Andrew Tate was ‘coercive’, says ex-girlfriend – BBC News

A British woman who says she was in a relationship with the controversial media influencer Andrew Tate has told the BBC how he encouraged her to work for his webcam company, before becoming controlling.

Andrew Tate - and his brother Tristan - are in custody in Romania while police investigate allegations of rape and trafficking.

Prosecutors allege the pair recruited victims by seducing them and falsely claiming they wanted to have a relationship.

The BBC has seen messages and listened to voice recordings sent to Sophie – not her real name - from Tate that appear to support her claims of controlling behaviour.

The BBC put these allegations to Tate through his lawyer, but Mateea Petrescu, who handles media requests for the Tate brothers, said they would not comment on the claims.