Andrew Tate

Thunberg and Tate publicly feuded on Twitter in a controversial back-and-forth that led the pair to gain hundreds of thousands of followers each.

[Influencers](https://twitter.com/hasanthehun/status/1608213841036574721) and [politicians](https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1354848253729234944) have a history of raising their profile thanks to feuds and drama that garner attention, often using the quote-tweet function to call out large ideologically opposed accounts, which can often grab more eyeballs. [former President Donald Trump](https://www.businessinsider.com/greta-thunberg-donald-trump-twitter-bio-person-of-the-year-2019-12) and [Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro](https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/greta-thunberg-brat-bolsonaro-brazil-twitter-amazon-pirralho-a9241036.html). [widely derided](https://twitter.com/Cobratate/status/1608212791009374208/retweets/with_comments). [also](https://twitter.com/Winkster822/status/1608517765136273410) [argued that](https://twitter.com/alexbloor/status/1607853851851489281) the back-and-forth between the pair served mainly to amplify their accounts, especially as [Tate was suspended from Twitter](https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-twitter-accounts-reinstated-since-elon-musk-took-over-2022-11) until Elon Musk took over the platform. [needs authority over women](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6vhLqqJMvU) and that female self-defense is a "bullshit" concept, although some people also suggested her comment [constituted body-shaming](https://www.insider.com/greta-thunberg-andrew-tate-twitter-response-controversy-2022-12). [the data-analytics website Social Blade](https://socialblade.com/twitter/user/cobratate).

The controversial online influencer has been accused by prosecutors of 'recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic ...

“However, Andrew and Tristan Tate have the utmost respect for the Romanian authorities and will always assist and help in any way they can.” The Tate brothers have been under criminal investigation since April. They would be detained for 24 hours, prosecutors from the anti organised-crime unit said in a statement after raiding their properties in Bucharest.

Former kickboxer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, have been arrested for allegedly abducting two girls in Romania, Daily Mirror reports.

Thunberg’s tweet has now become one of the top 20 most liked tweets of all time with 2.9 million likes currently at number 17. Following the April raid, which was reportedly prompted by a complaint from a United State citizen to the American Embassy in Bucharest, the Tate brothers were detained for several hours for questioning but ultimately released as the investigation continued. A handcuffed Tate, 36, who rose to fame this year for his sexist and misogynistic views, was filmed being led from his luxury villa by police following a raid on Thursday.

One of the world's most controversial kickboxing influencers and fighters is Andrew Tate, who has reportedly been arrested in Romania on charges of human ...

But by replying to Thunberg with a video showing boxes from a pizzeria in Romania, Tate clued in Romanian authorities to track him down. A video released on social media by a Romanian media outlet shows police leading Tate and his brother in handcuffs out of a building. [Thunberg responded to him on Twitter](https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/12/28/63ac9c5422601dd4418b460e.html), "Yes, please enlighten me. [Andrew Tate](https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/08/23/6303fd04268e3e2a7c8b45b1.html), who has reportedly been arrested in Romania on charges of human trafficking and human smuggling, according to a media outlet in that country. [Alexandra Daddario stuns with full nudity on Instagram over Christmas](https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/12/29/63ade29f268e3ec53f8b4569.html) [Is Meghan Markle losing America's support?](https://www.marca.com/en/lifestyle/celebrities/2022/12/30/63ae35efca47417c038b4593.html)

Very controversial celeb, Andrew Tate don enta news again afta im call out climate activist, Greta Thunberg, say im get thirty three cars.

E don tok before say im tok dey "taken out of context and dem loud am" so dem go tell lies about am. For YouTube video wey im delete, e say paart of di reason im move na because, according to am, e dey easier to run from rape charges for di kontri. At di time wen dem bounce am from Big Brother House, Tate say di video bin dey edited, e say na "total lie to make me look bad".

Andrew Tate, a controversial British-American kickboxer-turned-internet personality, and his brother have been detained in Romania as part of an ...

The investigation relates to allegations of organising a criminal group, human trafficking and rape, the directorate said. Investigators identified six alleged victims who had been sexually exploited by the group, which lured the women by expressing interest in a romantic relationship before using physical violence, intimidation and surveillance to force them into producing pornographic material, the directorate said. Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism did not name any suspects but said in a statement that four individuals – two United Kingdom citizens and two Romanian nationals – are alleged to have formed a criminal group to carry out human trafficking in Romania as well as other countries including the UK and United States.

In the raid, prosecutors alleged that they located six women who were trafficked by Andrew Tate's group. His brother Tristan Tate is also implicated.

[According to Reuters,](https://www.reuters.com/world/romania-detains-ex-kickboxer-andrew-tate-human-trafficking-case-2022-12-30/) a Romanian anti-organized crime unit detained Andrew Tate, his brother Tristan and two Romanians on Thursday. [Andrew Tate,](https://www.insider.com/category/andrew-tate) the ex-kickboxer turned YouTuber popular for his anti-women views, has been detained by Romanian authorities as part of a human trafficking investigation, a day after he was publicly humiliated on Twitter by climate activist Greta Thunberg. "They would have gained important sums of money." [according to Buzzfeed News.](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ikrd/andrew-tate-hustlers-university) [said in a press release.](https://www.diicot.ro/mass-media/3829-comunicat-de-presa-29-12-2022) "They were later transported and housed in buildings in Ilfov county where, by exercising acts of physical violence and mental coercion." [In a press release,](https://www.diicot.ro/mass-media/3829-comunicat-de-presa-29-12-2022) authorities alleged that at least one woman was raped and that the operation has been based between Romania, the United Kingdom, and the US.

Tate and his brother have been detained along with two Romanians, with prosecutors claiming they "appear to have created an organised crime group with the ...

"The four suspects... Tate has denied holding misogynistic views and accused his critics of "twisting facts", although he has also described himself as the "king of toxic masculinity". He has also described how he would violently assault a woman for accusing him of cheating, saying he would "bang out the machete, boom in her face and grip her by the neck". appear to have created an organised crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialised websites for a cost," prosecutors said. They were then taken to Romania's Ilfov county where "by exercising acts of physical violence and mental coercion - through intimidation, constant surveillance, control and invoking alleged debts - they were sexually exploited by group members by forcing them to perform demonstrations pornographic for the purpose of producing and disseminating through social media platforms material having such a character and by submitting to the execution of a forced labour". Tate and his brother have been detained along with two Romanians, with prosecutors claiming they "appear to have created an organised crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women".

Andrew Tate's fortune as former US kickboxer is debatable as some websites post some information, however, fans of the controversial celebrity argue that ...

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Former professional kickboxer and controversial influencer Andrew Tate appeared in a Romanian court Friday following his arrest for alleged human ...

The suspects recruited and exploited women by coercing them into “forced labour… According to a DIICOT statement issued Thursday, the influencer, his brother and two Romanians are suspected of “organised crimes”, “rape” and “human trafficking” in several countries. “To determine whether a person is in the country or not, we use a whole range of means”, she added, stressing that “arrest warrants and searches” had already been in place.

Controversial online influencer Andrew Tate has been detained in Romania as part of a human trafficking and rape investigation. Mr Tate – who was detained ...

The statement said officers had identified six people who were “sexually exploited” by what it called an “organised criminal group”. However, this is not believed to be the case. “The four suspects … Police said the victims were “recruited” by the British citizens, who they said had misrepresented their intention to enter into a relationship with the victims – which it called “the loverboy method”. He has since been reinstated. He went on to gain notoriety online, with Twitter banning him for saying women should “bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted.

Controversial American-British online influencer, Andrew Tate has been arrested and detained in Romania over rape and human trafficking allegations. Tate and ...

A spokesperson for Tate told the Daily Mirror that he could not provide details relating to the arrest. “The four suspects… The brothers have been under investigation since April alongside two Romanian nationals.