- Influencer Andrew Tate will be released from jail and placed under house arrest.
- His brother Tristan and their two Romanian associates were also released conditionally.
Controversial influencer and ex-kickboxer Andrew Tate is being released from a Romanian jail on Friday and placed on house arrest.
The Court of Appeal in Bucharest ruled that Tate, his brother Tristan and their two associates, Georgiana Naghel and Luana Radu, could be placed under house arrest and taken out of custody, a spokesperson for Tate confirmed to Insider, adding that the brothers were "ecstatic" about the news.
The ruling comes after Tate and his associates spent months in detention as Romanian authorities have carried out a human trafficking investigation into the four.
On March 14, Tate's last request for bail was denied by a judge, who cited the potential flight risk Tate posed, and concerns about witness tampering, per the BBC. Tate was arrested in December 2022, and his detention was extended multiple times, through the end of March.
No charges have been filed yet by Romanian prosecutors, and the four individuals have denied any wrongdoing.
Under the new conditions, they will need permission from a judge to leave their home, per the BBC.
"We are ecstatic to announce the Romanian judicial system approved Andrew's and Tristan Tate's appeal against last week's extension decision," the Tates' spokesperson told Insider in a statement. "Both brothers are looking forward to being reunited with their families in Romania and want to extend their thanks to all the supporters who have stood by them during this time. They will continue to fight to clear their name of these fabricated accusations; however, this is a big step in the right direction."
In late February, Reuters reported that leaked tapes revealed Tate organized calls to right-wing Romanian politicians to lobby for his release and discredit accusers.
Andrew Tate has monetized his views through his paid video subscription program "Hustler University," where he has amassed millions of dollars and a legion of largely male followers, according to Buzzfeed News.
In August 2022, Tate was de-platformed from Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Tiktok, and he had been banned from Twitter in 2017 for violating terms of use around tweets saying women bear responsibility for sexual assault. Tate was allowed to return to Twitter by Elon Musk in January 2023, where he feuded with climate activist Greta Thunberg briefly before his arrest.
Though young male users on social media helped fuel Tate's social media stardom in 2022, his influence has waned to a degree since being de-platformed by social media apps, and after being jailed in December 2022, according to New York Magazine.