Sad:
NYT "Mr. Tate and his brother, Tristan, swaggering influencers in the so-called manosphere, had been under criminal investigation in Romania since 2022, accused of coercing women into pornography. Andrew was also accused of rape and of having sex with and beating a 15-year-old. The brothers, American and British citizens, had been barred from leaving Romania while prosecutors built their case."
“I had word from The Trump admin that they're on top of things,” Mr. Tate wrote to someone close to him, in a message reviewed by The New York Times. “I've been told I'll be free soon, but Trump needs to see me in Miami,” he added.
The following month, an extraordinary order came down from the highest levels of the Romanian government, a Times investigation found. The prosecutors were told to find a compromise with the Tates. Despite their misgivings, they lifted the travel restrictions, a move that Romania’s prime minister thought would appease the Trump administration."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/10/us/andrew-tate-barron-trump-romania.html paywalled
There are some examples of texts to a woman who thought she was in love, being told she might be a slave or a wife, he texted that he would decide, other examples of SA and controlling behavior, and the allegation. Both said they did nothing wrong. Andrew Tate has an SA allegation in the US, now that he is back.
I thought Andrew Tate was bad, but I did not know how deep and illegal it might be. I also did not know how much money he was making, and that he had powerful friends in political places on the far right. Then he sells his sick ideas and glamorizes them.
I am sick of creepy, rich guys getting special treatment in the U.S. or via the U.S. when they hurt women.
The fact a scumbag like Tate even has any political influence whatsoever is a damning indictment of the current era.