By James Simons-
Andrew Tate could have been a positive role mode and impressive social media influencer, but has chosen his path of misogyny and self destruction that has landed him in the world of notoriety
Romanian authorities on Wednesday seized a collection of cars belonging to the misogynistic social media influencer and his brother Tristan.
The former kickboxer was held alongside his brother Tristan and two other suspects, while his house was raided in the capital, Bucharest.
The seizure was related to a human trafficking investigation.
Tate, who once appeared briefly on Big Brother is infamous for past references to married women as “property” 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.
Prosecutors said they had found six women who had been sexually exploited by the suspects. A year later, he was banned from Twitter for saying that women should “bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted, but was reinstated last month.
Tate boasted about his car collection in a tweet targeting climate activist Greta Thunberg. Her unimpressed response went viral, garnering nearly four million likes and 300m views.
Four suspects, including Tate, will be held for 30 days after a judge lengthened their initial detention period of 24 hours. Ms Bolla noted the decision was not final and the suspects have the right to appeal.
Tate, who once claimed in a video garnering 3.3 million views that “being a man” means “being territorial” of women, was kicked off the 17th season of Big Brother in 2016 after footage emerged of him appearing to hit a woman with a belt – with him responding to the video by saying the behaviour was consensual.
He was previously kicked off twitter for unacceptable misogynistic comments in which he stated that women should “bear responsibility” for being sexually assaulted but was reinstated last month.
His twitter account was restored alongside that of former president Donald Trump and rapper Kanye West in the wake of Elon Musk gaining control of the social media site.