Andrew Tate detained in Romania by police investigating human trafficking

Andrew Tate, who has described himself in videos as "absolutely a misogynist" and has been banned from TikTok, Facebook, andInstagram, and his brother, who has also described himself in videos as "absolutely a misogynist", were both taken into custody by police in Romania.

He was taken away from his home in Romania by police one day after he bragged about his 33 cars and their "enormous emissions" to a young activist who was unimpressed by his size. Tate, who was born in the US and is a British citizen, said in the video that 40 percent of his reason for moving to Romania was because of the sexual assault claims made in the "Me Too" movement.

The statement issued by the DIICOT did not directly name Tate, but it did confirm that search warrants were executed at five homes and four people were taken into custody for questioning.

Image: Directorate for the Investigation of Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT)

Andrew Tate is a 35-year-old former kickboxer, ex-reality show contestant, and current podcaster-slash-”King of Toxic Masculinity” whose inflammatory diatribes against women, whom he compares to property, have become viral fodder on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube over the last several years.

Until recently, he was also the head of a subscription-based online course program called Hustler’s University, in which customers paid $49 per month to learn, supposedly, how to earn $10,000 per month through crypto investing, drop-shipping, or other scam-adjacent activities.

Tate and his brother are among the people taken for questioning.

In the statement, DIICOT says it has identified six people sexually exploited by the group, detailing a so-called "loverboy" scheme where the British citizens would pretend to have a romantic relationship with the victims, and then use a combination of physical violence and psychological abuse. According to local news outlet G4 (via The Daily Beast), the material was then sold online via sites like OnlyFans, which brought in money for the suspects to buy cars, houses, andcryptocurrencies.

The two brothers and a former policewoman were taken to DIICOT headquarters for questioning. A video shared by the Gndul shows Tate being led away from a villa that appears to be the same one featured in some of his videos.

This is the second time investigators have been to the location after a complaint was made to the US embassy. The brothers were questioned before being released. According to Gndul, prosecutors have been gathering evidence and waiting to catch the Tate brothers while they were in the country.

There have been reports that this raid occurred as a result of Tate's response to Thunberg's message telling him to get a life, which included a video where he could be seen eating pizza from a Romania pizza chain. Tate was banned from a number of platforms His account was reactivated in November.

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DIICOT shared its own video of the raid, with blurred images of luxury cars that look similar to the ones Tate has displayed in his videos, as well as items like guns, knives, and money.