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{{Short description|American motivational speaker (born 1960)}}
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| name               = Tony Robbins
| image              = Tony Robbins.jpg
| caption            = Robbins in 2009
| birth_name         = Anthony J. Mahavoric
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1960|2|29|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Author|[[motivational speaker]]}}
| years_active       = 1977–present
| known_for          = Motivational speaking
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Becky Robbins|1984|1998}}
* {{marriage|Sage Robbins |2001}}
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| children           = 5
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'''Anthony Jay Robbins''' ({{né}} '''Mahavoric''', born February 29, 1960) is an American author, coach and [[motivational speaker]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tony-robbins-life-story-2015-6 |title=How celebrity coach Tony Robbins spends his millions |work=Business Insider |access-date=June 29, 2017|language=en}}</ref> He is known for his [[seminar]]s, and [[self-help book]]s including the books ''[[Unlimited Power (book)|Unlimited Power]]'' and ''Awaken the Giant Within''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-schnall/interview-with-tony-robbi_b_6190678.html |title=Interview with Tony Robbins on His New Book, 'Money: Master the Game' |last=Schnall |first=Marianne |date=November 20, 2014|website=Huffington Post|language=en-US|access-date=June 29, 2017}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Robbins was born Anthony J. Mahavoric in [[North Hollywood, California]], on February 29, 1960.<ref name="OKeefe">{{Cite news |first=Brian |last=O'Keefe |date=October 31, 2014 |title=Tony Robbins, The CEO Whisperer |magazine=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]] |url=http://fortune.com/2014/10/30/tony-robbins-best-advice-executive-coach/ |access-date=November 1, 2014 }}</ref> The eldest of three children, his parents divorced when he was seven. He is of [[Croats|Croatian]] descent from both sides of his family.<ref>{{cite web |title=50 Famous People with Croatian Heritage {{!}} Croatia Week |url=https://www.croatiaweek.com/50-famous-people-with-croatian-heritage/ |website=Croatia Week {{!}} Croatian news portal in English |language=en |date=3 March 2018}}</ref> His mother remarried several times, including a marriage with Jim Robbins, a former semi-professional baseball player who legally adopted Anthony when he was 12.<ref name="OKeefe" />

Robbins attended [[Glendora High School]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-10-01-vw-3520-story.html | title=A True Believer : Tony Robbins Has Attracted Converts--and Critics--to His Positive-Thinking Empire | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | date=October 1991 }}</ref> During high school, he grew {{convert|10|in|cm}} in one year, a growth spurt later attributed to a [[pituitary tumor]].<ref name="OKeefe" /> He has said his home life was "chaotic" and "abusive". When he was 17, he left home and never returned.<ref name="OKeefe" /> He later worked as a janitor, and did not attend college.<ref name="OKeefe"/> One day, he asked his landlord, a family friend, how he became so successful, and the landlord told him that he started to turn his life around after attending a [[Jim Rohn]] seminar.

==Career==
Robbins began promoting seminars for [[motivational speaker]] and author [[Jim Rohn]] when he was 17 years old.<ref name="Robbins 1987 p.409">{{cite web|url=http://motivationlife.com/?p=27 |title=Anthony Robbins: A true motivation life |access-date=December 31, 2009 |publisher=MotivationLife |author=Rolando Ponce de Leon |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091016135441/http://motivationlife.com/?p=27 |archive-date=October 16, 2009 }}</ref>  He subsequently learned to [[Firewalking|firewalk]] and incorporated it into his seminars.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Awaken the Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Destiny|last=Robbins|first=Tony|publisher=Free Press|year=2007|isbn=978-0-671-79154-4|url=https://archive.org/details/awakengiantwith000robb}}</ref>

In May 1995, Robbins Research International (RRI) settled with the [[Federal Trade Commission]] over alleged violations of the agency's [[Franchise Rule]]. Under the settlement, RRI did not admit to having violated any law, but agreed to pay $221,260 in consumer redress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/1995/05/robbins-research-international-inc|title=Robbins Research International, Inc.|date=May 16, 1995|work=Federal Trade Commission|access-date=July 3, 2017|language=en}}</ref> In 2000, [[Wade Cook]] sued Robbins for allegedly using copyrighted terms from Cook's book ''Wall Street Money Machine'' in his seminars. A jury awarded Cook a $655,900 judgment, which was appealed.{{cn|date=January 2022}} Cook and Robbins settled for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://casetext.com/case/cook-v-robbins-2|title=Casetext|website=casetext.com|language=en|access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref>

In July 2010, [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] debuted ''Breakthrough with Tony Robbins'', a reality show that followed Robbins as he helped the show's participants face their personal challenges.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schneider |first=Michael |url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/markets-festivals/nbc-picks-up-tony-robbins-show-1117999887/ |title=''Variety'': "NBC Picks Up ''Breakthrough with Tony Robbins''" |publisher=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=February 9, 2009 |access-date=October 17, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Tony-Robbins-NBC-1019133.aspx |title=Breakthrough with Tony Robbins to Debut July 27|publisher=TVGuide.com}}</ref> NBC canceled the show after airing two of the planned six episodes due to low viewership of 2.8 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-tony-robbins-series-pulled-from-nbc-schedule-2010aug04-story.html|title=Tony Robbins' series pulled from NBC schedule|agency=Associated Press|work=sandiegouniontribune.com|access-date=July 10, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2012, the [[Oprah Winfrey Network (U.S. TV channel)|OWN Network]] picked up the show for another season beginning with the original first season set to re-run and thereafter leading directly into the new 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tony Robbins, Parts 1 and 2|url=http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahs-next-chapter/Oprahs-Next-Chapter-Tony-Robbins-Part-1 |date= February 19, 2012 |publisher=Oprah.com }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oprah.com/own/first-look-breakthrough-with-tony-robbins|title=First Look: ''Breakthrough with Tony Robbins''|work=Oprah.com|access-date=July 10, 2017|language=en-us}}</ref> In April 2012, Robbins began cohosting ''[[Oprah's Lifeclass]]'' on the OWN Network.<ref>{{cite news |title=How Tony Robbins Gets in Peak State for Presentations |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2012/02/24/how-tony-robbins-gets-in-peak-state-for-presentations/ |date=February 24, 2012 |work= [[Forbes.com]] |first=Carmine |last=Gallo}}</ref>
[[File:The Twitter Conference - Tony Robbins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Robbins in 2009]]
In July 2012, the ''[[San Jose Mercury News]]'' published a story reporting that several people had been burned and hospitalized during one of Robbins's fire-walking events on July 19, 2012. This story was picked up by other media outlets, including Fox News, ''The New York Times'', and CNN.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Pogash|first=Carol|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/23/us/nearly-two-dozen-injured-at-tony-robbins-seminar.html|title=A Self-Improvement Quest That Led to Burned Feet|date=July 22, 2012|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 9, 2020|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/24/us/tony-robbins-hot-coal-walkers-burned/index.html|title=Tony Robbins hot coal walk injures dozens|first=Falyn |last=Page|website=CNN|date=June 25, 2016|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref> Aspects of these reports were later challenged by Robbins himself along with some of the on-site medical professionals.<ref name="huffingtonpost-Tony-Robbins">{{cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/marianne-schnall/tony-robbins-fire-walk_b_1718499.html|work=Huffington Post|last=Schnall|first=Marianne|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=August 7, 2012|title=Tony Robbins Sets the Record Straight About Fire Walk 'Controversy'}}</ref><ref name="mercurynews-firewalk-burns">{{cite news|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/crime-courts/ci_21125630/san-jose-21-people-treated-burns-after-firewalk|title=San Jose: 21 people treated for burns after firewalk at Tony Robbins appearance|newspaper=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|last1=Kurhi|first1=Eric|last2=Gomez|first2=Mark|date=July 21, 2012|access-date=July 22, 2012}}</ref> On June 24, 2016, it was reported that "dozens were burned and required medical attention after attempting to walk on hot coals during a fire-walking event at a Tony Robbins seminar in Dallas, Texas".<ref name=firewalking>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/dozens-burned-after-fire-walking-event-at-tony-robbins-seminar/|title=Robbins Seminar Continues Despite Dozens Burned At Fire-Walking Event |date=June 24, 2016|location=Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas|work=CBS 21|access-date=August 9, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190415095116/https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2016/06/24/dozens-burned-after-fire-walking-event-at-tony-robbins-seminar/ |archive-date=April 15, 2019}}</ref> A spokeswoman for the Robbins organization stated, "Someone unfamiliar with the process of the fire-walk called 911 reporting the need for emergency service vehicles […] there was no need for emergency personnel […] only 5 of 7,000 participants requested an examination beyond what was readily available on site."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/bill-carmody/false-alarm-at-tony-robbins-dallas-seminar.html|title=False Alarm at Tony Robbins's Dallas Seminar|date=June 24, 2016|work=Inc.com|access-date=July 5, 2017|archive-url=http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20160625134156/http://www.inc.com/bill%2Dcarmody/false%2Dalarm%2Dat%2Dtony%2Drobbins%2Ddallas%2Dseminar.html|archive-date=June 25, 2016|url-status=dead|language=en}}</ref>

In 2014, Robbins joined a group of investors to acquire rights to launch a [[Major League Soccer]] franchise in Los Angeles referred to as the [[Los Angeles Football Club]]. The team entered competition in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-sn-mls-franchise-los-angeles-20141030-story.html|title=Magic Johnson, Mia Hamm among owners of new L.A. pro soccer team|last=Baxter|first=Kevin|date=October 30, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=July 2, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/01/will-ferrell-joins-magic-johnson-and-mia-hamm-as-an-owner-of-new-mls-team-lafc|title=Will Ferrell joins Magic Johnson and Mia Hamm as an owner of new MLS team LAFC|date=January 8, 2016|work=For The Win|access-date=July 2, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/10/30/dream-team-magic-johnson-mia-hamm-tony-robbins-among-deep-pocketed-investors-betting-big-on-soccer-in-l-a/|title=Deep-pocketed owners bet big on new MLS soccer team in Los Angeles|last=O'Keefe|first=Brian|website=Fortune|access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref>

In 2015, filmmaker [[Joe Berlinger]] directed and produced the documentary ''[[Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru]]'', about the Tony Robbins event "Date with Destiny" after filming it in Boca Raton, Florida, in December 2014.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/13/movies/tony-robbins-i-am-not-your-guru-review.html|title=Review: 'Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru' Depicts a Self-Help Prophet|last=Catsoulis|first=Jeannette|date=July 12, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=July 10, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It premiered at the [[South by Southwest]] film festival in March 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2012/02/24/how-tony-robbins-gets-in-peak-state-for-presentations/#8cf99b56aa61|title=How Tony Robbins Gets in Peak State for Presentations|last=Gallo|first=Carmine|work=Forbes|access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref> and was released by [[Netflix]] on July 15, 2016.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://media.netflix.com/en/press-releases/netflix-premieres-new-joe-berlinger-documentary-tony-robbins-i-am-not-your-guru-exclusively-to-members-worldwide-on-july-15|title=Netflix Premiers New Joe Berlinger Documentary – Tony Robbins: I am Not Your Guru Exclusively to Members Worldwide on July 15|website=[[Netflix]] |language=en |date=March 9, 2016 |access-date=July 10, 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, Robbins partnered with [[Golden State Warriors]] co-owner [[Peter Guber]] and [[Washington Wizards]] co-owner [[Ted Leonsis]] to purchase [[Team Liquid]], an [[eSports]] professional gaming organization.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/27/esports-team-liquid-bought/|title=eSports powerhouse Team Liquid picked up by new investor group|work=Engadget|access-date=October 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> 

Robbins has worked on an individual basis with [[Bill Clinton]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.inc.com/will-yakowicz/how-tony-robbins-helped-president-bill-clinton.html|title=Why Bill Clinton Has Tony Robbins on Speed Dial|date=March 19, 2015|work=Inc.com|access-date=July 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150320083238/https://www.inc.com/will%2Dyakowicz/how%2Dtony%2Drobbins%2Dhelped%2Dpresident%2Dbill%2Dclinton.html|archive-date=March 20, 2015|url-status=dead|language=en}}</ref> [[Justin Tuck]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/9296417/new-york-giants-defensive-end-justin-tuck-turned-motivational-speaker-tony-robbins-help|title=Slump buster: Giants' Tuck walks on hot coals|work=ESPN.com|access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref> [[Hugh Jackman]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hugh-jackman-les-miserables-oscar-420764|title=Hugh Jackman on His Surprising Hollywood BFFs and Mother's Abandonment|work=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=July 2, 2017|language=en}}</ref> and [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/jF6ylDcR434 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130608014649/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF6ylDcR434&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|last=Addicted2SuccessTV|title=Pitbull Motivated For Success By Tony Robbins|website=[[YouTube]] |date=May 26, 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jF6ylDcR434|access-date=October 18, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He has counseled businessmen Peter Guber, [[Steve Wynn]], and [[Marc Benioff]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/2014/10/30/tony-robbins-best-advice-executive-coach/|title=Tony Robbins, The CEO Whisperer|last=O'Keefe|first=Brian|website=Fortune|access-date=July 2, 2017}}</ref>

=== Philanthropy ===
In 1991, Robbins founded the [[Anthony Robbins Foundation]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://anthonyrobbinsfoundation.org/about/our-history/|title=Our History - Anthony Robbins Foundation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160329221345/https://anthonyrobbinsfoundation.org/about/our-history/ |website=anthonyrobbinsfoundation.org |url-status=dead|archive-date=March 29, 2016}}</ref> to help young people, homeless people, hungry people, elderly people, and imprisoned people.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anthonyrobbinsfoundation.org/about/our-mission/ |title=Our Mission |publisher=Anthony Robbins Foundation |access-date=July 15, 2015}}</ref> The foundation is said to deliver food baskets and household essentials to approximately 2 million people each year across various countries. Additionally, its products and programs are reportedly present in over 2,000 schools, 700 prisons, and 100,000 health and human service organizations.<ref name="7 Things">{{cite news |last1=Moorhead |first1=Caitlyn |title=7 Ways Famous Entrepreneur Tony Robbins Spends His Money |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/7-ways-famous-entrepreneur-tony-160131354.html |access-date=June 13, 2025 |agency=[[Yahoo Finance]] |date=April 30, 2025}}</ref>

In 2014, he donated the profits of his book, ''Money: Master the Game'', along with an additional personal donation, through [[Feeding America]] to provide meals to people in need.<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/12/09/tony-robbins-money-book/19278963/| title = Tony Robbins' 7 steps to financial freedom in retirement | newspaper = [[USA Today]] | date = December 10, 2014 | access-date = July 15, 2015 | author = Hellmich, Nanci}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/news-and-updates/press-room/press-releases/tony-robbins-provides-Millions-Meals.html|title=Tony Robbins Provides Millions More Meals To Feeding America® To Help Families In Need|website=Feeding America|access-date=July 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.womansday.com/life/a51472/tony-robbins-feeding-america/|title=Tony Robbins on The Profound Moment That Inspired Him To End Hunger Nationwide|date=August 8, 2015|work=Woman's Day|access-date=July 16, 2017|language=en}}</ref>

Robbins helped raise money for [[Operation Underground Railroad]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/denver/bizwomen/news/profiles-strategies/2017/03/after-a-ha-moment-dallas-ceo-leads-charge-against.html?page=all|title=After a-ha moment, Dallas CEO leads charge against sex trafficking|last=Shinneman|first=Shawn|date=March 21, 2017|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=October 18, 2017}}</ref>{{better source|date=April 2025}}

==Personal life==
In 1984, Robbins married Rebecca Jenkins after meeting her at a seminar.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.onelifesuccess.net/tony-robbins-an-awakened-giant-within-life-lessons/ | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140720123308/http://www.onelifesuccess.net/tony-robbins-an-awakened-giant-within-life-lessons/ | url-status=dead | archive-date = July 20, 2014 | title = Tony Robbins: An Awakened Giant Within… Life & Lessons | publisher = One Life Success | date = May 1, 2014 | access-date = August 11, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | title = Is this guy for real?| author = Geoffrey Brewer| publisher = Sales & Marketing Management | date = November 1993 | page = 92}}</ref><ref name = businessleader>{{Cite news | author = Robbins, Anthony J.| title = Business Leader Profiles for Students| date = 2002 | pages = 390–394}}</ref> Jenkins had three children, from two former marriages, whom Robbins adopted. Robbins and Jenkins filed for divorce in 1998.<ref name = businessleader/>

In 1984, Robbins fathered a child with former girlfriend Liz Acosta. Their son, Jairek Robbins, is also a personal empowerment coach and trainer.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-05-04|title=The 3 biggest lessons Jairek Robbins learned from his famous father|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/how-to/marketing/2016/05/the-3-biggest-lessons-jairek-robbins-learned-from.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=bizjournals.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tony Robbins, The CEO Whisperer|url=https://fortune.com/2014/10/30/tony-robbins-best-advice-executive-coach/|access-date=2022-01-26|website=Fortune|language=en}}</ref>

In October 2001, Robbins married Bonnie Sage Humphrey Robbins.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahs-next-chapter/Tony-Robbins-True-Love-Video|title=Tony Robbins' True Love|work=Oprah.com|access-date=July 3, 2017|language=en-us|archive-date=August 4, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804181521/http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahs-next-chapter/Tony-Robbins-True-Love-Video|url-status=dead}}</ref> They live in [[Manalapan, Florida]].<ref name="7 Things"/>

Robbins was a [[vegan]] for 12 years; he then reportedly added fish to his diet.<ref>{{cite tweet |number=34731611299774464 |user=TonyRobbins |title=to answer many of you who asked. I was vegan for 12 years now I eat fish. Eating Vegan great for environment … |date=February 7, 2011}}</ref> While eating a fish-heavy diet, he developed [[mercury poisoning]] and nearly died.<ref name="Men's Journal">{{cite news |last1=Thorp |first1=Charles |title=Help Yourself: Tony Robbins' Four Tips for Mental Fitness |url=https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/help-yourself-tony-robbins-four-tips-for-mental-fitness-w431169/ |website=[[Men's Journal]] |access-date=4 July 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210306221640/https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/help-yourself-tony-robbins-four-tips-for-mental-fitness-w431169/ |archive-date=6 March 2021 |date=2015}}</ref> His diet now consists of mostly vegetables with a small amount of animal protein.<ref name="Men's Journal"/><ref>[https://archive.today/20210306221026/https://www.businessinsider.com/tony-robbins-diet-plan-2017-10?r=US&IR=T "Tony Robbins follows a special diet he says gets him through 16-hour work days"]. Businessinsider.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.</ref>

Robbins' net worth is estimated to be around $600 million.<ref name="7 Things"/> He owns the Namale Resort and Spa which is located in [[Fiji]].<ref name="7 Things"/> Robbins is a licensed [[helicopter pilot]].<ref name="7 Things"/>

In a 2013 interview with [[Playboy]] magazine, Robbins disclosed that he had been diagnosed with [[acromegaly]] at age 31, but refused his doctor's recommendation to undergo brain surgery.<ref name=Plaskin2013>{{cite news |last1=Plaskin |first1=Glenn | name-list-style = vanc |title=Playboy Interview: Tony Robbins |url=http://www.playboy.com/articles/tony-robbins-playboy-interview|access-date=5 March 2015|work=Playboy|date=2013-08-13|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402093816/http://www.playboy.com/articles/tony-robbins-playboy-interview|archive-date=2 April 2015}}</ref> Robbins is {{convert|6|ft|7|in}} tall.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tony Robbins: 11 Things You Didn't Know About the Superstar Life Coach - He's one of the most respected life and business coaches in the world. |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Business/tony-robbins-11-things-superstar-life-coach/story?id=29513846 |access-date=June 13, 2025 |agency=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=March 10, 2015}}</ref>

==Sexual harassment allegations==
In May 2019, an investigation by ''[[BuzzFeed News]]'' detailed accusations against Robbins of the sexual harassment of fans and staff members, such as groping fans at events and exposing his genitals to his assistants.<ref name="Buzzfeed Unlimited Power">{{cite web|last1=Bradley|first1=Jane|last2=Baker|first2=Katie J.M.|title=Unlimited Power, A BuzzFeed News Investigation|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/janebradley/tony-robbins-self-help-secrets|website=Buzzfeed News|access-date=May 18, 2019|date=May 17, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiejmbaker/four-more-women-accuse-tony-robbins-of-sexual-misconduct|title=Four More Women Have Accused Tony Robbins Of Sexual Misconduct|last1=Baker|first1=Katie J.M.|last2=Bradley|first2=Jane|website=BuzzFeed News|access-date=May 23, 2019|date=May 22, 2019}}</ref> Robbins denied the allegations and said, "I have been the target of a year-long investigation by BuzzFeed. Unfortunately, your organization has made it clear to my team that you intend to move forward with publishing an inaccurate, agenda-driven version of the past, pierced with falsehoods."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@TonyRobbins/an-open-letter-to-buzzfeed-editors-and-board-of-directors-from-tony-robbins-e78f2c11e8af|title=An Open Letter to BuzzFeed Editors and Board of Directors from Tony Robbins|last=Robbins|first=Tony|date=May 17, 2019|website=Medium|access-date=May 31, 2019}}</ref> In November 2019, ''BuzzFeed News'' published a six-part article accusing Robbins of molesting a teenage girl during his time as a "star speaker" at SuperCamp, an elite summer camp in southern California. The article states that the events took place in 1985 when Robbins was 25, and that there were at least two eyewitnesses.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiejmbaker/tony-robbins-accused-sexual-assault-teenager-supercamp|title=Tony Robbins Has Been Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A High Schooler At Summer Camp|website=BuzzFeed News|date=November 22, 2019 |language=en|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>

Robbins denied wrongdoing and sued ''BuzzFeed News'' in Ireland. In response, ''BuzzFeed News'' said that it stood by its reporting and suggested that Robbins's decision to file the summons in Ireland was an "abuse" of the Irish court.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/media/tony-robbins-starts-legal-actions-against-buzzfeed-over-sexual-assault-report|title=Tony Robbins starts legal actions against BuzzFeed over sexual assault report|last=Flood|first=Brian|date=November 26, 2019|website=Fox News|language=en-US|access-date=February 9, 2020}}</ref>

==Select bibliography==
* ''Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement'' (1986). Free Press. {{ISBN|0-684-84577-6}}.
* ''Awaken the Giant Within'' (1991). Free Press. {{ISBN|0671791540}}.
* ''Giant Steps'' (1994). Touchstone. {{ISBN|0671891049}}.
* ''Money: Master the Game'' (2014). Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|1476757801}}.
* Co-authored with [[Peter Mallouk]] (2017). ''Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook''. Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|1501164589}}.
* Co-authored with Peter Mallouk (2020). ''The Path: Accelerating Your Journey to Financial Freedom''. Post Hill Press. {{ISBN|1642937010}}.
* Co-authored with [[Peter Diamandis]] and Robert Hariri (2022). ''Life Force: How New Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine Can Transform the Quality of Your Life & Those You Love''. Simon & Schuster. {{ISBN|9781982121709}}.

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* {{IMDb name|0730288|Anthony Robbins}}
* [https://www.britannica.com/biography/Tony-Robbins ''Tony Robbins''], [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]

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