The internet was taken by storm with the announcement of Andrew Tate’s arrest. The controversial influencer was arrested after he uploaded a video responding to climate activist, Greta Thunberg. Tate was arrested because of human trafficking against him.
This arrest shocked his fellow streamers and many took to Twitter to react to the situation.
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“No way man”: Streamers react to Andrew Tate being arrested
Andrew & Tristian Tate just got arrested.. there’s no way man.
— adin (@adinross) December 29, 2022
Since his arrest, a lot of streamers took to Twitter to express their views. For the unversed, Tate and his brother with arrested by the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism in Romania.
Streamer Adin Ross, who has had Tate as a guest on his stream several times reacted to the arrest and said: “Andrew & Tristian Tate just got arrested.. there’s no way man.”
YouTube streamer and Content Creator of the Year Ludwig also reacted to the arrest.
this might be the best thing to come from Twitter this year https://t.co/pWFKdiy86o
— Ludwig (@LudwigAhgren) December 29, 2022
While many showed concern regarding Tate during the arrest, many thought of it to be good riddance. Many people have also been calling his arrest karma for the kind of toxic masculinity and misogyny he is known to spread.
andrew tate fans think doing sex trafficking and bragging about it is “leaving the matrix” https://t.co/sm8gN7iL1Y
— hasanabi (@hasanthehun) December 29, 2022
Why was Andrew Tate arrested?
Romanian authorities needed proof that Andrew Tate was in the country so they reportedly used his social media posts. His ridiculous video yesterday featured a pizza from a Romanian pizza chain, Jerry’s Pizza, confirming he was in the country.
This is absolutely epic. pic.twitter.com/kyz4pqegkJ
— Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) December 29, 2022
Tate was in the middle of a Twitter feud with climate activist Greta Thunberg when a video response allegedly became the reason why he was arrested. The pizza box in the frame was a huge giveaway and the Romanian government was quick to arrest Tate. He along with his brother and two more people were arrested in connection to human trafficking and r*pe charges.
A tweet by Civil Rights Attorney and Instructor at Harvard Law School Alejandra Caraballo quickly gained traction as the world became aware of Tate’s arrest.
Romanian news outlet Antenna 3 CNN reported the Tate brothers’ arrest. They have been taken to DIICOT headquarters for questioning.
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