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.
Tate was arrested alongside his brother Tristan on Thursday as part of an investigation into allegations of human trafficking and rape, which they deny.
Authorities suspect the pair, along with two Romanian men, of running "an organised crime group".
Tristan, and two others, were also detained by the court in Bucharest.
Outside the court, the Tates' lawyer, Eugen Vidineac, said they would appeal against the detention.
"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.
Andrew Tate, 36, has yet to comment directly on the accusations.
But after being detained, a tweet was sent from his Twitter account alluding to the 1999 movie The Matrix.
"The Matrix sent their agents," the post said. The account also retweeted Matrix memes posted by Twitter owner Elon Musk.
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