Greg Evans
Dec 30, 2022
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The controversial influencer Andrew Tate has been arrested in Romania on charges of human trafficking and rape following his viral spat with climate activist Greta Thunberg and it all might be because of a pizza box.
In case you aren't up to speed, on Wednesday, Tate tried to provoke Thunberg with a tweet where he bragged about the huge amount of emissions that his 33 cars gave off. 19-year-old Thunberg wasn't too impressed and told him to "enlighten" her at "smalldickenergy@getalife.com."
The Swede's sassy response quickly went viral and is already one of the most popular tweets in Twitter history. It took Tate 10 hours to muster a reply which was a 'cringe' two-minute video of him smoking a cigar, wearing a robe and eating a pizza. While the takeaway pizza might not have seemed like much at the time, it could well lead to Tate's downfall.
Romanian authorities have reportedly been waiting nine months for Tate and his brother Tristian to return to Romania. Civil rights attorney Alejandra Caraballo reported: "Romanian authorities needed proof that Andrew Tate was in the country so they reportedly used his social media posts. His ridiculous video yesterday featured a pizza from a Romanian pizza chain, Jerry’s Pizza, confirming he was in the country."
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Prosecutors added: "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."
Now the so-called 'Tog G', who has been under criminal investigation since April is being detained with his brother and two Romanian suspects and it's quite possibly because the pizza box in the video came from a Romanian takeaway named 'Jerry's Pizza.'
The restaurant in Bucharest has since become a viral star in itself with memes flooding the internet and earning comparisons Prince Andrew to Rudy Giulian's infamous gaffe at Four Seasons Total Landscaping.
\u201cA Romanian cop enjoying Greta Thunberg roasting Andrew Tate but then seeing his Jerry\u2019s Pizza box\u201d— Jake Cole (@Jake Cole) 1672352835
\u201cJerry's Pizza Romania should now, by all logic, reach the same cult status as Four Seasons Total Landscaping\u201d— Rhys James (@Rhys James) 1672358662
\u201c"What is the charge? Enjoying a meal? A succulent Italian meal?"\u201d— Sir Ken Santa KC (@Sir Ken Santa KC) 1672353109
\u201cKramer: I\u2019m opening a pizza store in Romania\nJerry: Romania?\nKramer: ROMANIA, Jerry. And I can cut you in. Let us use your name, you\u2019ll get free pizza for life.\nJerry: Free pizza for life\u2026 in Romania?\nKramer: In ROMANIA, Jerry.\nJerry: \u2026Sure, why not, what could happen.\u201d— Peter Hodgson (@Peter Hodgson) 1672366413
\u201cPrince Andrew\nAndrew Tate\n \ud83e\udd1d\n \n Fucked by pizza\u201d— Hanna Ines Flint (@Hanna Ines Flint) 1672355110
\u201cThese days, if you order a Romanian pizza, you'll be arrested and thrown in jail\u201d— David Allsopp (@David Allsopp) 1672354601
\u201cThe jerry\u2019s pizza employee after getting off the phone with greta about to send a box of pizza to andrew tate which led to the romanian police confirming he was still in the country:\u201d— biofeelia (@biofeelia) 1672352042
\u201cThe Jerry's Pizza delivery drivers, after giving up Andrew state to the feds because they got a bad tip\u201d— Isaac (@Isaac) 1672352077
\u201cJust one more thing sir, then I'll be outta your hair...it's probably not important anyway. But I noticed a box of Jerry's Pizza on the table there. Me, my wife loves Jerry's, can't get enough of them. But here's the thing, I thought you could only get it in Romania...\u201d— Audrey Armstrong (Self Parody)\ud83d\udc00 (@Audrey Armstrong (Self Parody)\ud83d\udc00) 1672353958
\u201cLive view of Greta partying at Jerry\u2019s Pizza when they caught Andrew Tate\u201d— Eddie (@Eddie) 1672363350
\u201cRomanian authorities when they saw the Jerry's Pizza box in Andrew Tate's videos to Greta\u201d— Capt Black Sparrow (@Capt Black Sparrow) 1672351465
\u201cThe Jerry's Pizza delivery driver after dropping off Andrew Tate's order\u201d— Aidan (@Aidan) 1672355940
\u201cJerry\u2019s Pizza after hearing how the Romanian government knew Andrew Tate was in the country:\u201d— Sopranos World (@Sopranos World) 1672352559
\u201c\u201cHello, this is Jerry\u2019s Pizza\u201d\u201d— Adam Nayman (@Adam Nayman) 1672353353
\u201cThe owner of Jerry\u2019s Pizza\u201d— Jamie \ud83d\udd34 (@Jamie \ud83d\udd34) 1672353253
\u201c\u201cJerry\u2019s Pizza, that\u2019s Romania\u2026 nice\u201d\u201d— Rudi Edsall (@Rudi Edsall) 1672356458
\u201cIf I were Jerry\u2019s Pizza in Romania I would definitely advertise \u201cSo good you\u2019d incriminate yourself for it\u201d\u201d— Tom (@Tom) 1672352324
\u201cIn retrospect, Andrew Tate should have known better than to order from Jerry's Pizza.\n\nIt's right in their slogan.\u201d— Mike Beauvais (@Mike Beauvais) 1672352831
\u201cYou believe this, Adriana? This Andrew Taint moron got himself pinched for human trafficking by Roman soldiers because he went online and said where he was while eating some Jerry\u2019s Pizza. I fuckin\u2019 know Jerry, Tony loaned him money to open the pizza joint\u201d— Sopranos World (@Sopranos World) 1672358158
\u201candrew tate left a review on jerry\u2019s pizza\u201d— Eric Zhu (@Eric Zhu) 1672360000
\u201chttps://t.co/ldkWYDigLh\u201d— Craig Mac \u00c1daidh (@Craig Mac \u00c1daidh) 1672358382
\u201cIt does appeah this fella \u2013\u00a0this Andrew Tate gentleman\u2013 is indeed ovah yondeh in Romania. If muh knowledge does not fail me, and it rarely does, this Jerry\u2019s Pizza is a local consortium. Unfortunately, Mr. Tate ain\u2019t got the good sense God gave a goose!\u201d— camnzr \ud83e\udd94 (@camnzr \ud83e\udd94) 1672352373
\u201c"We have caught, and compromised to a permanent end, Andrew Tate"\u201d— FBH (@FBH) 1672351485
\u201c\u201cWait hold on a minute\u2026enhance the address on that pizza box\u2026\u201d\u201d— Nooruddean (@Nooruddean) 1672351388
\u201cThe guy who filmed Andrew Tate's response to Greta Thunberg\u201d— Will Sebag-Montefiore (@Will Sebag-Montefiore) 1672389030
\u201cThe pizza\u2019s side of the story\u2026\u201d— Kelechi (@Kelechi) 1672390743
\u201cJust can\u2019t get over how that chinless danger doxxed himself via pizza\u201d— Gwdih\u0175 \ud83e\udd89 (@Gwdih\u0175 \ud83e\udd89) 1672397001
\u201cIf I had a nickel for every person called Andrew, involved with sex traffickers, being exposed via Pizza - I\u2019d have two nickels - which ain\u2019t a lot, but it\u2019s weird it happened twice.\u201d— Jude (@Jude) 1672353475
\u201cHim: You just wait! I\u2019ll show you! Someday people will know who I am! Someday people will say I make the most famous pizza in Romania. You just wait and see!\n\nHer: yeah, whatever, Jerry.\u201d— Dara \u00d3 Briain (@Dara \u00d3 Briain) 1672370646
Even Greta couldn't resist it.
\u201cthis is what happens when you don\u2019t recycle your pizza boxes\u201d— Greta Thunberg (@Greta Thunberg) 1672387518
We just hope the pizza was worth it.
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