Andrew Tate defamation case against trafficking accuser can go to trial – judge

Andrew Tate at the Court of Appeals building in Bucharest, Romania, in May (Andreea Alexandru/AP)

A judge says social media personality Andrew Tate’s defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can go to trial, but he threw out Tate’s allegations against her parents and some allegations against the woman.

Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Joseph Curley ruled that the widely followed former professional kickboxer, 37, and his brother, Tristan, 36, can present their allegations to a jury that the woman in 2022 enlisted another woman in a plot to extort money from them.