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Entrepreneur and influencer Andrew Tate was arrested earlier this year in Romania, his adopted country; he, his brother and two accomplices are accused of running a human trafficking ring. Some of his cam girls are said to have been attracted by seduction methods and then forced into online prostitution. You can read the whole story here.

After about 3 months in prison, Tate was released and placed under house arrest, where he remains today. And that’s where this disastrous interview takes place.

It is surprising in the first place that Tate would give an interview to the BBC. He has emphasized several times in the past that he does not believe in traditional media, or what he calls “legacy media”, because they are all “fake”. It is even more surprising that the BBC gives him this platform.

His more than controversial statements in the past and the fact that Tate’s hype builds on them can be seen as reason enough to veto this interview and not take it under any circumstances. But there was no veto, so BBC correspondent Lucy Williamson is in his villa in Voluntari, a pretty suburb of Bucharest. She is experienced and has worked at the BBC for over 20 years.

The conversation starts politely, you greet each other. Williamson introduces that this interview is being done because there are great concerns about his statements and their impact on young people. Tate replies (yes, he answers the preamble) that it’s not about his bad influence, but the fact that he has so much influence.

He says most posts in Legacy Media and The Matrix have a bigger impact on youth than what he says. Tate likes to use the term “matrix” often. Modeled after the one from the movie of the same name, the “Matrix” represents the system that oppresses and shields people from real life. He sees himself as “Neo”, the protagonist of the films, who escapes from the matrix. His fans (especially those who buy his courses) follow him on the path to enlightenment. It’s been less than two minutes and Tate has launched his conspiratorial rhetoric: the world against me.

Williamson asks him if the allegations under investigation are true. No, he didn’t rape anyone. No, he was not involved in human trafficking. And no, he didn’t exploit women. “But you admitted to emotionally exploiting women to work for your webcam company?” No, that’s not true either. Now the shitshow really starts.

That last question refers to an old product that Tate used to sell on its site. “PhD”, short for “Pimping Hoes Degree” (whore-pimp certificate) was the name of the whole thing, and was a series of videos about how a man should text women about sex over social media. The related section on Tate’s website was removed last year, but screenshots show that the relevant text was actually there.

When she confronts him that those are his words, he says no. No, he didn’t say that. The fact that you found it on the Internet says nothing. She replies that it was still on his website, which has “since been taken down”. Tate, in turn, claims that his page was never taken down. Although he’s not wrong: it’s just that one subpage that no longer exists. It’s a small detail, a minor mistake in preparation, but a target for Tate.

Williamson didn’t investigate, she didn’t hang out with him at all, she just wanted to push her “agenda” and discredit him. The spiral of ‘you against me’ has begun and the BBC woman can’t help it. She didn’t have a printout of the website with her.

The subject changes to “Sophie”, one of the alleged victims of the human trafficking gang. She had given an anonymous interview to the BBC and shared her experiences, particularly the emotional manipulation Tate used to lure her to Romania and have her cam. Tate’s answer:

A simple, stupid, but effective answer. Tate vehemently claims that “Sophie” was invented by the BBC to harm him. And there is not a single woman accusing him of anything. He is “actually such a nice person”, he doesn’t harm anyone. Thousands of women wrote to him every day how happy they were that he brought back traditional role models and turned their sons, brothers and friends into real men. thousands.

He demands that you move on to the next topic. Williamson doesn’t want to, she says Sophie does exist. “There is no proof that this Sophie exists. Next one.”

Lucy Williamson cannot object to his blatantly false statements. She carries no evidence, no screenshots, no expressions. She could be blamed for a lack of preparation, but the question is whether that would have worked at all. Tate interrupts and repeats herself over and over until she stops talking and drowns her out. He says she can ask as many counter questions as he wants because:

You can’t have a serious interview with someone like that. It is doubtful that anyone could spout false statements without hindrance. The action is a BBC own goal. The comments under the edited video on YouTube agree – the interview showed that the BBC sucked and that Tate was a great person. Below is the unabridged video that Tate himself recorded and uploaded: ditto. It was a sad attempt by the “Matrix” to drag Andrew into the mud.

An embarrassment for the British broadcaster, a powerful PR coup for the suspected human trafficker.

The context:

Andrew Tate is a former kickboxing world champion who has worked his way up to become a successful influencer and businessman. His target group: young men who feel abandoned by society and are driven by his wisdom and statements.

This part of his content is free and available on all major social media sites, although not posted by him – he is blocked on most platforms for his sometimes inflammatory and misogynistic statements. It is mainly his fans who share and distribute fragments from his podcasts or videos.

Another part of the content is for sale. At the so-called “Hustler University”, he sells courses on how to make money yourself. Basic skills in affiliate marketing, copywriting, crypto investing and so on are taught for around CHF 50 per month. But nothing you can’t learn for free through Google.

The second product offered by Tate is the so-called “War Room”, a Telegram chat intended as a networking platform for successful entrepreneurs. Price to join as of June 2023: $7979. True in-person networking events cost another $1,000 to $3,000.

However, Tate’s main source of income is the camgirl business. He maintains a platform where you can see bleeding women. And donate money, most of which will then go to Andrew. And it is precisely this company that launched the entire Causa Tate, which eventually produced the interview.