Andrew Tate – latest: Romanian police seize influencer’s cars flaunted on Instagram
A Buggati Chiron, a Rolls Royce, two Ferraris and a Porsche were seized, according to reports
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Your support makes all the difference.Romanian authorities have seized a collection of cars belonging to misogynistic social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan.
It comes days after the 36-year-old self-avowed “success coach” was arrested as part of a human trafficking investigation.
Tate, who once appeared briefly on Big Brother, has referred to married women as “property” that their husbands own.
In footage where Tate talks about feminism, the former kickboxer claims women should “shut the f*** up, have kids, sit at home, be quiet and make coffee”.
Romanian authorities seized the car collection, estimated to be worth over five million euros, as well a number of buildings including one where the brothers lived and allegedly held six young women, according to a local news report.
A Buggati Chiron, a Rolls Royce, two Ferraris and a Porsche were seized, according to Romanian outlet Spy News.
We’re pausing our coverage of Andrew Tate for the evening but keep checking independent.co.uk for the latest updates.
The social media personality remains in custody in Romania after a judge ordered on 30 December he could be detained for 30 days.
That follows a raid by police on December 29, as part of a probe into human trafficking, that also saw his brother Tristan and two other people arrested.
Tate’s Twitter account continues to post despite arrest
Andrew Tate’s Twitter account continues to post despite the influencer being under arrest in Romania.
Pinned at the top of the account is a poll asking if he is “totally innocent”.
The two options are “Innocent, Matrix attack” - a reference to the sci-fi film Tate often talks about in conspiratorial terms - and “I believe the media”.
So far, more than 600,000 votes have been cast.
Previous posts from Thursday included tweets plugging Tate’s website and a previous interview with him about “paradigm of happiness”.
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Romanian authorities have seized a collection of cars belonging to misogynistic social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan.
It comes days after the 36-year-old self-avowed “success coach” was arrested as part of a human trafficking investigation.
Tate, who once appeared briefly on Big Brother, has referred to married women as “property” that their husbands own.
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Former kickboxer Tate was arrested on Friday alongside his brother Tristan and two other suspects, while his house was raided in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. Prosecutors said they had found six women who had been sexually exploited by the suspects.
Tate, who has been banned from many social media platforms for misogynistic comments and hate speech, will be detained for 30 more days while police continue to investigate. The pair have been under investigation since April alongside two Romanian nationals, the authorities say.
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