Andrew Tate to remain in custody in Romania after bail request rejected

Police officers escort Andrew Tate, handcuffed to his brother Tristan, right, from the Court of Appeal (Andreea Alexandru/AP)

A Romanian court has rejected a bail request from the divisive social media influencer and former professional kickboxer Andrew Tate who is in detention on suspicion of organised crime and people trafficking.

Tate, 36, a British-US citizen who has 5.3m Twitter followers, was initially detained in late December in Romania’s capital Bucharest, along with his brother Tristan, and two Romanian women.