- fmstrat ( @fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com ) English42•11 months ago
Subscriptions to their online groups, the War Room and Hustler’s University, appear to bring the brothers around $5m a month in membership fees, prosecutors say.
This is sad. Horrible people spawning more horrible people.
The content of the full text of this article is frankly appalling.
- Vashti ( @vashti@feddit.uk ) English12•11 months ago
I couldn’t finish it. Really dreadful.
- agent_flounder ( @agent_flounder@lemmy.one ) English8•11 months ago
Same. Deeply sickening to think what they put those women through.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The 300 pages of reported testimony and evidence seen by the BBC provide a rare glimpse inside the pre-trial prosecution case against Andrew Tate, whose controversial views and online influence have sparked warnings from teachers, police and rights groups.
Included in the summary is a reproduced text message in which Mr Tate appears to claim leadership of the adult content business that prosecutors say was a human trafficking ring.
Earlier this summer, Romanian prosecutors said in a statement that the Tate brothers had recruited their alleged victims by misleading them about their romantic intentions, before transporting the women to a house on the outskirts of Bucharest - where they were sexually exploited by the group, and forced to produce pornographic content through physical violence and mental coercion.
The prosecutors’ file also contains what is claimed to be transcriptions of audio messages from 2020 - in which Tristan Tate appears to say he doesn’t want the women on sites like PornHub and OnlyFans to have access to their accounts:
She says she was unable to reject Mr Tate because he would hold her head during sex, telling her he no longer wanted to receive negative messages from her, and threatening to get her pregnant and lock her in a house.
In their report, prosecutors allege that the Tate brothers do not appear to have income “from lawful activities”, but that from 2018 onwards they acquired “numerous properties”, “15 of the rarest and most expensive cars”, estimated to be worth more than £3m, as well as jewellery and $400,000 in cryptocurrency.
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- The Cuuuuube ( @Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English4•11 months ago
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- kindenough ( @kindenough@kbin.social ) 22•11 months ago
Friend of mine started talking in defense of this guy, and although my wife is best friends with his girlfriend, I cancelled his ass quicker than Netflix coming down on my account sharing. Fuck him and fuck his following.
- mihor ( @mihor@lemmy.ml ) English2•11 months ago
Okay, feminist man.
- T (they/she) ( @Templa@beehaw.org ) English2•11 months ago
Being against rape and human trafficking is enough to be a feminist now? That’s news!
- mihor ( @mihor@lemmy.ml ) English1•11 months ago
Throwing a hissy fit (rage even) just because the guy supports some random guy is a feminist trait, yea. Normal guys just say ‘come on, that dude is a douche’ and leave it at that.
- T (they/she) ( @Templa@beehaw.org ) English2•11 months ago
Hissy fit/rage? They just said they don’t talk to the guy anymore, how can you assume so much when you barely know any details?
In addition, if someone defends Andrew Tate after knowing what he did and what he preaches, I don’t think think it is someone worthwhile having around.
- mihor ( @mihor@lemmy.ml ) English1•11 months ago
Yeah, filter your friends according to Cosmo filters, nice life advice. 🤣
- T (they/she) ( @Templa@beehaw.org ) English2•11 months ago
I filter people through human decency and character. If you judge that, your problem.
- kitonthenet ( @kitonthenet@kbin.social ) 10•11 months ago
This guy has to go away
- aedalla ( @agertudici@lemmy.ml ) English5•11 months ago
How is his chin that small even WITH a beard? Is that the real reason incels idolize him? I know they’ve got lots of weird chin issues is he like their Helen Keller? Chinless success story?