Amazon has removed a Halloween costume depicting Andrew Tate as a “high-value male” after complaints from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre.
The charity accused the online retailer of “ignoring the devastating impact” that the social media influencer has had on his alleged victims, in an interview with The Times.
Tate, 39, and his brother Tristan Tate, 38, are facing a litany of serious criminal charges including rape, sex trafficking and sexual violence. They deny the allegations against them.
The “social media hustler” and “Andrew Tate” set featured a cigar, bald cap, and sunglasses.
In a posting by a third party on its Amazon page last week, the outlet reports that the fancy dress costume was described as “funny”. A similar listing is still live and visible on eBay.
Rachel Morrogh, CEO, of the DRCC, said that the outfit “downplays and trivialises” the role that Tate and his brother Tristan have played in pushing harmful views.
“That such a costume can exist and be for sale on Amazon is further evidence, if any were needed, that rape culture is very much still alive and a business model exists that sustains it,” Morrogh told The Times.
“It appears to make light of the very real issues at the centre of the allegations against him, particularly violence against women and sexual exploitation.
”The Tate brothers cannot be cast as mere ‘social media hustlers’ because to do so totally diminishes and ignores the devastating impact they have had on a generation of women and girls, as well as on men and boys.”
She added: “They are awaiting a decision on their extradition to the UK, where they face dozens of charges including rape, human trafficking and offences connected to extreme pornography and indecent images of a child.”
Morrogh said that selling the costume “sends entirely the wrong message”.
Amazon said: “The product in question has been removed due to noncompliance with our guidelines.”
The Tate brothers are currently being held in custody in Miami, Florida, pending extradition to the UK. Last week, they launched a bid to challenge their ongoing detention as they have complained about prison conditions.
Last month, US judge Lauren Louis ruled that the brothers must remain in custody pending their extradition hearing for which no date has yet been set.
She said at the time that the Tates “have failed to meet their burden to demonstrate that they do not present a risk of flight or danger to the community, or that special circumstances warrant their release”.
This means they will remain behind bars in Miami during what could be a lengthy legal process aimed at securing their removal to Britain.
The Tates argue their ongoing detention without bail is unconstitutional and have disputed that they represent a flight risk.
