Prosecutors in Romania have accused controversial influencer Andrew Tate and his brother of using deception and intimidation to bring six women under their control and “transform them into slaves.”
BUCHAREST - The woman from Moldova thought it was love. Internet celebrity Andrew Tate had offered her a new life. They'd even discussed marriage. He asked for only one thing: absolute loyalty.
The allegations and messages are included in a previously unpublished court document, dated Dec. 30 and reviewed by Reuters, which paints the most detailed picture yet of the illicit business allegedly run by Tate, a former kickboxing world champion, and his brother Tristan. Reuters translated the WhatsApp exchanges with the Moldovan women - which appear in Romanian in the court document - back into English, their original language. While accurate, the translation of the Romanian version provided by prosecutors may not be identical to the initial wording.The brothers used deception and intimidation to bring six women under their control and "transform them into slaves", prosecutors said in the document.
Two of the women told Romanian TV station Antena3 on Jan. 11 that they're not victims and the Tates are innocent. The station identified them only by first names, Beatrice and Iasmina. The company, whose 1.5 million creators can earn anything from hundreds of dollars to tens of thousands a month, says on its website it's "the safest digital media platform". It was founded in 2016 and grew rapidly during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Tate said on a podcast in 2021 that he had started a webcam business in Britain that had peaked with 75 women working for him earning $600,000 a month – a sum Reuters was unable to independently verify. He didn't elaborate in the podcast on what the women did. In the court document, lawyer Vidineac said Tate's online persona was a "virtual character" constructed to gain followers and make money, and had "nothing to do with the real man".
Tristan Tate picked her up at Bucharest airport in a Rolls-Royce on April 5 2022, and took her back to his house, which had two armed guards, the court document said.
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