Andrew Tate has doubled down on his comments about Ariana Grande after they were condemned as ‘sick’ and ‘disrespectful’.
The self-described misogynist influencer has received widespread backlash after sharing a crude post about the pop star’s appearance on X on Wednesday.
‘I’m sorry Ariana Grande you’re too skinny and I would no longer f**k you. Access denied,’ the post read.
Taking another swipe at the singer today, he sarcastically commented: ‘I’ve decided not to pursue a relationship with Ariana at this moment in time, I hope she understands.’
Campaigners have hit out at Tate’s comments, calling them ‘vile’ and ‘dangerous’ and urging social media companies to take action.
Tate, along with his brother Tristan, was arrested in Romania in 2022 on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and creating a criminal gang to sexually exploit women.
It comes as the social media personality has experienced a wave of support in recent months after receiving endorsement from members of Donald Trump‘s inner circle.
The Trump administration has reportedly made multiple attempts to pressure Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions on the Tate brothers as they face criminal charges in the country.
An advocate of Trump who once described him as ‘the best president in history’, Tate suggested after the 2024 election that his case in Romania would now be dismissed, telling his followers to ‘watch this space’.
Andrew Tate, 38, sparked outrage among fans after sharing a ‘sick’ comment about Ariana Grande’s appearance on Wednesday; Tate pictured in 2023
‘I’m sorry Ariana Grande you’re too skinny and I would no longer f**k you. Access denied,’ Tate— who was arrested in 2022 on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and creating a criminal gang to sexually exploit women — wrote on X
The post comes amid health concerns for the Wicked actress, 31, after a recent image emerged of the star looking painfully thin; she is seen February 16 at the BAFTA Awards in London
The Trump administration has reportedly made multiple attempts to pressure Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions on the Tate brothers
Tate has amassed a million new followers on X in recent months – shooting up from 9.7 million in August last year to 10.7 million now.
He and his brother are one of the most famous examples of the ‘manosphere’ section of social media, which promotes male superiority and rejects feminism and ‘woke‘ ideas, and is labelled as toxic by many critics.
Tristan Tate previously boasted that the brothers had played a role in the US election, claiming in November that ‘millions of young men in Europe and the USA have a healthy rightwing approach to politics that they would NOT have if Andrew Tate had never appeared on their phone screens’.
Trump envoy Richard Grenell said in response to questions about US ‘pressuring’ Romanian officials over the Tates that while he had not had a ‘substantive’ conversation with his Romanian counterpart, ‘I support the Tate brothers as evident by my publicly available tweets.’
Romanian foreign minister Emil Hurezeanu confirmed that Grenell raised the case concerning the Tates with him, adding the envoy had said he was ‘interested in the fate of the brothers’.
But he insisted that this was not the same as pressure from the Trump administration, stating that Romania’s ‘courts are independent and operate based on the law.’
The brothers have said that they ‘remain fully dedicated to working alongside their legal team to explore every legal avenue available within the framework of Romania’s judicial system.
‘Their sole focus is on ensuring that due process is followed and that their innocence is established in a court of law.’
Right-wing commentators and supporters of the Tates have sought to cast doubt on the cases against them for years.
Andrew Tate is no stranger to controversy and his comments on Ariana Grande are just the latest to spark outcry.
