TATE ITS TOLL
Jailed Tristan Tate ‘missed birth of baby’ in Romanian jail – as he and ‘macho’ Andrew whine about mental health woes
TRISTAN Tate missed the birth of his three-week-old baby while he was behind bars in Romania, his lawyer said today.
Andrew Tate, 36, and his brother Tristan, 34, lost their second appeal to be released on Wednesday.
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The pair are accused of luring women back to their Romanian villa, where at least six were reportedly forced to perform in adult videos that were then sold online.
They have been held in custody since December 29 as part of a probe into human trafficking, rape, and organised crime.
Andrew and Tristan looked exhausted as they stepped out of a police van in Bucharest ahead of the appeal hearing.
Handcuffed to his brother, whinging Andrew yelled: "You know I'm innocent. There is not much justice in Romania."
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Andrew, Tristan, and two alleged accomplices Luana Radu and Georgina Naghel, will now remain behind bars until the end of February after the judge rejected their second appeal to be released.
They had appealed against a judge's decision to extend their length of time in custody.
The Tates' American lawyer, Tina Glandian, had argued Tristan should be released as he has a three-week-old baby he hasn't met yet.
It comes after Tristan's girlfriend Abigail Tyson reportedly had her home raided by Romanian cops as part of the ongoing probe.
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It's not clear if the OnlyFans star is the mother of the child.
Andrew and Tristan have whined about their mental health and claimed they are being held in jail to make them "mentally ill", reports.
Prosecutors can ask the court to extend their detention for up to 180 days.
According to court documents, Andrew and Tristan's lawyers asked the judge to consider placing them under house arrest rather than keeping them in custody.
In their first appeal, their lawyer Eugen Vidineac had argued the brothers should be released as they both have children in Romania.
But the judge said the "possibility of them evading investigations cannot be ignored" - and added "they could leave Romania and settle in countries that do not allow extradition".
The brothers, along with the two female suspects, were detained in Bucharest by Romanian anti-organised crime prosecutors pending a criminal investigation.
Andrew and his brother allegedly used the "loverboy" method to recruit women for their webcam business.
It is claimed they would strike up relationships with the women before moving them to their compound and webcam studio in Romania.
Romania's organised crime unit claimed the women would be compelled to perform webcam shows through "physical violence and mental coercion".
The foursome have denied the accusations.
As part of the wide-ranging probe, cops seized Andrew's car collection - estimated by police sources to be worth around £6million.
Andrew initially gained fame after a short-lived appearance on Big Brother.
He was dumped from the reality show after alleged footage of him beating a woman emerged online.
Andrew - supported by his brother - then spent years creating a which has infected legions of fans through TikTok.
Masquerading as lifestyle advice, much of the content is actually highly sexist and promotes violence against women.
His influence has had a worrying spread amongst teenage boys, with one UK MP saying he is "brainwashing" children.
Channel 4 is now set to make a documentary about Andrew's rise to social media infamy.
Last year, he got banned from YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram for pushing his twisted views on women.
Producer Dan Reed, director of Michael Jackson documentary Leaving Neverland, said: “Tate has given us full access and we’re looking forward to carrying on filming if he gets out of jail in the coming weeks.”
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Commissioning editor Anna Miralis said: “So many questions surround Tate, not least why his anti-feminist agenda resonates so powerfully with his followers.”
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