A woman from the United States is taking legal action against Andrew and Tristan Tate, known as influencers, claiming they tricked her into traveling to Romania for involvement in the sex industry. Following her collaboration with Romanian authorities who accused the brothers of trafficking females, the Tate brothers then sued her for defamation.
In response to being sued for defamation by the Tate brothers in 2023, Jane Doe’s legal representatives have initiated a counter lawsuit in Florida. The lawsuit alleges the brothers engaged in actions like intimidating witnesses, using legal means for harassment, spreading false information, and participating in human trafficking.
The extensive 183-page legal document portrays the brothers as individuals who openly admit to profiting from online solicitation and adult content creation, accumulating their initial wealth through dishonesty and manipulation of women.
In the brothers’ 2023 lawsuit, they accused Doe of fabricating evidence against them. It also names her parents and two friends as defendants for their role in a phone call alerting U.S. embassy officials in Romania to Doe’s alleged trafficking.
“The Tate brothers’ lawsuit against Doe is a grave abuse of process brought—not for any legitimate purpose—but instead, to bully and harass Doe into recanting her testimony,” Pinter said. “Doe was left with no choice but to countersue, and deserves every measure of justice.”
FILE PHOTO: Andrew Tate, next to his brother Tristan Tate, talks to media representatives after exiting the Bucharest courthouse, in Bucharest, Romania, January 9, 2025. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS )
Romanian police arrested the Tate brothers in 2022 and seized more than a dozen luxury cars along with nearly $4 million in other items.
They were arrested again alongside four others in August 2024 in connection with a criminal human trafficking ring investigation. There is another criminal investigation ongoing in the United Kingdom, where the brothers are expected to be extradited after their case plays out in Romania.
Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate (not pictured) are brought in by police officers to appear in front of a judge at the Bucharest Court of Appeal, in Bucharest, Romania, March 12, 2024. (Inquam Photos/Octav Ganea via REUTERS)
They have denied the allegations against them and call Doe a false accuser.
Doe’s attorneys said the counterclaim is the first U.S. lawsuit against the brothers. They are seeking an unspecified sum in damages and attorney fees, a court order barring the Tate brothers from contacting or defaming their client and any other relief the court finds proper.
