Andrew Tate Released From House Arrest

Facts

• On Friday, controversial internet celebrity and male rights influencer Andrew Tate was released from house arrest, winning his appeal in the Bucharest Court of Appeal. Tate is being charged in Romania with rape, human trafficking, and forming a gang to sexually exploit women.¹
• The court’s decision now puts Tate and his three co-defendants, including his brother Tristan, under "judicial control" for 60 days, allowing them to leave their homes. However, they can only travel to Bucharest and the surrounding Ilfov County.²
• The new terms also require the defendants to regularly check in with the police and prohibit them from trying to contact or approach their accusers. A trial won't begin until after a judge inspects the case’s legality within a 60-day window.³
• The Tate brothers and two Romanian women were indicted in June after initially being arrested last December. The brothers were held in custody until March and were then placed on house arrest until Friday. However, the two brothers maintain they’ve done nothing wrong.⁴
• Tate saw a meteoric rise to fame over the past few years, amassing millions of followers with his controversial statements on male empowerment, gender roles, and other issues.⁵

Sources: ¹Al Jazeera, ²FOX News, ³Reuters, ⁴Sky News, and ⁵Daily Mail.

Narratives

• Establishment-critical narrative, as provided by ZeroHedge. Andrew Tate has been vilified and abused by an establishment that has taken his words out of context to shut down his dissenting message. Not only has Tate been censored, but he and his brother have also been charged and locked up before a trial could even take place. Regardless of the controversy surrounding his speech, Tate has the right to presumed innocence until proven guilty.
• Pro-establishment narrative, as provided by Guardian. Tate and his brother — who built a social media empire off of selling misogyny to impressionable young men — exemplify the adage that you ought to believe someone when they show you who they are. The pair have been transparent from the start through their long list of abhorrent words, which no longer appear to be just bluster. They must now be held accountable for their actions.