Andrew and Tristan Tate will remain behind bars for at least another two weeks as they continue fighting extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers face accusations of rape and sex trafficking, a federal judge said Monday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis scheduled a detention hearing for August 13 to determine whether the brothers should stay in custody or be released while the extradition process, which could stretch on for months, plays out. Neither brother was present in court Monday, nor were they required to be, and both have remained jailed since a brief court appearance two days after their July 18 arrest.
The Tates have built a polarizing online empire centered on wealth, male dominance and misogynistic messaging, amassing millions of followers across social media. The former professional kickboxers hold dual U.S. and U.K. citizenship and are outspoken supporters of President Donald Trump, though the White House has made clear the brothers shouldn’t expect any assistance from the administration.
Asked last week whether the White House might intervene in the extradition proceedings, press secretary Karoline Leavitt firmly rejected the idea.
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Attorney Joseph McBride, representing the Tates, argued following last week’s hearing that his clients should remain in the United States, insisting both brothers are innocent and have done nothing wrong, and that they should not be extradited for crimes he says they didn’t commit.
McBride characterized the extradition effort as politically motivated and vaguely suggested a connection to former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s resignation, though he offered no supporting details.
British prosecutors say the newest charges stem from four additional accusers and were filed after authorities received evidence from police in Bedfordshire, in southeastern England. The allegations, spanning from 2010 to 2017, include rape, assault, trafficking and offenses involving indecent images of a child and extreme pornography. McBride said none of the newest accusers have been publicly identified.
The brothers already face separate charges in the U.K. involving rape, bodily harm, human trafficking and controlling prostitution for financial gain, tied to three other accusers between 2012 and 2015.
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The latest allegations mark the newest chapter in a sprawling legal saga involving the Tates that has played out across the United States, Britain and Romania, with the brothers consistently denying any wrongdoing throughout.
After relocating to Romania in 2016, they were arrested there in 2022 on accusations of running schemes to sexually exploit women, allegations they also denied; that case has since stalled amid legal and procedural complications. Travel restrictions tied to the Romanian case were lifted last year, after which the brothers flew to Florida.
Andrew Tate, 39, first gained public attention roughly a decade ago as a contestant on the U.K. reality show “Big Brother,” from which he was removed after a video appeared to show him assaulting a woman.
He has since built a following of more than 10 million people on X, while being banned from platforms including YouTube, TikTok and Instagram for violating hate speech policies. He has drawn widespread condemnation for past remarks, including suggesting that sexual assault victims bear some responsibility for what happened to them and describing graphic scenarios of violence against women.
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Both brothers have repeatedly denied allegations of abuse and trafficking, arguing that their inflammatory and misogynistic public statements have been taken out of context or were never meant to be taken seriously.
