<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The controversial British-American influencer Andrew Tate will be held in detention in Romania for 30 days, after a court agreed to a police request.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Tate was arrested alongside his brother Tristan on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape, which they deny.</div><div><br></div><div>Authorities suspect the pair, along with two Romanian men, of running "an organised crime group".</div><div><br></div><div>Tristan, and two others, were also detained by the court in Bucharest.</div><div><br></div><div>Outside the court, the Tates' lawyer, Eugen Vidineac, said they would appeal against the detention.</div><div><br></div><div>"We are not at a stage where guilt or innocence is proven, for now we only discuss preventive measures," he added. Mr Vidineac told the BBC his clients reject all the allegations.</div><div><br></div><div>Andrew Tate, 36, has yet to comment directly on the accusations.</div><div><br></div><div>But after being detained, a tweet was sent from his Twitter account alluding to the 1999 movie The Matrix. - BBC</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>