When toxicity and arrogance lead to fault … Andrew Tate, arrested Thursday evening in Romania according to RMC and local media, may long regret having looked for lice in Greta Thunberg.
One of the British influencer's lawyers confirmed his detention to Reuters.
But what is the relationship with the environmental activist?
20 Minutes remakes the film for you.
The former kickboxing champion, once banned from Twitter for making hate speech there, wanted to go all out on Tuesday to celebrate his return, allowed by Elon's variable geometry free speech policy. Musk, calling out the environmental activist.
...who comes from a Romanian restaurant and proves his presence in Romania where he is wanted by the police... who therefore raided his villa to arrest him 🥲
Natural selection, all that.
Best feminist Christmas story.
Thanks Greta ❤️https://t.co/dn9wFPP0IT
— Rose Lamy (@preparezbagarre) December 29, 2022
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“Hi Greta.
I have 33 cars.
My Bugatti has an 8-litre, 16-valve quad turbo engine.
My two Ferrari 812 competizione have one of 6.5 liters and 12 valves.
It's just the beginning, ”he boasts in a post accompanied by a photo where he fills up one of his vehicles.
“Please give me your email address so I can send you the full list of my car collection and their respective huge shows,” he added.
From ratio to arrest
“Yes, thank you for enlightening me.
Send me an email at energiedepetitebite@achetetoiunevie.com”, pings the Swede in response.
The post goes viral.
But what could have remained as one of the greatest “ratios” in the history of the platform will change dimension when Andrew Tate, undoubtedly touched to the depths of his virility, decides to reply in stride with a video two minutes, viewed nearly ten million times.
Problem for the former champion who has become a master in misogynistic positions, he has pizzas delivered in boxes that must be "non-recyclable", he insists.
And on these boxes is the logo of a Romanian restaurant chain, Jerry's Pizza, indicating its presence in the country where it has properties.
Add to that that Andrew Tate is wanted in Romania with his brother for human trafficking, and you have one of the best karma returns of the year to end 2022.
According to the Romanian media Libertatea, the video clue would have greatly helped the local police to locate the two men.
The Romanian police, however, did not confirm that this clue had been decisive, but Greta Thunberg did not hesitate to launch a "this is what happens when you do not recycle your pizza boxes".
The former British champion and his brother have been under investigation in Romania since April, along with two Romanian citizens.
“The four suspects (…) appear to have created an organized criminal group with the aim of recruiting, harboring and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content intended to be viewed on specialized websites, in return for payment” , said the prosecutors, whose remarks are reported by Reuters, adding that they would have "won large sums of money".
In total, six women were allegedly sexually exploited by the four men.
Romanian media also filmed Andrew Tate in handcuffs after his arrest.
The 36-year-old masculinist influencer had been permanently banned from several social networks including TikTok, Facebook and Instagram, in particular for saying that women should "bear responsibility" when they were sexually assaulted.
He will be heard by police officers specializing in the fight against organized crime and terrorism, while an American and a Romanian were found in his property, where they were allegedly held against their will, during his arrest.
K.-O.
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