At the time, the Tate brothers, both former kickboxers and dual U.S.-British citizens, were embroiled in accusations related to sexual misconduct in Britain and human trafficking and money laundering in Romania, which they have vigorously denied.
Stern said she was unaware of the media coverage about Tate.
“He was so warm and loving and kind, and I hadn’t seen anything on the internet about him,” she said. “I guess I kind of live under a rock.”
She said that she continued to communicate with Tate when she left Romania and went home to Los Angeles and that his declarations of love and seeing a future with her won her over.
“I thought these people that say negative things about him, like, that’s crazy,” Stern said. “They don’t know him. And he told me everything on the internet was just a facade. There was a tough guy act that he had to put on for views, and that that equated to his income.”
In the suit, Stern claims Tate’s behavior “grew more aggressive over time,” and “the last incident was the worst.” On March 10, the suit says, the couple checked into a room at the Beverly Hills Hotel, where they were having consensual sex early the following morning. Tate then began to choke her, and she “began crying and begging for him to stop. He would not,” according to the complaint.
Tate continued to choke and beat her repeatedly on her face and the top of her head, and days later she was diagnosed with a concussion after seeking medical attention while in New York, according to the complaint.
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