Who is Sameera Khan? 'Anti-woke' journalist holds Twitter space with Taliban in support of Andrew Tate
NEW JERSEY: Sameera Khan, a former beauty queen based in the US, has been a regular supporter of Andrew Tate on Twitter. The ex-Miss New Jersey, who was once branded 'wifey' by Tate, describes herself as an 'anti-woke journalist' and 'femininity defender' in her Twitter bio. She has over 139,000 followers on Twitter.
Controversial online influencer and former professional kickboxer Tate, 36, was arrested along with his brother Tristan, 34, on December 29, in Romania as part of a probe into allegations of human trafficking, rape and organized crime. On Friday, a Romanian Court remanded him in custody for 30 days.
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Khan has been a long-standing supporter of Tate and is regularly using the hashtag "FreeTopG" following his arrest. Tate called Khan 'wifey' when she tweeted in support of him on December 14, 2022. She wrote "I will continue defending @Cobratate [Andrew Tate]....."
On December 31, Khan claimed on Twitter that she was hosting a Twitter space with Afghan Taliban. She wrote, "We are hosting a Twitter space with the Afghan Taliban to discuss the detainment of Andrew Tate. They are worried about Andrew Tate and they are asking us if he’s free yet. They say westerners need Andrew Tate because we are oppressed by feminists."
We are hosting a Twitter space with the Afghan Taliban to discuss the detainment of Andrew Tate.
— Sameera Khan (@SameeraKhan) December 31, 2022
They are worried about Andrew Tate and they are asking us if he’s free yet.
They say westerners need Andrew Tate because we are oppressed by feminists.
Twitter Space allows users to have live conversations on the platform through an audio chatroom, with certain people selected as 'speakers' and others as 'listeners'. As per the Daily Mail, it is not yet clear what was discussed in the meeting or who, if anyone, from the Taliban was present.
According to the Daily mail, she hosted another Twitter space today to discuss the latest updates on the case. In the chat, Khan suggested Tate's recent conversion to Islam was a 'threat to the establishment'. Speaking of his arrest, she said, "Clearly this is selective... the establishment want to make their [the Tates'] views the extreme by cancelling them." She added, "I have gotten death threats over my support for Andrew Tate... I'm used to it... but the attention I've gotten over this has been a lot... and overwhelming."
As reported by the Daily Mail, pictures have emerged of the two women who were arrested with Tate as part of the human trafficking and rape investigation, one of them is a former sub inspector in the Romanian police while the other is his girlfriend. Luana Radu, 32, was previously based at a police station in central Bucharest but quit the force eight years ago to pursue a career working in video chat rooms, which attract men from all over the world and have become a lucrative industry in Romania. Model Georgiana Naghel, 28, who is an American citizen, is described as a businesswoman and influencer who is believed to have been dating Tate for almost a year. Both women are accused of being Tate's closest lieutenants, with prosecutors claiming that they helped to 'coerce' and 'control' at least six women to create social media porn content and helped to keep them under house arrest 'like prisoners.'