BUCHAREST, ROMANIA: Andrew Tate, a former British-American kickboxer, really needs no introduction. He poses with fast cars, guns and portrays himself as a cigar-smoking playboy. Tate has become a well-known social media personality for his controversial takes on various topics.
While most of the times he receives backlash for his controversial views, he has an ardent group of followers including some celebrities that supports him. Let's take a look at them.
5 celebs who support Andrew Tate
1. Adin Ross
Adin Ross, a Twitch streamer, has known Andrew Tate, a contentious internet celebrity, since the middle of 2022. The two say they are very close friends despite the latter's incarceration. Tate and Adin first met when the controversial Top-G accepted his invitation to join his Twitch stream. Tate has now joined the extensive list of famous people who have been on Adin's Twitch programme.
2. Tucker Carlson
Well-known American conservative political commentataor Tucker Carlson has been one of Andrew Tate's most outspoken admirers. He believes that because Tate is becoming more and more well-liked among young men, many are pushing accusations against him. Tina Glandian, a guest on Carlson's programme, made a hesitating suggestion that Tate is the beneficiary of the truth. In a straightforward statement, Tucker referred to it as "a set-up." He also said that individuals who are out to get him might be behind the accusations made against Andrew Tate.
3. Dillon Danis
Despite being inactive recently in the ring, American mixed martial artist Dillon Danis has maintained his notoriety by using his Twitter account to voice his opinions on numerous topics. "Free the top G’s", he tweeted in December 2022.
Danis' remarks triggered a contentious debate online, as many people criticized him for his position.
4. JakeShields
Jake Shields, a California-based mixed martial artist, took Twitter to voice his opinion on the Top G. The 44-year-old Shields questioned whether the American Embassy had intervened in the case and referred to Tate's arrest as "unfair" in a tweet. By starting the hashtag "free the Top G," he suggested that Andrew Tate and his brother were the victims of unfair persecution.
5.UAE Based MMA Star Tam Khan
Former MMA fighter Tam Khan, better known on YouTube as TK Talks, has stated his support for Andrew Tate, who was arrested on allegations of rape and human trafficking. Khan asserted that he had worked closely with Tate for more than 15 years and called him one of the "nicest and most loving guys" he knows. He continued by saying that unless he is shown video evidence of his wrongdoing, he would not accept the accusations against him as accurate.