Andrew Tate news — Romanian court postpones decision as disgraced influencers make bid for £3.3m seized assets
A Romanian court today postponed a decision on whether to release Andrew and Tristan Tate's seized assets, according to X account Tate news.
The Romanian government reportedly seized over £3.3million worth of assets from the controversial brothers - including company investments worth £84,000 and 21 Bitcoin worth about £440,000.
Today, Andrew and Tristan appeared at the Bucharest Tribunal for a pre-trial hearing that looked into their appeal to have their seized assets returned.
However, as per Tate News, the decision has been postponed until February 29.
The Tate brothers were arrested in December 2022 as part of a , rape, and organised crime.
They are accused of recruiting women on social media platforms and getting them to travel to their villa on the outskirts of Bucharest.
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Andrew Tate pictured leaving court as he rants about court decision
Andrew Tate was pictured leaving court today after the Bucharest Tribunal postponed a decision on the disgraced influencer's seized assets.
Leaving the court, Tate ranted: "Go to court go home, go to court go home...
"It's all a Matrix attack," he added.
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Credit: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda How was Greta Thunberg involved in Andrew Tate’s arrest?
On December 28, 2022, Greta Thunberg was involved in a Twitter sparring match with Andrew Tate over his CO2 emissions.
She even posted that he had “Small d**k energy,” which evoked a negative reaction from Tate.
He posted a video responding to Thunberg but forgot to move a pizza box from a local Romanian pizzeria.
The boxes were from Jerry’s Pizza, a restaurant chain native to the country.
This was all the proof that local investigators needed to move in on him and his brother at his brother’s home in Romania.
Following Tate’s arrest, Thunberg tweeted: “This is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes.”
Where is Andrew Tate now?
As of February 2024, Andrew Tate is awaiting trial in Romania.
Tate won an appeal to be released from house arrest in Romania in August 2023.
He and his brother are now able to travel anywhere within Romania but cannot go abroad.
Earlier this week, the brothers attempted to extend this area to the rest of Europe, but this was rejected.
Which assets did police seize from Andrew Tate?
Last year, Romanian cops are believed to have seized around £3.3million worth of assets from disgraced influencer Andrew Tate.
Supercars including a Rolls Royce, Aston Martin and Lamborghini were seized from his compound in Romania.
DIICOT has also listed other assets including a collection of luxury watches worth £1 million.
They include Hubolt, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Breitling and Rolex makes,
Two gold bars and a gold coin with the image of a cobra snake and the inscription ONE OUNCE CASH 999.9 Gold have also been seized.
The cops also list a number of properties and land in Romania including an eight and a four bedroom house.
Cash and Bitcoin in the name of Tate, his brother Tristan, and Tristan’s partner Abigail Tyson worth around £355,000 have also been seized.
What does Andrew Tate mean by ‘The Matrix’?
Andrew has continually spoken about The Matrix and has said everyone lives in a simulation.
It is thought that Tate uses this term to describe the powers that be in politics, media and large organisations.
In the movie, The Matrix is a virtual world that has been pulled over humanity's minds to hide them from the truth.
Andrew Tate shares bizarre tweet as asset decision postponed
Andrew Tate took to X in a bizarre rant today after the court postponed a decision on his seized assets.
He wrote: "Reasonable people bend to what The Matrix expects of them. Only "unreasonable" people resist.
"Therefore - All resistance to oppression and slavery is the result of unreasonable people.
"Unreasonable people save the reasonable, while being perma demonised by the slave minded."
Andrew and Tristan have a sister
Janine is the only sister of self-professed “trillionaire” Andrew.
She is the only daughter of the late American chess prodigy Emory Andrew Tate Jr. and his third child.
Janine has two older brothers: kickboxer, commentator, and businessman Tristan, in addition to Andrew.
Although the family was situated in Luton, England, when they were children, Janine is a lawyer and now resides in Kentucky.
Both Tristan and Andrew have described her as a “feminist”.
Judge reportedly postpones decision on seized assets
According to Tate News, an X account with connections to the Tate brothers, the court has postponed its decision.
The Romanian government is believed to have seized around £3.3million worth of assets from the disgraced influencers.
A decision will reportedly be made on February 29, according to Tate News.
No official announcement has been made.
Andrew Tate is from the United States
Tate was born in Washington DC, but moved to Luton, England, after his parents divorced.
His father, Emory Tate, was an international chess master, and his mother Eileen is an English former dinner lady.
His father died in 2015.
Tate lived with his mother and siblings, including brother Tristan, on the Marsh Farm estate.
The estate is notorious for crime, including large rioting in the area in the 1990s.
Is Andrew Tate on TikTok?
No, Andrew Tate himself is not on the social media platform.
TikTok banned Tate after the infamous misogynist, who has been charged with rape, broke a slew of the platform’s guidelines.
However, TikTok remains full of Tate’s content due to his fans posting it on their own accounts.
Who are Andrew Tate’s parents?
Andrew Tate was born to Emory Tate and Eileen Tate.
He has two younger siblings, Tristan and Janine.
Their father, Emory Tate was a Chicago-born American chess player.
He was an international master, and five-time winner of the United States Armed Forces Chess championship according to .
In 2015, Emory died in California at the early age of 56 after fainting during the competition, according to .
In August 2022, it was reported by the that their mother Eileen brought up the three children in relative poverty after moving to Bedfordshire, England when Tate was 11.
Why was Andrew Tate in prison?
Andrew and his brother Tristan were arrested as part of a , rape, and organised crime.
They are accused of recruiting women on social media platforms and getting them to travel to their villa on the outskirts of Bucharest.
The brothers are alleged to have pretended to fall in love with the women, before getting them to work for the business and making them perform sexual acts on webcams.
Romanian authorities have reported that they have identified six alleged victims in the case who were subjected to "acts of physical violence and mental coercion" as well as “sexual exploitation”.
What is Andrew Tate's net worth?
Andrew Tate has previously boasted of being a "trillionaire" but in June 2023 The Sun reported that Romanian cops believe he has a net worth of around £ 10 million.
Police listed the disgraced influencer's luxurious assets as they announced Tate and his brother Tristan had been charged as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation.
In January 2023, prosecutors said they had seized 15 luxury vehicles and more than 10 properties and homes belonging to the suspects to prevent the assets from being sold or hidden.
In pictures: Tate brothers arrive at the Bucharest Tribunal
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Credit: AP Andrew Tate lost recent appeal
Andrew Tate lost an appeal to extend his travel freedoms on Tuesday.
A court upheld a previous ruling made on January 18 which forbade Tate from leaving Romania.
The disgraced influencer had hoped to travel to the UK following the news that his mother was ill.
Andrew Tate was kicked off of Big Brother
Andrew first came to wider public attention when he appeared on reality TV show Big Brother.
But his stay in the BB house proved to be short-lived, and he was kicked off the Channel 5 show after a video of him appearing to assault a woman emerged.
Tate told The Sun in 2016 that the video depicted role play.
In 2022, rape and domestic abuse charities including Rape Crisis England and Wales and Women’s Aid called on to remove him from the platform over comments he’s made in videos.
Amelia Handy, policy lead at Rape Crisis England and Walestold : “These videos are a clear example of rape culture, where rape and sexual violence are minimised and survivors are blamed for crimes committed against them.”
What has Andrew Tate been charged with?
Andrew Tate has been charged with rape and Tristan has been charged with instigating others to violence.
Under Romanian law, trafficking of adults carries a prison sentence of up to 10 years.
However it is understood the trial is expected to take several years.
Both Tate and his brother have denied allegations made against them.
Which assets did cops seize from Andrew Tate?
Last year, Romanian cops are believed to have seized around £10million worth of assets from disgraced influencer Andrew Tate.
Supercars including a Rolls Royce, Aston Martin and Lamborghini were seized from his compound in Romania.
DIICOT has also listed other assets including a collection of luxury watches worth £1 million.
They include Hubolt, Cartier, Patek Philippe, Breitling and Rolex makes,
Two gold bars and a gold coin with the image of a cobra snake and the inscription ONE OUNCE CASH 999.9 Gold have also been seized.
The cops also list a number of properties and land in Romania including an eight and a four bedroom house.
Cash and Bitcoin in the name of Tate, his brother Tristan, and Tristan’s partner Abigail Tyson worth around £355,000 have also been seized.
Tate brothers appearing in court today
Andrew and Tristan Tate will today appear in court for a pre-trial hearing.
The hearing is also expected to look into the pair's seized assets.
The disgraced influencers are hoping to regain access to a reported £10million worth of assets.