Investigative reporter @NewYorker. Host of Blood Relatives and The Runaway Princesses with @InTheDarkTNY. Author of From Russia With Blood and The Ugly Game.
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For the past 9 months, I've been investigating Andrew Tate's empire of sexual exploitation — drawing on thousands of private messages and sealed court files, as well as interviews with the Tates, their associates & more than a dozen alleged victims. Here's what I found: newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
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On Saturday, Andrew Tate and his younger brother, Tristan, were arrested in Miami by U.S. marshals. British prosecutors are seeking the brothers’ extradition on rape and trafficking charges. Read Heidi Blake's investigation on how Tate built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women: newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
Andrew and Tristan Tate have been arrested in Miami on new charges of rape, trafficking, and child pornography. Here's my @NewYorker investigation into how they built a vast empire of sexual exploitation in plain sight. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
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The manosphere influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, moved to Romania a decade ago to build an online-pornography empire. They kept their recruits in a development north of Bucharest known as American Village. “I’ve done this with over 100 girls,” Andrew said, about compelling women into sex work. “I almost sound evil. But I’m not.” In 2022, their compound was raided by armed police, and a SWAT team was deployed to take the women in the villa into protective custody. Since then, the brothers have faced ongoing investigations into allegations of human trafficking and sexual exploitation, though they have yet to face trial.
The Tates agreed to meet with Heidi Blake for her investigation for The New Yorker. During her visit, the brothers strenuously denied that they had ever hurt a woman. “I’ve never done anything wrong in my life,” Andrew said. He insisted that none of the women he employed had accused him of crimes, adding, “They’re still my friends.” By the time police raided his properties, he said, “the webcam business—which, by the way, is not illegal—had been closed for ten years.” But that account is starkly contradicted by the accounts of more than a dozen women, who described being groomed, trafficked, or sexually assaulted by the Tates—as well as by thousands of leaked messages and the brothers’ own persistent boasts to their friends and followers. Read Blake’s report: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_V…
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Jeremy Bamber murder case 'bears all the hallmarks' of a miscarriage of justice, says lawyer who overturned Andrew Malkinson's wrongful conviction for rape trib.al/yM6fSeq
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Bamber case is 'history repeating itself' warns lawyer who helped free Malkinson
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Jeremy Bamber could be freed from life sentence by mysterious 999 call from inside house where his entire family was murdered trib.al/t9H8jP0
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Andrew Tate referred to his webcam workers as slaves, branded them with tattoos, and subjected them to harrowing abuse. In this week’s issue, Heidi Blake interviews more than a dozen alleged victims—and Tate himself. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/bO…
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Anybody interested in the Jeremy Bamber case should watch this doc on C5 tonight.
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How the defining figure of the manosphere built a fortune—and became a political force—by systematically exploiting women. newyorker.com/magazine/2026/…
And a big shout-out to @JamieTahsin, @Matt_A_Shea, @_mirceabarbu, Victor Ilie and Luiza Vasiliu, and others who have reported trenchantly on the Tates for years.
Also to @lobsterlooker for sharing the War Room chat logs; an extraordinary window into the heart of the Tates' world.
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Silenced? The Media Ban on Jeremy Bamber
@KenMacdonaldKC and @TimOwenKC discuss this and other UK Law and Politics issues on this week’s episode of Double Jeopardy.
Listen here: link.podtrac.com/ggr882ok
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This podcast was rigorous and shocking, even given the case it was focused on. Pulling stunts like this fuels the notions of a cover-up.
Since we released Blood Relatives, revealing huge flaws in the evidence used to imprison Jeremy Bamber for four decades, Wakefield Prison have barred him from speaking to journalists—and now I'm told he's been banned from talking to his campaign team too. This is an outrage and must be reversed.
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Astonishing development in the Jeremy Bamber case. Serious questions for Essex police here.
Jeremy Bamber, The New Yorker and the mystery of
the dead cop who may have cleared his name. (By me)
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…
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Jeremy Bamber, The New Yorker and the mystery of
the dead cop who may have cleared his name. (By me)
theguardian.com/uk-news/2025…
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Five family members, murdered. A sixth in prison for life. But did the justice system get it wrong? “Blood Relatives,” a six-part series from our award-winning podcast, In the Dark, is out today.
swap.fm/l/tny-radiohour-pJlL…
