{"id":234649,"date":"2026-04-15T14:04:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/guy-fieri-devastated-by-backlash-over-andrew-tate-greeting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T14:04:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:04:44","slug":"guy-fieri-devastated-by-backlash-over-andrew-tate-greeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/15\/guy-fieri-devastated-by-backlash-over-andrew-tate-greeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Guy Fieri &#8216;Devastated&#8217; By Backlash Over Andrew Tate Greeting"},"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>You cannot be nice to <em>everyone<\/em>. Not everyone deserves it.<\/p>\n<p>As we previously reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/guy-fieri-andrew-tate-ufc-fistbump-disgusts-now-former-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guy Fieri\u2019s friendly fistbump with Andrew Tate<\/a> received a lot of righteous backlash.<\/p>\n<p>Some even pointed out that the Mayor of Flavortown has been seen rubbing elbows with other evil men.<\/p>\n<p>Fieri is speaking out, admitting that he\u2019s \u201cdevastated.\u201d He promises that he can explain.<\/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_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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-was-there-to-see-the-fights\">\u2018I was there to see the fights\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>On Tuesday, April 14, Fieri <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/guyfieri\/status\/2044126211551703497\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tweeted<\/a> a statement responding to the intense backlash.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m seeing all of your comments about the photo from Saturday\u2019s UFC event,\u201d he began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd,\u201d Fieri expressed, \u201cll I can say is that I\u2019m devastated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He explained: \u201cI was there to see the fights.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His explanation continued: \u201cAnd when I was walking through the venue, the Tate brothers stood up and said hello and that\u2019s when the exchanged happened.\u201d<\/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\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Andrew Tate on Piers Morgan Uncensored.\" class=\"wp-image-552849\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped.png 1416w\" 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\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Andrew Tate on Piers Morgan Uncensored.\" class=\"wp-image-552849 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-728x410.png 728w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-960x540.png 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-1080x607.png 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped-1200x675.png 1200w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped.png 1416w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2026\/04\/0415_use_andrewtate_01-Cropped.png\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On \u2018Piers Morgan Uncensored,\u2019 accused criminal Andrew Tate did not endear himself to anyone but his devoted followers.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Image Credit: YouTube)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Anyone could, in theory, be subjected to a friendly greeting from infamous men who are, among other things, accused of rape and human trafficking.<\/p>\n<p>So why did Fieri respond to them with a fistbump instead of something more hostile, more righteous?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI did not know them or about them before that moment,\u201d Fieri claimed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll never pretend to be a perfect person,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut let me be crystal clear,\u201d Fieri declared, \u201cI do not know the Tate brothers nor do I support them in any way.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I always make this face when I totally don\u2019t know who someone is, who is also under investigation for raping women. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KcE0ysAM9F\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/KcE0ysAM9F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cork Off! (@CorkYou) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CorkYou\/status\/2044152009675153673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 14, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-criminal-cases-against-the-tate-brothers-are-not-new-or-a-secret\">The criminal cases against the Tate brothers are not new or a secret<\/h2>\n<p>Both Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, are facing a slew of allegations.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re under investigation for 21 offenses in the UK alone. There are also cases against them in Romania and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Even without the allegations, the brothers are very publicly disgraceful.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew in particular is notoriously part of the \u201cmanosphere,\u201d a toxic online community of the worst influencers alive, promoting misogyny, toxic masculinity, and unrealistic images of success.<\/p>\n<p>Even if they were not accused of rape and human trafficking, Fieri greeting them so warmly would have been a scandal.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-theme=\"dark\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And what about this PDF file? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ojzf1D6XKD\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/ojzf1D6XKD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Chicago Pope (@TheChicagoPope) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheChicagoPope\/status\/2044232550051115147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 15, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As you can see from the small sample of replies that we have included, even denizens of what was once Twitter aren\u2019t buying Fieri\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n<p>Many challenged the idea that he\u2019d so warmly greet men whom he believed to be total strangers.<\/p>\n<p>Others pointed out that, for years, Fieri has made poor choices when it comes to his interactions.<\/p>\n<p>As far back as 2023, he was called out and condemned for normalizing Donald Trump, who at the time was already threatening to retake power.<\/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 piece on Fieri at the time, and it\u2019s worth a read.)<\/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_02-Cropped-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Guy Fieri on YouTube\" class=\"wp-image-552769\" 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\"\/><\/noscript><img 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-could-he-be-telling-the-truth-about-not-knowing\">Could he be telling the truth about not knowing?<\/h2>\n<p>Real talk: it is entirely possible that Fieri has no idea who Andrew and Tristan Tate are.<\/p>\n<p>(Can you imagine? We like to be aware of the threats that exist out there, but we\u2019re also deeply envious on some levels.)<\/p>\n<p>Fieri was born in the 1960s. In fact, he\u2019ll be 60 in a couple of years. He might not know two influencers who primarily target teenage boys with their sinister grift.<\/p>\n<p>However, this again goes to the problem of Fieri\u2019s lack of overall judgment. The same thing that\u2019s gotten him into trouble for associating with other scumbags, like Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Simply put, we get wanting to be seen as the friendly guy who\u2019s nice to everyone. But if you\u2019re open and friendly to <em>everyone<\/em>, you will drive some people away. Some people \u2014 like the Tate brothers \u2014 are undeserving of human kindness.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2026\/04\/guy-fieri-statement-andrew-tate-ufc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes You cannot be nice to everyone. Not everyone deserves it. As we previously reported, Guy Fieri\u2019s friendly fistbump with Andrew Tate received a lot of righteous backlash. Some even pointed out that the Mayor of Flavortown has been seen rubbing elbows with other evil men. Fieri is speaking out, admitting that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":234650,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-234649","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/234650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}