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The Independent UK
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Liam James,Sravasti Dasgupta,Maryam Zakir-Hussain and Thomas Kingsley

Andrew Tate – news: Arrested influencer shares cryptic tweets about ‘hunting cockroaches’ in prison

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Andrew Tate leaves Bucharest court in handcuffs amid human trafficking allegations

Youtuber KSI has called Andrew Tate “cringey” as he has called for fans to stop worshipping influencers.

The rapper, whose real name is Olajide Olatunj, said he does not want to be “put on a pedestal” like the arrested former kickboxer.

“I don’t want people to worship me. I don’t want this Top G title,” he told BBC Newsbeat.

He also dismissed Mr Tate’s continuous references to ‘The Matrix’ as “cringey”.

“I don’t care about this whole matrix stuff or whatever,” the 29-year-old said.

Mr Tate was arrested in Bucharest on 29 December but is continuing to reach millions of followers online with his cryptic tweets- despite his arrest - the latest saying he is “surrounded by cockroaches” and “hunts in the dark”.

In a tweet posted on Thursday evening, the former kickboxer wrote: “Pitch black surrounded by cockroaches. Unable to sleep, I hunt in the dark. I await daybreak to count my kills.”

The former kickboxer recently lost an appeal against a judge’s earlier decision to extend his arrest from 24 hours to 30 days.

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