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Uncle Joe

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Mon Jun 15, 2026, 06:25 PM Jun 15

How Heidi Blake documented Andrew Tate's 'Empire of Abuse'



Investigative reporter and New Yorker staff writer Heidi Blake speaks to Paula Newton about her reporting on the allegations of trafficking, coercion and sexual violence surrounding Andrew Tate, the failures that allowed him to rise to global influence, and why his movement continues to grow.

0:00 Andrew Tate's “Empire of Abuse”
2:52 Failures in the UK justice system
5:04 Andrew Tate says “If I’d ever hurt anybody… I wouldn’t be sitting here right now”
7:00 What does this say about power and impunity online?
9:54 Why Tate draws so much attention in the manosphere
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