There is speculation online that a Twitter war led to the right-wing provocateur's arrest, but authorities say it was the result of a months-long investigation.
Following a Twitter exchange with activist Greta Thunberg this week, Andrew Tate was detained in Romania and charged with human trafficking and forming an organised crime group.Controversial social media personality Andrew Tate was detained and charged in Romania on Thursday
On Thursday, former kickboxing champion and controversial social media personality Andrew Tate, along with his brother Tristan, was detained and charged with human trafficking and forming an organised crime group. Prosecutors said the Tate brothers had been under criminal investigation since April, Reuters reported.
As of Friday morning, Ms Thunberg's response holds the No. 6 spot of all-time top-liked tweets with 3.4 million likes. Though authorities deny a connection between the Twitter feud and Mr Tate's arrest, internet sleuths speculated that Mr Tate's video response to Ms Thunberg — which revealed a local pizza chain's branding — served as a tip on his whereabouts and continued to joke about the timing of how things unfolded.
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