Andrew Tate threatening to sue woman for $300 million if she does not retract rape and human trafficking allegations, says report

• Andrew Tate is threatening to sue a woman for $300M who has accused him of rape, reports the BBC.
• A cease-and-desist letter states that damages will be sought if she does not retract her claims.
• A lawyer for the woman said that Tate wants his accusers “to climb into a hole and hide.”

Social media influencer Andrew Tate has said he will take legal action against a woman unless she retracts her allegations of rape and human trafficking against him and his brother, Tristan Tate, BBC News reports.

The cease-and-desist letter sent by Tate's lawyer, which BBC News has seen, says that the Tate brothers will seek damages of $300 million on the grounds of defamation if the anonymous woman does not retract her allegations.

The letter reads: “In April 2022 you falsely stated to a third party that our Client human trafficked you, abused you and held you against your will. You have repeated false and defamatory statements to the police, the media, and another United States citizen about the Tate brothers,” per the BBC.

Benjamin Bull, who represents the woman who had been sent the letter, told the BBC that the Tate brothers “want these young ladies to climb into a hole and hide.” He said they want to stop women from coming forward or describing what they saw and what happened to them. “It's clearly an effort to intimidate,” Bull said.

The Tate brothers are currently being held in prison in Romania as part of an investigation into sex trafficking and rape allegations. The brothers firmly deny the allegations and have yet to be charged.

The rape and trafficking allegations are believed to rest, at least partly, on the testimony of six women, according to the BBC.

A Romanian lawyer told Insider's Lindsay Dodgson that one of Tate's biggest challenges in his legal battle is his previous misogynistic statements on social media. 

Tate has made several statements online, such as that he moved to Romania because of relaxed rape laws, that women should bear responsibility for sexual assaults, and that he wouldn't let women leave his house.

Tate's viral social media fame has concerned parents and teachers alike as young boys have begun adopting Tate's dangerous and misogynistic views.