Andrew Tate has lost his appeal against a 30-day extension of his detention in Romania.
As such, the controversial social media personality will stay behind bars for the time being, Sky News reports.
Tate, 36, was in the middle of an appeal in Bucharest against a decision by a judge on February 21 to keep him in a Romanian prison for an additional 30 days.
This comes amid the investigation into the sexual assault and human trafficking he and his younger brother Tristan, 34, have been accused of.
The two were arrested on December 29 and were originally held for 24 hours, which was ultimately extended to 30 days. It was extended by another 30 days in January, and yet another in February.
Tate and his brother have been detained in the country following rape and human trafficking accusations. According to prosecutors, they also formed an organized crime group.
In the wake of his bail being denied, a spokesperson for Tate said, per The Mirror: "Unfortunately, the Romanian judicial system denied Andrew Tate’s request for bail today. We are disappointed in this outcome as we had high hopes to see Andrew reunited with his family. His legal team will be appealing this decision within the 48hr time frame."
He will stay in jail until at least March 29 when the prosecution in this case will attempt to extend his incarceration even further. The two men can be detained in this manner for no longer than six months in total.
Following today's decision, Tate's attorney Eugen Vidineac said in a statement, per the Daily Mail: "At first sight, the court’s decision is illegal because the inadmissibility principle concerns a question of the impossibility of the judicial act, a principle that cannot be applied in this case."
Two women were also arrested as part of the human trafficking and sexual assault case. Romanian officials have reportedly identified six victims who they say were on the receiving end of "acts of physical violence and mental coercion" and were "sexually exploited by group members."
Tate and his brother have been accused of luring women to Romania, having feigned interest in romantic relationships with them, and then coercing their victims into performing sexual acts, which were captured on camera.
They have vehemently denied the accusations against them.
Tate rose to infamy when he was kicked off Big Brother in 2016 over footage that allegedly saw him beating a woman with a belt - a video he maintains was edited.
The British-American kickboxer had his Instagram and Facebook accounts banned in August after he was seen to be in violation of Meta's policies on "dangerous individuals". He was just shy of 5 million followers on Instagram when his account was taken down by the social media giant.
A short while later, he was banned from YouTube for violating hate speech regulations.
Tate had previously suggested rape victims "bear some responsibility" for their assault, said said women "belong in the home," calling women the "property" of men.
He also described the violent way he would respond to a woman accusing him of cheating, saying: "It's bang out the machete, boom in her face and grip her by the neck."
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