Controversial influencer and millionaire Andrew Tate, who has been accused of sex trafficking, and his brother Tristan Tate were released from jail on March 31 after three months of detention in Romania. They have now been put under house arrest
Andrew Tate, a British-American former mixed martial arts or MMA kickboxer with millions of online followers, along with his younger brother and two Romanian women are under probe for allegedly forming an organised criminal group, indulging in human trafficking and rape. They have been accused of trafficking six women with one of them also being accused of rape
Tate, 36, and his brother Tristan, 34, were arrested in December 2022, and have been held in pre-trial detention ever since, which was again extended last week. The two have always denied the charges
In 2015 Andrew Tate appeared on the reality show Big Brother but was removed after a few episodes after some of his comments on social media were criticised for being ‘racist’ and ‘homophobic’
During one of the investigations, Andrew Tate who ran a website allegedly giving out tips around how to make wealth was termed to be a scam. He had allegedly employed his girlfriends as webcam models who used to sell “fake sob stories” to male callers
As per sources, Andrew Tate’s net worth has been estimated at around $30 million. He is said to have multiple properties across the world, as well as high-end cars such as Bugatti Chiron Pur Sport, McLarens, Ferraris, Lamborghinis, and more
During the probe into Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's sexual abuse cases, Andrew Tate had allegedly said that the victims of sexual harassment (at workplace) also share the responsibility of the crime along with the perpetrator
Andrew Tate, a self-proclaimed misogynist, has faced multiple bans in the social media space. Three of his Twitter accounts were suspended, he was permanently banned from Meta platforms Facebook and Instagram, while his YouTube channel was also suspended over misinformation around COVID-19
In 2017, Andrew Tate moved from the UK to Romania citing “less chances of getting arrested for rape” amid the MeToo movement gaining ground in the US
South Park’s finale episode titled Spring Break, featured a character named Alonzo Fineski, who has allegedly been modelled around Andrew Tate