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A video has emerged of the moment controversial influencer and accused rapist Andrew Tate appears to try to pass his cellphone to a member of his entourage during his arrest in Florida.
The 39-year-old and his younger brother, Tristan, 38, were being cuffed by the US Marshals when Andrew Tate appears to try to hand his phone to his bodyguard, who drops it.
It is not clear whether US Marshals recovered Tate’s cellphone following the arrest in Miami on Saturday.
Andrew Tate was wearing a tight-fitting, unbuttoned mesh purple shirt, high-waisted, cropped black trousers and loafers without socks during his bust. The fit drew online comparisons to Hollywood actress Doris Day.
The “manosphere” influencers were arrested on behalf of the authorities in the UK, who want to extradite the siblings to stand trial on rape and human trafficking charges.
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Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) also charged Andrew with seven new counts of rape, as well as charges relating to sex trafficking and indecent images of a child.
Tristan was hit with two new counts of rape and three counts of arranging or facilitating trafficking for sexual exploitation.
British-born Andrew Tate was already facing 10 charges, including three counts of rape, four of actual bodily harm, two of human trafficking and one of controlling prostitution for gain before his latest detention.
Tristan Tate was previously facing 11 charges, including three counts of rape, six of actual bodily harm and two counts of human trafficking.
The two brothers, who became notorious for advertising their hyper-misogynistic content to teenage boys and young men, now face a total of 59 charges between them related to seven alleged victims.
British authorities will now submit a formal application to US authorities to have the brothers extradited so they can stand trial in the UK.
The pair is expected to appear on Monday before a magistrate judge in Miami, where they are currently being held in federal detention.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will decide whether to order the extradition request.
The Tates, who hold joint American and British nationalities, can challenge that extradition request.
They had been living in Romania since 2016, where they are also facing a separate criminal investigation involving alleged rape, human trafficking, organized criminal activity, and money laundering.
After Romanian authorities insisted they couldn’t extradite the brothers to Britain until their own case was complete, UK prosecutors decided to target them when they learned they were flying to the US.
In February 2025, the Tates flew to Florida on a private jet after they were allowed to leave Romania when authorities lifted travel restrictions.
Romania’s Foreign Minister at the time said an official in the Trump administration had expressed interest in the Tates’ legal case in the country, although President Trump said he knew “nothing about” the case when asked if his administration had pressured the Romanian government to release them.
Their attorney claimed the arrest was a “political hit job,” blaming it on a “low-level functionary at the Department of Justice who never got approval from [Donald Trump’s] leadership.”
“We are confident that once a competent judge sees the facts, and once the Department of Justice confronts this egregious abuse of its own authority, Andrew and Tristan Tate will walk free. America does not do Britain’s political dirty work,” attorney Joseph D. McBride said.
The Tate brothers have denied any wrongdoing relating to all the allegations in both the UK and Romania.
Andrew, a former professional kickboxer, has built up a following of more than 10 million on X, despite being banned from other social media platforms, including YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram, for violating hate speech guidelines.
He also runs an online academy where he claims to teach young men how to get rich and attract women.
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