Andrew Tate Arrested in Police Raid

Controversial kickboxer Andrew Tate - and his younger brother Tristan - were handcuffed and led away by Romanian police following a raid on their luxury villa.

Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group.

A handcuffed Tate, 36, who rose to fame this year for his sexist and misogynistic views, was filmed being led from his luxury villa by police following a raid on Thursday. His younger brother Tristan, 34, was also arrested along with two further suspects, with all four being held for 24 hours in Bucharest.

The Brit, who was born in Washington DC but raised in Luton, is under investigation by the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) and reports in Romania claim he and his brother are being questioned on suspicion of forming an organized crime group which used girls in adult videos.

As he was being led away by police, Tate declared that "the Matrix has attacked me" to cameras at the scene. He infamously refers to the powers that be in politics, media and big tech corporations as "the Matrix", in reference to the popular 1999 science fiction film.