Women Alleging Abuse by Andrew Tate File Complaint Over ‘Misleading’ Spectator Article
LONDON – Lawyers representing women who allege abuse by Andrew and Tristan Tate have filed a complaint with the autonomous Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) regarding a recent article published in The Spectator magazine. The complaint centers on claims that the article uncritically presented allegations made by the Tate brothers and failed to adequately scrutinize their claims of a conspiracy against them.
The women’s legal team alleges the article, “‘Like a cockroach, I refuse to die’: a meeting with the Tate brothers,” repeats the Tates’ assertions that they were “set up” by romanian authorities, rejected a $50m (£37m) public relations offer to cease their controversial statements, and are the target of a “deep state” operation in the UK. They contend these claims were presented without sufficient critical analysis. The article reportedly acknowledges the Tates did not identify the PR company allegedly making the financial offer.
Concerns were also raised about the article’s description of the Tates’ online platform,initially known as Hustlers University and later as the Real World,which was characterized as an ”online platform for young men looking for purpose and ways to make money outside customary employment.”
Andrew Tate currently faces 10 charges in the UK related to allegations involving three victims, including rape, actual bodily harm, human trafficking, and controlling prostitution for gain. his brother, Tristan Tate, faces 11 charges connected to one alleged victim, encompassing rape, actual bodily harm, and human trafficking.
The women did not initially seek a correction from The Spectator but went directly to Ipso, according to reports.
The complaint comes following the magazine’s recent purchase for £100m by Paul marshall, a hedge fund tycoon and investor in GB news, and the subsequent appointment of Michael Gove as editor last September.
A spokesperson for The spectator stated the magazine “allows its readers to make their own minds up on controversial questions” and that “regulators are not there to police what is acceptable speech.”
The Spectator states on its website that it is indeed a member of Ipso and adheres to the editors’ code, upholding ”strict standards of accuracy.”
