Andrew Tate says he plans to live in Florida despite 'hee haw' over return to US soil amid overseas charges

"I'm going to live in America because I've done nothing wrong, and I've got an American passport," Tate, 38, told Fox News Digital at the Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport Thursday. "My father served for this country, and I think there's a whole bunch of media spin that's going around that has people believing things that are not true."

Tate, who has 10 million followers but a history of making controversial statements, and his 37-year-old brother, Tristan, have vehemently denied all allegations of wrongdoing and are suing at least one accuser who they allege fabricated her story. She filed a counter-suit last month claiming their defamation lawsuit is a form of witness intimidation.

It was not immediately clear where he would fly from Opa Locka. Before leaving, however, he confirmed an X post in which he wrote that he planned to purchase a Florida penthouse and become a resident of the Sunshine State.

Tate and his brother took a private jet to Fort Lauderdale last week after Romanian authorities lifted a travel ban that had been part of their bail conditions there.

Gov. Ron DeSantis was quick to publicly announce that the brothers were not welcome in his state, and Attorney General James Uthmeier this week said that his office was seeking search warrants and subpoenas as part of an active criminal investigation.

It was not immediately clear what Florida investigators believe they did there.

Andrew Tate is expected to be extradited to the United Kingdom on separate charges following the conclusion of the Romanian cases.

The brothers are dual citizens of the U.S. and U.K., but were living in Romania.