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Romanian Court Grants UK’s Request To Extradite Andrew Tate Once Local Legal Processes Are Concluded.
BUCHAREST, Romania — According to his spokeswoman, a court in Romania’s capital granted British authorities’ request to extradite contentious online personality Andrew Tate on Tuesday, but only after Romanian legal proceedings against him were completed.
The Bucharest Court of Appeal rendered its decision after British police arrested Tate, 37, and his brother Tristan Tate on Monday night in response to allegations of sexual assault in a 2012–2015 U.K. case.
The appeals court, where the brothers appeared handcuffed and escorted by police on Tuesday, also ordered their immediate release, according to spokesperson Mateea Petrescu.
Tate’s lawyer, Eugen Vidineac, praised the court’s decision, saying it “provides an opportunity for the brothers to participate fully in their defense” and allows the judicial process to proceed “transparently.”
Romanian Court Grants UK’s Request To Extradite Andrew Tate Once Local Legal Processes Are Concluded.
Four women reported Andrew to U.K. authorities for alleged sexual violence and physical abuse, but the Crown Prosecution Service declined to charge him. The alleged victims then turned to crowdfunding to finance their legal expenses while pursuing a civil lawsuit against him.
“We turned over our evidence of the horrifying acts of violence we witnessed and waited for action. But four years later, we were advised that the U.K. authorities would not pursue him,” they write on their campaign website. “It’s our one remaining route to hold him accountable.”
It was not immediately clear what Tristan was accused of in the United Kingdom.
Before the court’s verdict on Tuesday, Petrescu stated that the brothers, dual nationals of the United Kingdom and the United States, deny the charges and “express profound disappointment that such serious allegations are being resurrected without substantial new evidence.”
Andrew is facing charges in a separate Romanian case for rape, human trafficking, and creating a criminal group to sexually exploit women. He and his brother and two Romanian ladies were caught near Bucharest in December 2022. Romanian prosecutors formally accused all four in June, although they have disputed the claims.
McCue Jury & Partners, the legal firm representing the four British women accusing Andrew of rape and serious physical and sexual assaults, said in a statement Tuesday that they had urged British police to “immediately seek a warrant” for Tate’s detention and extradition after learning last week that he was planning to flee Romania.
“Today’s news is very welcome as it had been a significant concern for many that Andrew would seek to avoid justice in Romania and abroad,” said Matthew Jury, a managing partner at the law company. “We thank the British authorities for taking our concerns seriously and obtaining an arrest warrant. Andrew is accused of major criminal charges against numerous victims, and he must be held accountable.”
Romanian Court Grants UK’s Request To Extradite Andrew Tate Once Local Legal Processes Are Concluded.
The jury determined that regardless of the outcome of the Romanian trial, Tate would face prosecution in England.
He went on to say that after Tate’s arrest in Romania, he has “spread a vast amount of disinformation about the criminal charges he faces in the U.K.” in high-profile appearances with renowned media characters like Tucker Carlson and Piers Morgan.
Vidineac stated following the court’s judgment on Tuesday that the Tate brothers “unequivocally deny” allegations that they intended to flee judicial proceedings in Romania. “We believe this rumour has originated from a popular online influencer who misconstrued a text message from our clients while streaming live,” the spokesperson stated. “There is simply no truth to it.”
Tate, who has 8.9 million followers on X (previously Twitter), has frequently stated that Romanian prosecutors have no evidence against him and that there is a political attempt to suppress him. He had already been removed from several popular social media networks for expressing misogynistic and hateful sentiments.
Tate said on his X account on Tuesday, “The Matrix is afraid, but I only fear God.” He refers to the “Matrix” as a vast conspiracy aimed at men.
After being arrested in Romania, the brothers were detained by authorities for three months before being placed under house arrest. They were then restricted to the Bucharest Municipality and neighbouring Ilfov County. Currently, they are unable to leave Romania. The legal case in Romania is still being addressed in the preliminary chamber stages, which allow defendants to question prosecutors’ evidence. No trial date has been scheduled.
Romanian Court Grants UK’s Request To Extradite Andrew Tate Once Local Legal Processes Are Concluded.
Last October, lawyers for the alleged assault victims held a press conference in Bucharest, accusing Andrew and his followers of attempting to frighten their clients into silence.
Tate won an appeal in January against Romanian authorities’ confiscation of his assets, which were confiscated just weeks after he was arrested.
Romanian authorities had confiscated 15 luxury cars, 14 designer watches, and cash in various currencies, totalling approximately 3.6 million euros ($3.9 million).
SOURCE – (AP)
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Jason Kelce Smashes Football Fan’s Phone
Retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce destroyed a Penn State football fan’s phone after the alleged heckler called his brother, Travis Kelce, a fag.
In now-viral footage published on X (previously Twitter) on Saturday, Nov. 2, the retired Philadelphia Eagles great was seen accompanied by football fans outside Beaver Stadium in State College, Pa., for the Penn State-Ohio State game.
As the individual capturing the tape lifted a fist to Jason, 36, and called his name for a fist bump, another man nearby hurled the homophobic slur at the retired Philadelphia Eagles star.
Hey, Kelce. How does it feel that your brother is a queer dating Taylor Swift?” the man questioned, referring to Travis, 34, who has been seeing Swift since 2023. Jason turned around seconds later, snatched the man’s phone, and crushed it to the ground.
“Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason,” the original X user who submitted the video remarked. “Wild scene in State College.”
“Kelce how does it feel that your brother is a f****t for dating Taylor Swift?”
Jason Kelce proceeded to slam this kids phone on the ground.
Looked like a Penn State student was getting in Kelce’s face for no reason. Wild scene in State College pic.twitter.com/3PEdZXWhSg
— Chives (@jarrett_daveler) November 2, 2024
Additional footage on X shows Jason smashing the phone on asphalt before picking it up and walking away. The phone’s owner, wearing a Penn State hoodie at the time of the incident, was shown in many videos strolling closely behind Jason and recording him before the conflict occurred.
Another footage published on X, which appears to have been filmed after Jason shattered the man’s phone, showed the hooded Penn State supporter trudging through a mob to pick up his phone off the ground.
“Give me my phone, bro,” he seemed to say to Jason.
The NFL alum seized the gadget first, then stood in front of the man and asked, “Who’s the fag now?” Others appeared to interfere.
The incident occurred while Jason was at Beaver Stadium for an appearance on ESPN’s College GameDay. The Ohio State Buckeyes won Saturday’s game 20-13 over the Penn State Nittany Lions.
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Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
Shaun White, the Olympic snowboarding champion, already has an impressive medal tally, but his surprise proposal to Nina Dobrev deserves a gold medal.
On Wednesday, the couple announced their engagement on Instagram. Dobrev posted photographs of the two hugging under an arch of white roses and showing off her five-carat Lorraine Schwartz engagement ring.
“RIP boyfriend, hello fiancé,” Dobrev said in the caption.
However, the photographs only tell half the tale, as Shaun devised an elaborate plan to surprise Dobrev with his proposal.
Shaun White’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
According to a Vogue interview published Wednesday, Shaun said he assembled a team of people from the couple’s inner circle and Vogue personnel to trick Dobrev into thinking she had been invited to an intimate dinner party with Anna Wintour.
Dobrev accepted the invitation, joking that Shaun made it “look so legitimate.”
He even asked Dobrev’s stylist to outfit her in Chanel for the event.
Dobrev said she recognized what was happening when she entered the venue and saw White standing beneath the flowery arch.
Shaun’s Proposal To Nina Dobrev Was Romantic Gold
“I went into shock,” Dobrev admitted, later adding that White “said all the right things” before she agreed.
According to the publication, after Shaun proposed, the couple partied into the early morning hours with close friends and relatives.
“Best night of my life,” Shaun captioned his Instagram story on Wednesday.
The duo first became romantically involved in 2020, and they have since publicly recorded their relationship, globe vacations, and White’s Olympic farewell on social media.
SOURCE | CNN
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Hollywood Actress Teri Garr Passes Away at 79
Hollywood actress Teri Garr, known for her roles in classics like “Young Frankenstein” and “Tootsie,” has passed away at 79. She died Tuesday of multiple sclerosis “surrounded by family and friends,” said publicist Heidi Schaeffer.
Admirers took to social media in her honor, with writer-director Paul Feig calling her “truly one of my comedy heroes. I couldn’t have loved her more” and screenwriter Cinco Paul saying: “Never the star, but always shining. She made everything she was in better.”
Throughout her career, the performer, often known as Terri, Terry, or Terry Ann, seemed destined for show business from a young age.
Her father was Eddie Garr, a well-known vaudeville comic, and her mother was Phyllis Lind, one of the original high-kicking Rockettes at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Their daughter began dancing classes at six and was performing with the San Francisco and Los Angeles ballet companies by age fourteen.
She was 16 years old when she joined the road crew of “West Side Story” in Los Angeles, and she began starring in small roles in films as early as 1963.
In an interview from 1988, she described how she landed the role in “West Side Story.” After being rejected at her initial audition, she returned the following day dressed differently and was accepted.
Teri Garr, a comedian
Teri Garr then found steady work as a movie dancer, appearing in the chorus of nine Elvis Presley films, including “Viva Las Vegas,” “Roustabout,” and “Clambake.”
She has also appeared on various television shows, including “Star Trek,” “Dr. Kildare,” and “Batman,” and was a featured dancer on the rock ‘n’ roll music show “Shindig,” the rock concert performance “T.A.M.I.,” and a cast member of “The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour.”
Her breakthrough role was as Gene Hackman’s girlfriend in Francis Ford Coppola’s 1974 thriller The Conversation. This led to an interview with Mel Brooks, who offered her the Gene Wilder’s German lab assistant role in Young Frankenstein if she could speak with a German accent.
“Cher had this German woman, Renata, making wigs, so I got the accent from her,” Garr once said.
The film established her as a great comic performer, with New Yorker film writer Pauline Kael calling her “the funniest neurotic dizzy dame on screen.”
Her big smile and off-center appeal helped her land roles in “Oh, God!” with George Burns and John Denver, “Mr. Mom” (as Michael Keaton’s wife), and “Tootsie,” in which she played the girlfriend who loses Dustin Hoffman to Jessica Lange and discovers he has dressed up as a woman to revive his career.
A gift for spontaneous humor
Teri Garr, best known for comedy, has shown in films such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Black Stallion, and The Escape Artist that she can also tackle drama.
She had a gift for spontaneous humor, frequently playing David Letterman’s foil during early guest appearances on N.B.C.’s “Late Night With David Letterman”.
Her appearances grew so frequent, and the pair’s good-natured bickering so convincing that rumors of romantic involvement circulated for a while. Years later, Letterman acknowledged those early appearances with helping the program become a success.
During those years, Garr began to experience “a little beeping or ticking” in her right leg. It started in 1983 and expanded to her right arm, but she thought she could handle it. By 1999, her symptoms had gotten so bad that she saw a doctor and was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.
After disclosing her diagnosis, Garr became a spokesman for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, giving hilarious remarks at events in the United States and Canada.
Source: AP
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