How close was Andrew Tate with his father? 'Top G' talks relationship with family

Andrew Tate's father Emory Tate was a talented chess player. However, Tate and his brother Tristan have often talked about how their father didn't attain much financial success despite mostly traveling around the country and competing in tournaments.

'Top G' claims to have shared a very close bond with his father, whose death admittedly left him rattled. While memories of his father kept coming back to Tate, they also brought with them the realization of growing up. 'Cobra' now believes it is better this way as his father probably wouldn't have been able to survive his son's death. Andrew Tate said in a recently released Twitter video:

"Me and my father were exceptionally close...I miss him like the deserts miss the rain. But once he is gone, you remember all the times he was right and you didn't quite understand. All the times he was saying things you didn't quite get. All the times you talked back and you were absolutely and utterly incorrect...For me what it did was make it clear to me that I am no longer a student and it's time to become a teacher. That's just life right. The only alternative is worse. I don't think he would have been able to actually function if he lost me."

Watch Tate's comments below:

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The controversial side of Andrew Tate's father

Andrew Tate's father Emory, considered to be "academically talented," was awarded a full scholarship to Northwestern University but dropped out of college due to his social life.

An International Master in Chess, Tate Sr., went on to win the Indiana State Championship six times. He also served in the U.S. Air Force from 1980 to 1992 where he won the United States Armed Forces Chess Championship five times.

However, Andrew Tate's father was discharged from the Air Force after being diagnosed with a narcissistic disorder.

According to a report from BuzzFeed News, 'Top G' might have partially inherited his misogynistic mindset from his father. According to the report, Emory Tate spoke about hitting a woman without leaving a mark in a Facebook post dating back to 2011.

"The times I struck a woman [in passion] I never left a mark. No trace. Hyper control.... super-control of the human animal. They love me still."

In another controversial statement, Tate Sr. said of comedian and convicted rapist Bill Cosby:

"One pill and poke from Bill, and the whole story is of a damsel in distress. How is this, then, rape, when all of Hollywood was high as a kite."

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