Emory Andrew Tate III (born December 14, 1986) is a British-American kickboxer and online personality.

Andrew Tate Beating up a woman

A video has emerged of Andrew Tate beating his ex-girlfriend with a belt, which he claims is the reason why he was removed from the Channel 5 reality show the day before.

The clip, which was obtained by The Sun, shows the star continually hitting the blonde with his belt – he also slaps her across the face.

But Andrew, 29, has defended his action, telling the publication that it was all a bit of playful fun.

He said: ‘A longer version of the video shows us laughing and I’m hitting myself saying “it doesn’t hurt”.

‘I’m still friends with her and she’s in the UK with me now. I would never hit a woman.

‘I think Big Brother is using this to get me out of the house as they’re scared for the other contestants’ safety.’

Just to hammer the point home, Andrew posted a series of images to Twitter on Tuesday, which included a picture of the lady who is believed to have been featured in the video.

They later added: ‘Channel 5 and Big Brother have become aware that Andrew Tate has posted a statement on Facebook about the circumstances of his departure from the Big Brother House.

What Andrew says in that statement is completely false.

Andrew was not removed because of his actions inside the House. Nor was he removed for tweets allegedly posted by him prior to his entering the House.

Andrew was removed because of information which came to light today.’