Andrew Tate was arrested after Adin Ross spoke about his escape plans

Influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, were arrested by Romanian authorities on Monday on charges in the UK based on a tip that they were planning to leave Romania – information revealed on a Kick live stream by their friend and colleague “alpha male”. ” streamer, Adin Ross, Rolling rock has confirmed.

According to a legal representative for McCue Law, the firm representing four British women who accuse Tate of rape and sexual assault, UK judicial authorities issued a warrant for their arrest and extradition on sexual abuse charges after “we were informed by a contact that The Tate's associate (Adin Ross) had discussed Tate's intention to leave during a video on gaming and live streaming platform Kick.”

In the clip seen by Rolling rock, Ross appears to be reading instant messages from Tate. “Andrew had hit me. He said, “Hi, I'm leaving Romania soon and probably never coming back. If you want to come and do a week of big streams and content before I'm gone, I think that would be great. And it's never” — I'm sorry, he said, “It's basically now or never,” he read.

Ross goes on to ask fans on his stream if they'd be interested in seeing content with him and Tate, saying, “Again, guys, this might be the last time we do this. Well, we have to take advantage of it now. Because, basically, that's basically how it is.”

A Tates spokesperson says rolling rock, “We categorically deny any allegation that Andrew or Tristan Tate intend to flee Romania to avoid legal proceedings,” saying Ross was “misrepresenting[d] Andrew's message to him.”

A representative for Ross did not immediately return a request for comment.

A highly controversial 23-year-old streamer from Florida, Ross, was permanently banned from Twitch in February 2023 for promoting “hateful conduct” after he uncensoredly posted racist and anti-Semitic comments from his fans. He has long been a defender of the brothers, proclaiming their innocence on social media after they were arrested and detained in Romania in 2022 on separate charges of rape, trafficking and forming an organized group to exploit women. Before their arrest Tuesday, they were awaiting trial in Romania and had been ordered by judges not to leave the county and surrounding area.

Asked for comment, a Tate spokesman says Rolling rock that a Romanian court granted the extradition request but postponed it until after the Romanian trial was completed. “We appreciate the decision of the Bucharest Court of Appeal to postpone the extradition of Andrew and Tristan Tate,” Eugen Vidineac, a lawyer for the defendants, said in a statement. “This decision provides an opportunity for the brothers to fully participate in their defense and for the legal process to proceed in a transparent manner.”

A spokesman for the Tates also denied any allegations that Andrew or Tristan Tate intended to flee Romania to avoid legal proceedings. “Our clients are fully committed to actively participating in the legal process and defending their reputations. We believe this rumor originated from a popular online influencer who misinterpreted a text message from our customers during a live broadcast. There's just no truth to that.”

Tate is currently facing civil charges brought by four women in the UK who allege the former kickboxer and influencer sexually and physically assaulted them in 2014 and 2015. The allegations were the subject of a police investigation that was dropped by the Crown Prosecution Service in 2019 due to lack of evidence.

Under the McCue Act, the recent UK warrant stems from allegations of sexual abuse unrelated to the civil complaint. “As far as we understand, these are new allegations against Andrew and Tristan that relate to the same time period as our clients' complaints,” says a spokesperson. Rolling rock.