Andrew Tate is set to be held in prison in Romania for a further 30 days after his detention period was extended, despite claiming he was set to be 'freed'.
The former kickboxer and his brother Tristan are currently being held in Romania while police investigate accusations of sexual assault and exploitation of women, while two women detained at the same time are currently under house arrest. All four deny the allegations.
The Tate brothers were arrested on December 29, 2022, when the social media personality's assets were raided and Romanian authorities said they had seized goods and money worth almost £3.25 million ($3.9 million) from his home, including his luxury car collection.
Per Sky News reports, the brothers' detention has now been extended for another 30 days as the investigation continues.
The news comes after Tate had earlier tweeted claiming that he was set to be freed, telling his followers: "My Legal team has done a fantastic job today.
"As of today, the Judges have been given a very close understanding of the Truth behind the allegations against me. True colors were brought to light."
He concluded: "Inshallah, I will be freed."
Tate was arrested in December on charges of human trafficking, rape, and forming an organized crime group. It was claimed that the Tates had lured women in under the guise of seducing them and falsely claiming they wanted a relationship with them, before allegedly forcing them to create pornographic content.
The former Big Brother contestant is also accused of raping one of the women early last year.
He was initially due to be held for 30 days - which would mean he was released at the end of January - however, Romanian officials extended it to an extra 30 days until February 27 so they could build their case. It has now been confirmed it will be extended again for another 30 days to follow.
Despite being in jail, Tate has communicated with his followers via Twitter as well as describing life in his cell.
He told his followers about the rough conditions, writing: "They are trying to break me. Thrown inside a cell without light. Cockroaches, lice, and bed bugs are my only friends at night."
Per The Sun, Tate sent another email to his subscribers, revealing that "self-control" is helping him survive: "There is only one way to survive in jail. That is with absolute self-control and discipline.
"In jail, your daily pleasures are extremely small. Phone calls and hot coffee," he continued. "When you wake up, you will naturally want to grab a nice hot coffee and make your phone calls.
"But this is an amateur mistake. Your daily pleasures are limited, if you use it up the first thing in the morning you are doomed to a day of misery," he added.
He added that to counter this, he "puts obstacles in" his way, including forcing himself to do 550 push-ups, 100 dips, drink four liters of water, and do 200 squats before allowing himself to enjoy what little privileges he is allowed.
"I have a list to complete before my coffee or phone calls begin," he said, concluding, "Without self-control, jail would be 100x worse. Much like real life."
