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Andrew
Tate rented supercars to appear ‘uberwealthy’, says his lawyer
Self-described
misogynist and his brother, Tristan, are playing role to generate income from
online attention, Miami court filing says
Rajeev
Syal
Tue 25
Aug 2026 13.25 BST
Andrew
Tate rented supercars and borrowed a yacht to appear “uberwealthy” and generate
online engagement, his lawyer has said.
Legal
representatives for the self-described misogynist social media influencer and
his brother, Tristan Tate, have claimed the pair deliberately portray
themselves as far wealthier than they are because their “business model depends
on online attention”.
The
submissions come after British police sought the brothers’ extradition from the
US over an investigation into rape, assault and facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation. The brothers were arrested in
July.
They have
continued to protest their innocence on X from the federal detention centre in
Miami, Florida.
In a
court filing, their lawyers said: “Andrew and Tristan are social media
personalities. Their business model depends on online attention.
“The
outrageousness of the posts by them and about them is the point. The more
hyperbolic and outlandish the post, the more likely it will generate views and
likes, which in turn generates income. In short, they are playing a role.”
The
brothers’ legal representatives said images of luxury yachts, supercars and
expensive watches shared by the brothers online should not be taken as evidence
of their wealth.
Their
submissions continued: “A promotional video filmed aboard a yacht is not
evidence of title to the yacht. The ‘superyacht’ does not belong to the Tates.
They received payment to promote the ship on social media.
“Further,
the Tates are engaged in several businesses ‘teaching’ men how to earn money.
It is in their interest to portray themselves on social media as uberwealthy.
“For
example, the $2.1m Aston Martin and $5m and $7m Bugattis featured in Tristan’s
videos were rented. The valuation of Andrew’s watch collection is based on a
third-party enthusiast publication.”
The
filing also mentions Andrew Tate’s X account, and suggestions his tweets
generate nine-figure sums, as well as his past claims that he will one day be
the UK prime minister. “All of these posts are hyperbole,” his lawyers wrote.
Several
social media posts by the brothers contain suggestions of unlimited crypto and
cash resources. His lawyers say this is not true.
The
filing in the US also made reference to a “so-called Mexican ‘passport’ bearing
the name ‘Vladimir Scorpius’”. The submission said the passport was nothing
more than a “cardboard prop Tristan used for a Halloween costume”.
“No one
can seriously suggest that Tristan adopted a covert identity, with the purpose
of evading international law enforcement, under the name of a famous fictional
supervillain.”
Andrew
Tate, 39, and Tristan Tate, 38, were arrested in Miami on 18 July. Britain’s
Crown Prosecution Service said on 19 July it had brought new charges against
the two relating to alleged offences involving four alleged victims.
Separately,
Andrew Tate is being sued in England by four women over allegations of sexual
violence, with the former professional kickboxer’s lawyers previously telling
the high court there was a “total denial of wrongdoing”. Three of the women
bringing the civil case reported allegations of rape and sexual assault against
Tate to Hertfordshire police in 2014 and 2015, but prosecutors then dropped the
case.
The civil
trial was adjourned in May after the force said it would reinvestigate the
alleged offences.
The CPS
said the 38 additional charges, in addition to 21 existing charges, relate to
alleged offences between July 2010 and August 2017.
The
brothers are also facing legal proceedings in Romania and were due to be
extradited to the UK after those proceedings concluded, after Bedfordshire
police secured European arrest warrants for the pair in 2024.
Andrew
Tate wrote on Monday that he would fight extradition. “My life is a movie and
I’m my own stuntman,” he wrote on X.
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