant cash grab”.
He said: “We stand ready to defend Andrew fiercely in court, where the truth will expose this baseless scheme.”
Stern alleged she was attacked by Tate at the Beverly Hills hotel in March after what began as a consensual sexual encounter.
The lawsuit said: “Tate began verbally degrading Plaintiff [Stern] as he routinely did – but this time it was much worse, more aggressive, and more violent. Tate then began to choke Plaintiff.
“Eventually, Plaintiff began crying and begging for him to stop. He would not. Tate continued to choke Plaintiff, harder and harder, making Plaintiff nearly lose consciousness.”
Court documents describe how Tate, who is also facing charges in Romania, allegedly beat her repeatedly on the top of her head and the side of her face.
“While doing so, Tate told her repeatedly that if she ever crossed him, he was going to kill her,” the lawsuit said.
The lawsuit also describes a pattern of alleged emotional abuse and grooming, which started when Stern met Tate after travelling to Romania for a modelling job in 2024.
According to Stern’s claim, he referred to her as his “property” and subjected her to verbal abuse, calling her an “idiot”, among other names, during their relationship.
In a statement posted to Instagram, Stern said she had filed the lawsuit to ensure her voice was heard.
Stern wrote: “I considered many times just silently leaving Andrew and saying nothing, doing nothing, because I was scared, and it was honestly hard for me to accept that I was being abused.”
McBride told the BBC that Stern’s lawyer, Tony Buzbee, who has represented victims alleging sexual assault against Sean “Diddy” Combs, was a “lowlife bottom feeder”.
Tate checked in at a police station earlier this week after his return to Romania. Alongside his brother, Tristan Tate, he flew to the US on a private jet last month after a travel ban imposed on them during a human trafficking investigation was lifted.
In Romania, the Tate brothers are facing allegations of trafficking minors, sexual intercourse with a minor and money laundering.
A separate case against them, in which they are accused of human trafficking and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, has been sent back to prosecutors.
The pair are due to be extradited to the UK after the conclusion of proceedings in Romania, after Bedfordshire police secured a European arrest warrant for further separate allegations of rape and human trafficking involving different women.
Four UK women, who claim they were subjected to sexual violence by Tate between 2013 and 2015, in February urged the home secretary to request his extradition in order not to fail “all British victims”.
