Self-avowed misogynist influencer Andrew Tate, who is being sued by four women in a UK court over claims of sexual violence, had his trial brought forward on Wednesday.
The civil case had been listed for trial in February 2027 but a judge at London鈥檚 High Court said she was 鈥渧ery keen to get on鈥 with the case and fixed the trial start date for June 22, 2026.
鈥淲e just need to make this happen, really,鈥 High Court judge Christina Lambert said.
鈥淚t is not in anyone鈥檚 interests that this case goes into the long
grass of 2027,鈥 she added.
Tate, 38, a former kickboxer and reality TV show contestant, moved to Romania years ago after first starting a webcam business in Britain.
He became famous in 2016 when he appeared on the 鈥淏ig Brother鈥 UK reality television show, but was removed after a controversial video emerged. He then turned to social media platforms to promote his often misogynistic and divisive views on how to be successful.
In court documents, one woman claimed Tate 鈥渨ould strangle her or grab her by her throat if she spoke back to him or said anything that he did not like鈥.
The documents also alleged that Tate 鈥渉ad weapons, including firearms, which were often pointed at her鈥 and that he had 鈥渋ndicated to her that he would like to kill someone if he could鈥.
A lawyer for Tate previously told the court there was a 鈥渢otal denial of wrongdoing鈥 by his client.
After the hearing, the four claimants welcomed the judge鈥檚 decision.
鈥淲e鈥檝e already spent years waiting for justice, and so it鈥檚 of some comfort to hear that Andrew Tate will face these allegations in a court earlier than the original plan of 2027,鈥 they said in a statement.
A spokesperson for Tate previously said: 鈥淗e denies ever threatening anyone with a firearm, engaging in non-consensual acts or subjecting any individual to physical or psychological harm.鈥