Los Angeles woman who dated Andrew Tate says she feared ‘I might die’

Stern is seeking an immediate restraining order against Tate.

Tate’s U.S.-based attorney, Joseph McBride, rejected the lawsuit and Stern’s allegations in a statement Friday and said he would be pursuing “all available legal avenues against those perpetuating these baseless claims.”

McBride accused Stern of using Tate for “personal gain, notoriety, and financial benefit,” including through the rising value of her own meme coin.

“We implore the public and the media to refrain from premature judgments until all facts are established and to resist the temptation to amplify the self-serving narrative of an individual seemingly more interested in profit than in justice,” he added.

Stern’s suit said she filed a police report in Beverly Hills earlier this week stemming from the alleged physical assault. A criminal investigation involving Tate is underway, two law enforcement sources told NBC News.

Stern said she waited to go to Beverly Hills police until Tate was out of the U.S. when “I did feel a sense of security.”

In a statement to NBC News, Stern’s attorney, Tony Buzbee, said she “has demonstrated incredible courage to come forward and make her voice heard. I look forward to presenting the facts of this case in court.”

Stern’s suit also includes text messages she said Tate sent her over the course of their relationship. One allegedly reads: “I will ruin your life, rape you … and kill you.”

In another text, Tate allegedly wrote: “You back talk too much whore so I beat you. I will hit you today. But I love you,” according to the suit.