«Matrix attacked me»
Scandal influencer Andrew Tate tweets from custody
Ex-kickboxer and influencer Andrew Tate is in custody for rape and human trafficking. Now he’s speaking out of jail via Twitter – with a strange message.
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He is said to have forced women into prostitution: Ex-martial artist and scandal influencer Andrew Tate is arrested by the Romanian police. He is currently in custody.
British ex-kickboxer and influencer Andrew Tate (36) is making headlines again. This time with a cryptic tweet that he is said to have posted during his detention in Romania, as reported by the English newspaper “Mirror”. Specifically, he writes: “The Matrix has attacked me. But they misunderstand, you cannot kill an idea. Hard to kill.” (In English: “The Matrix attacked me. But they don’t understand, you can’t kill an idea. Hard to kill.”)
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan Tate (34) were arrested in late December 2022 for allegedly forcing women into the sex business. The Romanian authorities are investigating the two for rape, human trafficking and the founding of a criminal organization.
«The Matrix has sent its agents»
Tate, who moved to Romania with his brother a few years ago, has been banned from several online services for misogynistic comments. He wrote that women who are victims of sexual assault are to blame themselves. Since the sale of Twitter to multi-billionaire Elon Musk (51), Tate has been allowed to use the platform again. There he has 3.6 million subscribers.
It’s not the first time Andrew Tate has spoken of the “Matrix”. The ex-martial artist apparently means the power that the media, politics and large tech companies have – and that would have “targeted” him. Just like in the 1999 movie.
When the misogynist was arrested in December, he already said that the matrix had attacked him. He then tweeted: “The Matrix has sent its agents.” And a little later: “The matrix will only say what it wants you to believe.”
In an emergency to the hospital
It gets even more bizarre: One of the Tate brothers had to be taken to the hospital immediately after a routine check-up, reports the Romanian news channel “Antena 3 CNN”. It remains unclear who is meant by the two Tate brothers.
Andrew and Tristan Tate are said to have forced women into sex in order to produce porn and distribute it on the internet. According to prosecutors, the Tate brothers acted strategically. They tricked the women into believing they were in love, only to then lock them up and force them into prostitution.
“The abuse was psychological and physical,” a judicial official told the British newspaper Daily Mail. As it is also said from legal circles, the scandal influencer had the victims tattooed with the words “Owned by Andrew Tate”. (twa)