Andrew Tate, a controversial influencer associated with the Manosphere, has been accused of numerous sexual abuses.
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Guy Fieri’s recent gaffes are leaving a taste in fans’ mouths.
The restaurateur and longtime Food Network star drew criticism on social media after footage of him interacting with controversial influencer Andrew Tate went viral over the weekend.
Fieri was seen speaking with Tate while attending the UFC 327 event in Miami on Saturday, April 11, according to an online video shared by BroBible sports editor Jorge Alonso. The two can be seen greeting each other by shaking hands warmly and bumping shoulders.
Fieri and Tate were both in attendance at the UFC bout at Miami’s Caseya Center, according to event photos reviewed by USA TODAY.
In recent years, Tate has become a polarizing figure due to various cultural and legal controversies, including rape allegations. A self-proclaimed misogynist, Tate has amassed millions of fans online by touting a hypermasculine lifestyle that critics say is derogatory to women.
“I will never watch @foodnetwork again,” @justchantelibra wrote in the thread. “I didn’t know @guyfieri hung out with people like this. That quote says a lot about him.”
USA TODAY has reached out to Fieri’s representatives for comment.
Guy Fieri says he doesn’t ‘support’ Andrew Tait after viral video
Fieri addressed the online backlash in Tuesday’s X Post, telling fans he was “devastated” by the controversy.
“I was there to watch the game, and as I was walking through the venue, Brother Tate stood up and said hello, and an exchange occurred,” Fieri, 58, wrote. “I didn’t know them or anything about them until that moment.”
He added: “I never pretend to be a perfect person, but I want to be clear: I don’t know the Tate brothers and I don’t support them in any way.”
Why is Andrew Tate so controversial?
Tate’s social media content is deeply connected to the ‘manosphere’, a digital collection of websites, videos and social media that promote male supremacy and defend traditional gender roles.
Tate, 39, has also been accused of numerous counts of sexual abuse. He was arrested in December 2022 along with his brother Tristan Tate and two other women and later charged with rape, human trafficking, and forming an organized crime group to sexually exploit women.
Tate and his brother were allowed to return to the United States in 2025, but Romanian authorities have expanded their investigation to include charges of human trafficking of minors, sex with minors, and money laundering.
Additionally, in June 2024, four British women filed a civil lawsuit against a former professional kickboxer for sexual crimes including rape, assault, and coercive control. The allegations relate to Tate’s early stages of building an adult webcam business between 2013 and 2015, when he lived in the United Kingdom. Tate denies all allegations in the case, according to court filings.
Tate suffered a further legal blow in May last year when British police announced they were bringing more than a dozen charges against him in separate cases, following charges of human trafficking, rape and actual bodily harm.
And in March, Britain’s Hertfordshire Police announced it would reinvestigate previous allegations of sexual abuse by a trio of women stemming from incidents in 2014 and 2015, BBC News and the Guardian reported. The case was resolved in 2019, but a follow-up investigation will examine authorities’ response to the original investigation.
Fans slam Guy Fieri over interaction with Andrew Tate
Several fans and commenters slammed Fieri on social media about his encounter with Tate.
“(Food Network), your son is hanging out with men who assault women. It’s not a good look,” @maribethdipintomoss wrote in the thread.
“Diners, drive-ins, and human traffickers just don’t have the same ring to it,” @likeliterallysame commented, referring to Fieri’s Food Network series “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives.”
X user @RJ_T0day wrote, “It seems like a restaurant that pretends to be a good person is in terrible company with a sex offender.”
“Hmm. I liked him so much that I went to his restaurant on vacation. I’ll never go there again,” @stormie2405 commented.
“I’m done with Guy Fieri,” @nastynatasha__1 wrote in the thread. “And @foodnetwork, it’s his fault when ratings go down.”
This story has been updated to add new information.
Contributors: Rachel Hale, Kim Hjelmgaard, Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY; Reuters
