CORONATION Street star Adam Hussain has apologised for liking a series of tweets by disgraced online star Andrew Tate.
The actor, who plays Aadi Alahan on the ITV soap opera, came under fire from viewers of the show for his controversial Twitter activity.
Adam, 22, has been engaging with the star almost daily by liking tweets from his official account as well as that of his brother's, Tristan Tate, and their affiliates.
One of the Tweets liked by Adam was posted by Andrew's brand The Real World following his release which read: "The Truth Will Prevail."
Another message liked by Adam saw Andrew moan: "30 more days on house arrest. 30 more days suppressed.
"I haven't been free for a single day this year. The battle rages against Shaitan."
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However, Adam has now apologised and promised 'to be more careful' after The Sun exposed his activity.
In a statement, he said: "I’m really sorry if my “liking” of these tweets has caused any offence to our viewers and my colleagues.
"I wasn’t aware of Andrew Tate and his background and I would never endorse those views.
"I liked some of his tweets in the moment with no reference to his back story. I will be more careful in future."
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Andrew and Tristan were put behind bars in Romania late last year before being released under house arrest last month.
The brothers and two associates were held on suspicion of sex trafficking.
Romanian authorities said that the pair subjected six alleged victims to "acts of physical violence and mental coercion" as well as “sexual exploitation”.
Andrew has become known for his vile misogynistic views and has faced staunch criticism over his online posting.
Teresa Parker, a spokeswoman from the charity Women's Aid, expressed concern at young individuals, such as Adam, engaging with misogynistic content and using it as justification for their later actions.
She told The Sun: “At Women’s Aid we are increasingly concerned about the mainstreaming of misogynistic attitudes on social media, and the number of boys and young men engaging with influencers who support views that underpin and are used to justify violence against women.
"In our experience you have some boys searching for and supporting this type of content, but also algorithms pushing this content into their news feeds.
"We need both awareness of the harm this can cause, and as well as promoting information about healthy and respectful relationships, work closely with social media companies to ensure that their platforms are not in any way pushing harmful content onto the screens of young men.”
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