Andrew Tate 'pointed gun at woman's face', court documents claim
Andrew Tate pointed a gun at a woman's face and told her to do as he said, according to court documents seen by Sky News.
Warning: This article contains graphic details of alleged sexual abuse
The controversial social media influencer allegedly told her: "I'm a boss, you're going to do as I say or there'll be hell to pay."
The woman, who worked for Tate on his online webcam business, alleges he threatened her daily.
She is one of four women who have launched a civil claim against Tate in the UK, with allegations including rape, assault and coercive control.
A spokesperson for Tate said he "categorically denies" the allegations.
In a statement, the spokesperson said: "Mr Tate categorically denies these unproven and untested allegations.
"Specifically, he denies ever threatening anyone with a firearm, engaging in non-consensual acts or subjecting any individual to physical or psychological harm.
"These are civil claims, brought years after the alleged events and following a CPS (Crown Prosecution Service) decision not to pursue criminal charges.
"It is deeply troubling that such graphic and one-sided accounts are being publicised before any judicial assessment has taken place.
"This type of reporting undermines the presumption of innocence and shapes public perception in a way that is fundamentally unjust.
"We have seen other high-profile cases where similarly serious allegations collapsed under scrutiny - but only after irreparable reputational harm had already been done.
"Mr Tate will defend himself vigorously and remains confident the truth will prevail."
The civil action was launched in the High Court in London last week, and a preliminary hearing is to be held next week.
In the court documents, he describes the allegations as "a pack of lies", and in a detailed response said: "There may have been a toy gun in the flat."
The woman worked for Tate in Luton in 2015 and is claiming damages for "assault, battery and/or intentional infliction of harm, including rape".
Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan, 35, are facing a trial in Romania, where they have been living for the past two years, on charges of sexual exploitation and human trafficking.
The Romanian authorities have agreed that after the completion of their own criminal justice process, the brothers can be extradited to the UK on allegations of rape and human trafficking.
The brothers, who have joint UK and US citizenship, are also under criminal investigation in Florida, where they visited recently after a Romanian judge lifted a travel ban on them.
They are currently in Dubai, but must return to Romania.
The four women claim Tate strangled them during sex, and two developed red spots from burst capillaries in their eyes from asphyxia.
In an interview with Sky News last year, one of the claimants said she had consensual sex with Tate during a normal relationship with him, but once lost consciousness when he strangled her.
She said: "We were having sex and he put his hands round my throat and strangled me until I lost consciousness. And when I came round he was still having sex with me, still on top of me.
"The next day, all the white had gone completely red in one of my eyes. I looked it up afterwards and it was just lack of oxygen to your brain where your blood vessels start bursting to try and get more oxygen into your brain. That was quite scary."
She said she didn't call police because she was young, inexperienced and didn't realise how dangerous the encounter had been.
-SKY NEWS
