Why was Andrew Tate arrested today in Romania?

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According to reports, controversial online influencer Andrew Tate was held in Romania as part of an investigation into the rape and human trafficking.

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Along with his brother Tristan, he was detained in Bucharest. The brothers' imprisonment was verified by their attorney.

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The former kickboxer made headlines in 2016 after being removed from the British television program Big Brother because of a video that claimed to show him assaulting a lady.

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As a result of his comments that women should "carry responsibility" for being physically attacked, he later gained popularity online and was banned from Twitter.

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Since April, his brothers and two other citizens of Romania have been the subject of an inquiry. Videos have gone viral on social media purporting to show Mr. Tate and his brother being carried out of a mansion.

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According to the Romania DIICOT official statement, two British and two Romanian individuals were reportedly suspected of belonging to a criminal organization that specialized in human trafficking.

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Mr. Tate, a British citizen who was born in the US and competed professionally as a kickboxer, won world championships before becoming well-known across the world.

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He entered the Big Brother house in 2016 but was quickly sent out after a video surfaced that purported to show him slapping a lady with a belt.

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