LONDON: Controversial influencer Andrew Tate is facing legal action by UK lawmaker Sorcha Eastwood over insulting social media postings about her, a law firm said on Tuesday.
Kevin Winters of KRW Law said they had served papers on lawyers representing Tate and his brother Tristan Tate.
“We act on behalf of Sorcha Eastwood MP. We are instructed to issue legal proceedings against Andrew and Tristan Tate over their continued publication of social media postings on 10 January 2025,” a statement said.
Eastwood, who represents the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland, said the posts were made on Friday, a day after she told MPs in parliament she was a “survivor of abuse.”
“I am a survivor of abuse myself. Northern Ireland is one of the most dangerous places in Europe to be a woman,” she said.
The lawmaker was speaking during a debate on violence against women and girls.
She added that during a school visit she was leading to the Northern Ireland Parliament building at Stormont, a member of the public came up and “said they wanted to rape me.”
Earlier Tuesday, a Romanian court lifted a house arrest order imposed on Andrew Tate, replacing it with judicial control, his spokesperson said.
The US-born Briton had been under house arrest since late August 2024, after Romanian authorities raided his home over accusations including forming an organized criminal group, trafficking of minors, sexual relations with a minor and money laundering.
The judicial control measure grants Tate the freedom to travel throughout Romania, but he is not allowed to leave the country.
The ruling comes after a Romanian court last month granted an appeal by Tate in an older case, refusing to put him on trial over human trafficking charges for now, and referring the case back to prosecutors.
Prosecutors allege that 38-year-old Tate, his brother Tritan, 36, set up a criminal organization in Romania and in Britain, and sexually exploited several victims. The brothers say they are innocent.
The Tates also face rape and assault allegations in separate cases in Britain, where they have also been accused of tax evasion.
Giving tips on how to be successful, along with misogynistic and sometimes violent maxims, Tate’s videos have made him one of the world’s best-known influencers.
Influencer Andrew Tate faces legal action after posts about UK lawmaker
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Influencer Andrew Tate faces legal action after posts about UK lawmaker
- Kevin Winters of KRW Law said they had served papers on lawyers representing Tate and his brother Tristan Tate
- Earlier Tuesday, a Romanian court lifted a house arrest order imposed on Andrew Tate, replacing it with judicial control
Ukraine’s Zelensky says allies to provide new energy and military aid within 10 days
- Kyiv is aiming to rally support among partners as it struggles to fend off Russian battlefield advances and air attacks
KYIV: Ukraine has agreed new energy and military support packages with European allies ahead of the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion on February 24, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday.
Kyiv is aiming to rally support among partners as it struggles to fend off Russian battlefield advances and air attacks on its energy system while under US pressure to negotiate peace.
“In Munich, we agreed with the leaders of the Berlin Format on specific packages of energy and military aid for Ukraine by February 24,” Zelensky wrote on X.
Zelensky said on Friday after a meeting of the so-called Berlin Format of about a dozen European leaders in Munich that he had hoped for new support, including air-defense missiles.
“I am grateful to our partners for their readiness to help, and we count on all deliveries arriving promptly,” he added.
Russian attacks on major cities such as Kyiv have battered Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, plunging millions of residents into power outages of varying periods in freezing cold weather.
Zelensky added that Russia had launched around 1,300 attack drones, 1,200 guided aerial bombs and dozens of ballistic missiles at Ukraine over the past week alone.
