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Self-described misogynist influencer Andrew Tate choked and repeatedly beat his ex-girlfriend Brianna Stern as the model sobbed and begged him to stop during a nightmare night at the Beverly Hills Hotel, a new lawsuit filed Thursday in Los Angeles claims.
In a harrowing 30-page complaint obtained by Rolling Stone, Stern alleges she had been in a 10-month relationship with Tate when his “sickening behavior,” which had been growing more aggressive over time, exploded in the predawn hours of March 11. She claims Tate used one hand to choke her and his other to beat her on her face and head. As the blows grew “increasingly stronger,” Tate told her he planned to make her “do OnlyFans again, but this time you’re going to show your pussy and give me all the money,” the lawsuit claims. Stern alleges the violent attack left her “terrified,” gasping for air and ultimately nursing a head concussion inside the luxury hotel.
“Plaintiff protested and never stopped crying and begging Tate to stop. However, her cries and pleas only led to Tate hitting her harder. Her cries appeared to be what he wanted, what he needed to climax, the sick fetish of a disturbed man,” the lawsuit filed by Houston attorney Tony Buzbee on behalf of Stern reads.
“Andrew Tate firmly denies the allegations against him,” Tate’s attorney, Joseph McBride, said in a statement sent to Rolling Stone. “This is a blatant cash grab — a desperate attempt by a sad individual to exploit Andrew’s success and reputation for personal gain. Instead of seeking a private resolution, Ms. Stern has chosen to air her false claims in the press, revealing her true motives: money and attention, not justice.”
Stern, a model who’s appeared in Maxim, FHM, and Playboy, posted a statement on her Instagram saying she met Tate last summer when he was recruiting models for his crypto coin. She said they made plans to live together in Romania and then in Miami. The last time she saw him was at the hotel on May 11, she said.
“The last week has been very difficult and extremely scary for me. I am an emotional wreck and constantly looking over my shoulder. I’m not the person I was before. Andrew texted me recently and let me know, ‘If you ever betray me, you will regret it.’ He has told me on many occasion before that if I crossed him, he would ruin my life, rape me or kill me,” she wrote on her Instagram story Thursday. “I know he and his followers will insult me and attack me. I don’t care because I speak the truth.”
Tate, 38, is a former professional kickboxer who’s amassed more than 10 million followers on X, formerly Twitter, pushing his polarizing brand of far-right toxic masculinity. He’s currently facing charges of human trafficking in Romania with his brother, Tristan Tate. The brothers recently returned to the U.S. after the travel ban they were under in Romania was relaxed. They aren’t off the hook in Romania, but an appeals court recently found issues with the trafficking case, sending it back to prosecutors. The brothers were arrested in 2022 on accusations they lured women to the country, made false promises they wanted romantic relationships and forced them to appear in pornographic videos.
The brothers, who deny any wrongdoing, have been vocal supporters of President Donald Trump. Though Andrew Tate was “permanently banned” from Twitter in 2022 for violating the platform’s former code of conduct, Elon Musk restored Tate’s account after he bought the social media giant and renamed it X.
Stern says in her complaint that Tate was “extremely loving” at the start of their relationship, but that he soon turned “rude and dismissive.” She claims he texted her incessantly through encrypted apps and would verbally abuse her, calling her “whore,” “bitch,” and his “property.”
“Defendant Andrew Tate is a textbook narcissist; an individual that can only be described as someone with a God complex. Tate is erratic, manipulative, and obsessed with dominance. To Tate, relationships are all about control and ownership,” the lawsuit states. Stern’s complaint includes images of text chains in which Tate allegedly wrote, “You have an attitude because you’re not hit enough,” and “What’s the point in having you if I don’t beat you and impregnate you. You should be thankful.”
Stern says in the complaint that the night of March 10 started out in a routine manner. “Initially, the sex was consensual, but things soon changed,” she states in the suit. She alleges Tate started “verbally degrading” her before turning “much worse, more aggressive, and more violent,” claiming he choked her until she almost lost consciousness.
Stern says she pretended to be OK the next morning so she could escape. She later saw a physician who advised her to report the attack to police, the lawsuit alleges. Stern waited until Tate left the country before she filed a report with the Beverly Hills Police Department, the filing states.
The new lawsuit includes claims for sexual assault and battery, gender violence, negligence, and intentional infliction of emotion distress. Stern also is seeking a temporary restraining order.
“I am proud to represent Bri Stern in her case for assault and battery against her former boyfriend Andrew Tate. The case was filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court,” Buzbee wrote in a statement Thursday on his Instagram. “It took a great deal of courage for Bri to take this step. I greatly admire her resolve and will stand firm by her through this fight.”
