Andrew Tate’s own attorneys say the luxury lifestyle that helped make him famous online was partly an illusion, with multimillion-dollar supercars rented to help him look “uberwealthy.”
In court filings, lawyers for Andrew, 39, and his brother Tristan Tate, 38, said their online business depends on attracting attention, making displays of extreme wealth useful to their brand.
“It is in their interest to portray themselves on social media as uberwealthy,” their attorneys wrote.
The filing says Tristan was seen with a $2.1 million Aston Martin and a $5 million Bugatti that were rented rather than owned.
The brothers’ lawyers also challenged assumptions about a yacht featured in their posts.
“A promotional video filmed aboard a yacht is not evidence of title to the yacht,” they wrote. “The ‘superyacht’ does not belong to the Tates.”
Their attorneys said the brothers were paid to promote the vessel.
“The outrageousness of the posts by them and about them is the point,” the filing states, explaining that bigger reactions can translate into more income. “In short, they are playing a role.”
The shocking admission comes while the brothers fight extradition to Britain after being arrested in Miami in July.
Both face multiple charges involving alleged sexual offenses in the U.K. and have denied wrongdoing. Andrew has previously called himself and Tristan “very innocent men.”
