Controversial influencer Andrew Tate arrested in Romania for aggravated pimping
Andrew Tate during his arrest in Bucharest, December 29, 2022. REUTERS - INQUAM PHOTOS / Octav Ganea
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Andrew Tate, a former kickboxing champion turned controversial social media influencer, was arrested on Thursday (December 29th) in Romania along with his brother.
The two men were wanted in connection with an investigation for human trafficking, rape and organized crime.
Their arrest follows exchanges with activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter.
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Andrew Tate had a heated exchange this week, which went viral, with
Greta Thunberg
on social networks, in which he congratulated himself on emitting a lot of greenhouse gases with his collection of big cars.
The former kick-boxer known for his masculinist and ultra-rightist remarks would have betrayed his whereabouts with images of a pizza box.
In a video posted on Twitter where he speaks to climate activist Greta Thunberg, the British influencer appears seated at a table to which he is brought two boxes of pizza, two "
non-recyclable
" boxes, insists- he.
But two boxes on which appears the name of a Romanian sign, which would have confirmed to the investigators the location of Andrew Tate and facilitated his arrest.
Thank you for confirming via your email address that you have a small penis @GretaThunberg
The world was curious.
And I do agree you should get a life ❤️ https://t.co/mHmiKHjDGH pic.twitter.com/SMisajQRcf
— Andrew Tate (@Cobratate) December 28, 2022
This information was not confirmed by the Romanian police, but it earned this comment from Greta Thunberg: “
This is what happens when you don't recycle your pizza boxes.
The day before, the environmental activist had responded with irony to a first provocation from the former sportsman, who boasted of owning a large number of highly polluting sports cars.
yes, please do enlighten me.
email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com https://t.co/V8geeVvEvg
— Greta Thunberg (@GretaThunberg) December 28, 2022
Suspected of exploiting women and forcing them to create pornographic content
According to the
BBC
, the ex-kickboxer, a US-born British citizen, has been in Romania for five years.
The prosecution has been investigating since the beginning of 2021 and had already searched a villa of Andrew Tate last April.
He and his brother are suspected of having “
created an organized gang with the aim of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content
”.
Six potential victims have been identified at this stage.
Andrew and Tristan Tate are to be held in custody for twenty-four hours.
The court must decide on a possible pre-trial detention of 30 days.
(
and with
AFP
)
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