{"id":233306,"date":"2026-04-15T21:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233306\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T21:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:35:08","slug":"guy-fieri-apologizes-for-shaking-hands-with-accused-sex-trafficker-andrew-tate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/233306\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Fieri apologizes for shaking hands with accused sex trafficker Andrew Tate"},"content":{"rendered":"

Guy Fieri is addressing angry fans after he was seen having a seemingly friendly interaction with Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate.<\/p>\n

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – FEBRUARY 10: Guy Fieri attends Michael Rubin\u2019s 2024 Fanatics Super Bowl Party at the Marquee Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on February 10, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Cindy Ord\/Getty Images for Fanatics)<\/p>\n

In video shared on social media, Fieri can be seen \u201cdapping up\u201d Tate, shaking his hand and doing a polite hug at “UFC 327: Proch\u00e1zka vs. Ulberg\u201d in Miami on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Fans took to Fieri\u2019s comments to express their disapproval of his interaction with the Tate brothers. The Tates faced 21 criminal charges in the U.K. in 2025, including rape, assault and human trafficking. They have repeatedly denied all charges.<\/p>\n

The Tates are also controversial for their masculinity-focused online content that often veers into misogyny.<\/p>\n

\"BUCHAREST,<\/p>\n

BUCHAREST, ROMANIA – MARCH 23: Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate talk to the media outside their residence on March 23, 2025 in Bucharest, Romania. Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan had flown to the United States last month from Romania, where they have been charged with rape, having sex with a minor, human trafficking and money laundering, charges which they deny. Their bail conditions stipulated that they had to return to Romania by March 23. (Photo by Andrei Pungovschi\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Fieri took to X on Tuesday to address fans\u2019 concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m seeing all of your comments about the photo from Saturday\u2019s UFC event and all I can say is that I\u2019m devastated,\u201d the Food Network star wrote. \u201cI was there to see the fights and when I was walking through the venue, the Tate brothers stood up and said hello and that\u2019s when the exchanged happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cI did not know them or about them before that moment. I\u2019ll never pretend to be a perfect person but let me be crystal clear, I do not know the Tate brothers nor do I support them in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Fieri denies knowledge of the Tate Brothers, their attorney, Joseph McBride, issued a statement to Entertainment Weekly<\/a> denouncing Fieri\u2019s apology.<\/p>\n

\"Guy<\/p>\n

Guy Fieri arrives before President Donald Trump to attend UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Saturday, April 11, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo\/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, Pool)<\/p>\n

“Guy Fieri knew exactly who Andrew and Tristan Tate were. He stood up, he walked over, and for one moment, he acted like a man who doesn’t need permission to say hello,” the statement read in part. “Then his phone rang, and what followed was one of the more embarrassing public performances in recent memory. A grown man, publicly flogged into a groveling statement because he shook hands with someone his bosses don’t like.”<\/p>\n

McBride claims Fieri was \u201cpressured\u201d into his apology by \u201cthe same people who have spent years manufacturing a case against two innocent men. They are not interested in justice. They are interested in control. And Guy Fieri just showed them it works. Pathetic capitulation.”<\/p>\n

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