Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan were arrested in Miami at the request of British justice on Saturday July 18. The United Kingdom is seeking their extradition on a total of 59 charges of sexual violence and human trafficking, including 42 for Andrew Tate. The 39-year-old claims the nickname “king of toxic masculinity”.
Former kickboxing champion Andrew Tate was scheduled to host a bare-knuckle boxing event at the James L. Knight Center in Miami when law enforcement arrested him. British justice is requesting the extradition of the British-American for rape, sexual assault and sexual exploitation of seven alleged victims.
“The most important figure in this entire male community is Andrew Tate” says the director of the documentary Louis Theroux: diving into the manosphere broadcast on Netlix. Louis Theroux investigates ultra-masculinists without filter by meeting these controversial influencers, like Andrew Tate. He became known on social networks in 2016 when he left the Dutch reality TV show Big Brother. The cause? A video posted where he is violent with a woman.
His misogynistic remarks increased his notoriety tenfold. At the time, he claimed that the women attacked by Harvey Weinstein were responsible. Banned from Instagram, Facebook and TikTok in 2022, his X account was reinstated by Musk at the end of the year. Andrew Tate encourages his subscribers to repost his content to monetize it.
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When Louis Theroux explains to him that he will not be paid for the documentary, Andrew Tate refuses to participate. “Dude, you keep bragging about being a millionaire!” Why would you need us to pay you? » Louis Theroux retorts by message, on X. Andrew Tate makes his fortune from his private platform, The Real World. A data leak in 2024 reveals that more than 100,000 accounts are active on the platform, which corresponds to more than 5.5 million euros in monthly turnover.
He offers coaching to men who want to become rich, muscular and stoic. For the influencer, a successful man does not exercise a traditional profession, compared to a “form of slavery”. He must embark on investment and self-entrepreneurship, work tirelessly, without alcohol or pornography.
Andrew Tate promotes financial success through the sexual exploitation of women. “One of his first products is what we call a doctorate in pimping”analyzes Louis Theroux. He adds that the assumed masculinist explains from the platform“how to find a girlfriend, have sex with her, before making her fall in love to introduce her to Internet sex shows and take her money”.
At the heart of the controversy
Across the Channel, half of the 80% of men under 40 who know Andrew Tate agree with him. Among 13-15 year olds, a quarter of boys have a positive vision of the character and his ideas, according to the YouGov institute survey in 2023. His influence is considered “terrifying” by the police in a report on violence against women. Therefore, the UK is making misogyny courses compulsory in September 2026.
In the meantime, Andrew Tate’s lawyer intends to oppose his extradition to the United Kingdom. Joseph McBride draws on the controversy aroused by the two brothers to denounce a political coup. He is convinced that Andrew Tate will soon be released, as in 2025. Donald Trump intervened to make him leave Romania. He had been stuck there for three years, after his home was searched for suspicion of pimping several women. To date, he has never been tried or convicted for the acts with which he is accused.
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