{"id":234442,"date":"2026-04-14T14:04:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/guy-fieri-fist-bumps-andrew-tate-for-some-awful-reason\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:04:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:04:54","slug":"guy-fieri-fist-bumps-andrew-tate-for-some-awful-reason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/14\/guy-fieri-fist-bumps-andrew-tate-for-some-awful-reason\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Fieri Fist-Bumps Andrew Tate for Some Awful Reason"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Something is rotten in Flavortown.<\/p>\n<p>Some, however, say that the warning signs were there all along.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, UFC 327 in Miami had many infamous attendees. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/01\/guy-fieri-new-look\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guy Fieri<\/a>, the self-styled Mayor of Flavortown, was also present.<\/p>\n<p>Why did he <em>fist-bump<\/em> accused human trafficker and self-styled misogynist Andrew Tate?<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Guy Fieri on YouTube\" class=\"wp-image-552769 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_02-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Controversial Food Network icon Guy Fieri speaks during an interview.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit; YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-he-smiling-and-fist-bumping-andrew-tate\">Why is he smiling and fist-bumping Andrew Tate?<\/h2>\n<p>In an ideal world, no occupant of the Oval Office would attend a UFC event. One could argue that, in a truly ideal world, no such events would take place.<\/p>\n<p>But Donald Trump attended, to notably subdued reactions from the audience. And he was not the only infamous figure in the audience.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate are under investigation in multiple countries for, among other things, human trafficking and rape.<\/p>\n<p>(They were only allowed into the US when Trump retook power.)<\/p>\n<p>Those who have been fans of Guy Fieri and his easy-going, charitable reputation are appalled at his reaction to seeing one of the planet\u2019s most infamous dirtbags in person.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:cvx4ofk4m65w2uxd5w5vwjqj\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mjf4dz4z3c2f\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreiakq2kmnnyuhyvnqurdfnq47tovgsbq2znkzus3nrmvum2rqvb2l4\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Guy Fieri cozying up to the Andrew Tate. <\/p>\n<p>Bye Food Network until this is addressed. And buy Guy Fieri forever.<\/p>\n<p>Hanging with a rapist is a hard no.<\/p>\n<p>#Pinks<br \/>\n#GuyFieri<br \/>\n#AndrewTateRapist<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:cvx4ofk4m65w2uxd5w5vwjqj\/post\/3mjf4dz4z3c2f?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udc99\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08 Goldie (aka Kh\u2019ymm) \ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udc99 (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:cvx4ofk4m65w2uxd5w5vwjqj?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@thegoldfishmind.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:cvx4ofk4m65w2uxd5w5vwjqj\/post\/3mjf4dz4z3c2f?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At the event on Saturday, April 11, Fieri appeared to offer a friendly greeting to Tate.<\/p>\n<p>The two men exchanged a fist-bump.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, even independent of his alleged crimes, Tate is a blight upon humanity.<\/p>\n<p>He has openly and accurately described himself as a \u201cmisogynist.\u201d And his pernicious influence has helped to twist other men and even boys into scummy reflects of who and what he has chosen to be.<\/p>\n<p>There are now plenty of calls to boycott Food Network, on which Fieri is heavily featured. And a lot of people simply feel heartbroken.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DW65OzeiSE3\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:540px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-are-people-taking-this-news-so-hard\">Why are people taking this news so hard?<\/h2>\n<p>For background, Guy Fieri was once a punchline. His deliberately over-the-top appearance is, well, a lot.<\/p>\n<p>However, he has impressed people by boosting struggling restaurants and restaurant workers. He has also shown up to disaster zones to feed people.<\/p>\n<p>All of this has given him a generally positive reputation, going back years. Some have even apologized for treating him like a joke.<\/p>\n<p>Basically, people have viewed Fieri as a good person due to his treatment of the restaurant industry and its employees.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing him fistbump a monster \u2014 let alone a monster accused of heinous crimes \u2014 is jarring.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Guy Fieri speaks in an interview.\" class=\"wp-image-552770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped.png 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Guy Fieri speaks in an interview.\" class=\"wp-image-552770 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-1080x608.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped.png 1340w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0414_use_guyfieri_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Guy Fieri displays his signature look during an interview.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit; YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, some on social media have pointed out that this should not really be a surprise.<\/p>\n<p>Fieri does not actually have a spotless record. But his good works \u2014 and his larger-than-life presentation \u2014 have distracted from the truth.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2023\/07\/17\/anthony-bourdain-was-right-about-guy-fieri\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Salon<\/a> <\/em>did a great and thorough write-up on Fieri back in the summer of 2023, when Fieri was among those called out for \u201cnormalizing\u201d disgraced then-ex-president Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Fieri has been accused of homophobia by someone who used to work with him. And he\u2019s rubbed elbows with the likes of Trump, sat down for a Joe Rogan interview, and generally associated with the seedy underbelly of society before.<\/p>\n<p>With all of that in mind, is seeing him fistbump Andrew Tate a surprise? No. It\u2019s shocking because it\u2019s awful, but it\u2019s not a <em>surprise<\/em>. It\u2019s consistent with who he has chosen to be.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bluesky-embed\" data-bluesky-uri=\"at:\/\/did:plc:pmwiqix7mggkx3qq4fmeh5ah\/app.bsky.feed.post\/3mjfb46wqrc22\" data-bluesky-cid=\"bafyreigieyosqccxdfy5bqqglr4rm76y4p54toqwvigt2yr3yq4pxjwvg4\" data-bluesky-embed-color-mode=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\">Hi, I\u2019m Guy Fieri, and we\u2019re rolling out looking for America\u2019s greatest rapists, con artists, and pedophiles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:pmwiqix7mggkx3qq4fmeh5ah\/post\/3mjfb46wqrc22?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">[image or embed]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ladyggkittynumnums.bsky.social (<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:pmwiqix7mggkx3qq4fmeh5ah?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@ladyggkittynumnums.bsky.social<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/did:plc:pmwiqix7mggkx3qq4fmeh5ah\/post\/3mjfb46wqrc22?ref_src=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 13, 2026 at 12:13 PM<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-isn-t-guilt-by-association\">This isn\u2019t guilt-by-association<\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve always been careful to avoid falling into guilt-by-association. But that doesn\u2019t mean that Fieri is blameless.<\/p>\n<p>Fieri\u2019s friendly fist-bump with Tate doesn\u2019t mean that he is a misogynist or a human trafficker. Similarly, him being so chummy with Trump doesn\u2019t mean that he organized an attack against Congress or tanked the economy or committed heinous crimes with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>But that he chooses to associate with the worst that humanity has to offer is pretty damning.<\/p>\n<p>It speaks to his judgment. It speaks to his character. And it speaks to his values.<\/p>\n<p>Something is rotten in Flavortown.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/guy-fieri-andrew-tate-ufc-fistbump-disgusts-now-former-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Something is rotten in Flavortown. Some, however, say that the warning signs were there all along. On Saturday, UFC 327 in Miami had many infamous attendees. Guy Fieri, the self-styled Mayor of Flavortown, was also present. Why did he fist-bump accused human trafficker and self-styled misogynist Andrew Tate? 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