Greta Thunberg takes another swipe at ‘toxic’ influencer Andrew Tate

Greta Thunberg has taken another swipe at ‘toxic’ influencer Andrew Tate over his arrest in Romania for rape.

The Swedish eco-activist tweeted this morning: ‘This is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes’ – in reference to reports that police were tipped to Tate’s location in Bucharest after he released a video of himself sitting beside a Romanian pizza box.

Earlier in the week, Tate sparked a war of words with 19-year-old climate activist Thunberg when he shared a picture of himself standing next to a Bugatti and claimed he owned 33 cars. 

‘Please provide your email address so I can send a complete list of my car collection and their respective enormous emissions,’ he tweeted, tagging Thunberg.

She replied: ‘Yes, please do enlighten me. email me at smalldickenergy@getalife.com.’ 

It comes as the former kickboxer was held alongside his brother, Tristan, and two other suspects while his house was raided in the capital, Bucharest.

‘The four suspects … appear to have created an organised crime group with the purpose of recruiting, housing and exploiting women by forcing them to create pornographic content meant to be seen on specialised websites for a cost,’ prosecutors said, according to the Reuters news agency.

A spokesperson for Tate told DailyMail.com: ‘We cannot provide any details at the moment regarding alleged reports that they have been detained; however, Andrew and Tristan Tate have the utmost respect for the Romanian authorities and will always assist and help in any way they can.’ 

Since retiring from combat sports, Tate has received attention for his misogynistic online commentary.

He gained notoriety in 2016 when he was removed from British TV show Big Brother over a video that appeared to show him hitting a woman with a belt.

In 2017, he was banned on Twitter for saying that women should ‘bear responsibility’ for being sexually assaulted, but was reinstated last month.

Tate and his brother have been under investigation since April alongside two Romanian nationals.

Footage circulated widely on social media appears to show Tate and his sibling being led away from a luxury villa. He moved to Romania five years ago.

Romania’s Directorate for Investigating Organised Crime and Terrorism (DIICOT) earlier issued a statement, but did not name the Tate brothers, stating that two British citizens and two Romanian citizens were suspected of being part of a criminal group focused on human trafficking.

It also released a video of the raid, showing guns, knives, and money on display in one room.

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