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Lauren Southern Details Alleged 2018 Assault by Andrew Tate in New Memoir

Her memoir’s revelations deepen legal scrutiny of the influencer whose defenders deny her account

Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania.
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Canadian conservative and libertarian activist Lauren Southern live streams a video during a rally in Berkeley, California on April 27, 2017. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Southern published her self-released memoir on July 15, alleging that Tate sexually assaulted and strangled her during a 2018 Romania visit
  • She recounts that after clearly refusing advances Tate wrapped his arm around her neck and repeatedly strangled her until she lost consciousness
  • Southern says she obtained a hospital report and was told by UK authorities that any investigation would have to take place in Romania
  • Romanian prosecutors continue probing Andrew and Tristan Tate and UK officials plan to press human trafficking and rape charges once that inquiry concludes
  • Southern credits the alleged assault for her decision to step away from far-right activism and reshape her public life