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| Woody Allen |  | The filmmaker and his wife Soon-Yi Previn were regular guests at Epstein's Upper East Side townhouse for several years beginning in 2010, two years after Epstein's sentencing. In a letter to Epstein on his 63rd birthday, Allen wrote "Always accept. Always interesting" regarding the dinners. Photographs released by House Oversight Committee Democrats in December 2025 showed Allen and Epstein together in various settings, including at a table after a meal, on a film set, and on a private plane alongside Larry Summers. In a September 2025 interview with The Sunday Times , Allen called Epstein "charming and personable" and "a substantial character," describing dinners attended by "college professors, scientists, Nobel laureates." Allen said Epstein told him he had been "falsely put in jail" and "extorted," and was "trying to make up for it now by being philanthropic." A representative for Allen did not respond to a request for comment about the photographs. [2] |
| Anil Ambani |  | Documents showed communications between the Indian businessman and Epstein from 2017 to 2019. Ambani was introduced to Epstein by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem in February 2017; in an early exchange, Ambani wrote that he would "need ur guidance on dealing wth white house for india relationship ad defense cooperation." In March 2017, Ambani messaged Epstein that "Leadership wld like ur help for me to meet jared and bannon asap," referring to Jared Kushner and Steve Bannon, and sought assistance with a planned visit to Washington by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. On May 23, 2019—the day Modi secured re-election—Ambani visited Epstein's Manhattan townhouse; that evening, Epstein messaged Bannon reporting a "really interesting modi meeting" and that Modi's representative said "no one in wash speaks to him." The Wire stated it was unable to confirm whether Modi sent a representative or whether that person was Ambani. [3] In India's Ministry of External Affairs called references to Modi in the documents "trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal, which deserve to be dismissed with the utmost contempt." Ambani did not respond to requests for comment. [3] [4] |
| Dan Ariely |  | The Duke University professor and author had a longstanding relationship with Epstein, as revealed by the Department of Justice's release of documents in 2026. [5] One of the documents released on January 30, 2026 included an image of an email from Ariely to Epstein in which he requests the name and email of a "redhead" that had been introduced to him by Epstein. [6] [7] [8] |
| Peter Attia |  | The longevity influencer appeared in the files over 1,700 times. Emails showed Attia joking with Epstein and expressing that the "worst" part of their friendship was that "the life you lead is so outrageous, and yet I can't tell a soul." [9] |
| José María Aznar |  | Then Prime Minister of Spain and his wife Ana Botella appear as recipients of two parcels, the first in 2003 and the second in 2004 when he was no longer in office. [10] |
| Joscha Bach |  | The Media Lab used money provided by Epstein to support the work of Bach, an A.I. researcher, according to a 2020 M.I.T. review. Bach wrote long and often technical emails to Epstein; in 2016, he wrote to Epstein that "black kids in the US have slower cognitive development" and that women "tend to find abstract systems, conflicts and mechanisms intrinsically boring." Bach stated that he continued to associate with Epstein after his conviction because highly respected academics recommended him as a funding source and "assured me he was reformed," adding that researchers "far more senior and famous than me were accepting such funds." He said his current view is "that race is not causal for differences in development, and race is not a determinant of IQ in children or adults." [11] |
| Steve Bannon |  | The documents included thousands of text messages between the alt right populist and Epstein, particularly from 2018 and 2019. The messages showed the two discussing efforts to influence international geopolitics, including shaping European coalitions, increasing pressure on China, and forging business ties in the Middle East. Epstein offered Bannon the use of a Paris apartment, a Palm Beach house, and his plane on multiple occasions; the two dined together frequently. Bannon provided media training to Epstein as part of work on a documentary and coached him as he faced increasing media scrutiny in early 2019. Bannon did not immediately respond to requests for comment. [12] In March 2019, Bannon asked Epstein if he could supply his plane to pick him up in Rome. A couple of months later, Epstein messaged Bannon: "Now you can understand why trump wakes up in the middle of the night sweating when he hears you and I are friends." The context of the message is unclear from the documents, which were released with many redactions and little clear organization. Another 2018 exchange focused on Trump's threats at the time to oust Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, whom he had named to the post just the year prior. [13] |
| Ehud Barak |  | A September 2013 email showed the former Israeli prime minister and defense minister informing Epstein that Larry Summers had withdrawn from consideration to chair the Federal Reserve, writing "A major blow to a friend. ... Now he'll probably be free in the next few days." Later that day, Epstein emailed Barak to schedule meetings for him with billionaire banker Ariane de Rothschild and an individual referred to as the "kissinger china guy." A representative for Barak did not respond to a request for comment. [14] In a recording of Barak and Epstein released by the DOJ, Epstein encouraged Barak to "look at" working with Peter Thiel's company Palantir. [15] Previously leaked emails from Barak's account show Epstein leveraged his relationship with Barak to approach powerful figures like Thiel, a former director of Israeli signals intelligence, and two people in Vladimir Putin's circle (former Russian deputy minister of economic development Sergey Belyakov and Viktor Vekselberg). [16] This leak also contained an email where Barak complimented Epstein on his "Great, impressive island." [17] In another email released by the DOJ, Epstein told Barak he was attempting to meet with Putin to discuss investment opportunities. [18] |
| Tom Barrack |  | In a March 2016 email exchange, Epstein told the real estate investor and Trump fundraiser that he had received calls from reporters asking about Trump but had refrained from commenting. Barrack responded, "Hope ur good. Let's catch up"; Epstein replied, "send photos of you and child. — makes me smile." Embassy representatives for Barrack, who serves as U.S. ambassador to Turkey, did not respond to a request for comment. [14] |
| Sergei Belyakov [ ru ] |  | Epstein emailed Sergei Belyakov, Russia's deputy minister of economic development, that a "Russian girl" was attempting to blackmail businessmen in New York. [19] |
| Leon Black | | Epstein sometimes referred to the private equity billionaire as "Mr. Big" in emails. Epstein sought to gather information about one of Black's former girlfriends and discussed putting her under surveillance; while Black was not copied on those emails, his lawyer was on some of them. Black, who paid Epstein a total of $170 million for what he characterized as tax and estate planning advice, told investors after Epstein's death that he was "completely unaware" of Epstein's misconduct. The documents included a list of payments from Black to a former model connected to Epstein, labeled as "gifts," totaling more than $600,000. A spokesman for Black declined to comment. [20] |
| Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem |  | Bin Sulayem, the CEO of DP World, had Epstein ask Peter Mandelson to join the board of one of his companies in 2014. In February 2017, he introduced Indian businessman Anil Ambani to Epstein. [3] Other exchanges between the two show Bin Sulayem facilitating the transfer of Epstein's masseuse to a spa in Turkey for training, Bin Sulayem sending Epstein a link to pornography, and Epstein advising Bin Sulayem on whether to attend Trump's first inauguration. [21] |
| Todd Boehly |  | Emails from 2011 showed Epstein arranged two meetings with the businessman, who is now chairman of Chelsea F.C. and part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Lakers. At the time, Boehly was a managing partner at Guggenheim Partners. The first meeting took place in January 2011; a second was scheduled for September 2011 as a conference call, arranged in part to discuss British politician Peter Mandelson. A spokesperson for Boehly declined to comment. The emails did not suggest Boehly's engagements with Epstein extended beyond business. [22] |
| Leon Botstein |  | The longtime president of Bard College met with Epstein numerous times after his 2008 conviction, soliciting donations to the school. Epstein gave Bard $75,000 in unsolicited donations in 2011. [23] Botstein invited Epstein to an opera at Bard in 2013 and a concert at the college in 2016; Epstein planned each time to bring young female assistants and arrive by helicopter. Botstein stated that the school had security ready due to Epstein's criminal record. [24] In 2016, Botstein received checks from an Epstein-linked account totaling approximately $150,000, which he said he donated to Bard that year; a college spokesman confirmed the donation. Botstein stated that Epstein designated the payments as fees. A spokesman for Botstein said the funds were payment for a one-year term on the board of Gratitude America, an Epstein-created foundation. "I have no idea why he concocted this scheme," Botstein said. "He didn't want to write a check to Bard." [23] |
| Richard Branson |  | A 2013 email exchange between Branson and Epstein suggested a familiar relationship built at least in part around their interest in women. [25] The Virgin Group founder wrote to Epstein, "Any time you're in the area would love to see you. As long as you bring your harem!" A representative for Branson stated the email was sent after a group business meeting where Epstein had arrived with three adult women whom he called his "harem". [26] |
| Sergey Brin |  | The documents indicated the Google co-founder visited Epstein's private island and corresponded with Ghislaine Maxwell about attending dinners at Epstein's home. [26] |
| David Brooks |  | Brooks, who wrote a 2025 New York Times column dismissing the continuing media coverage of Epstein, appears in several photos in the Epstein Files, taken while Brooks was attending a 2011 event with Epstein. [27] |
| William Burns |  | Scheduling documents showed the CIA Director had three meetings scheduled with Epstein in 2014, when Burns was deputy secretary of state. They first met in Washington at the office of law firm Steptoe & Johnson, and Burns subsequently visited Epstein's Manhattan townhouse. A CIA spokeswoman stated that Burns was introduced to Epstein as "an expert in the financial services sector" who "offered general advice on transition to the private sector" as Burns was preparing to leave government service, adding that "they had no relationship." [24] |
| Noam Chomsky |  | An undated letter of support attributed to the linguist and philosopher called Epstein a "highly valued friend" and described their "regular contact" as "a most valuable experience." [28] The letter, which cited Chomsky's position as a University of Arizona laureate professor—a role he began in 2017—praised Epstein for teaching him "about the intricacies of the global financial system" and recounted how Epstein had arranged for Chomsky to meet with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. [28] [29] In a 2015 email, Epstein offered Chomsky use of his residences in New York and New Mexico. [30] An undated photograph released by House Oversight Committee Democrats showed Chomsky seated next to Epstein on a plane. [31] In January 2017, Chomsky's wife Valeria emailed Epstein to apologize for missing his birthday, writing: "Noam and I hope to see you again soon and have a toast for your birthday." [28] In March 2018, approximately $270,000 was transferred from an Epstein-linked account to Chomsky; Chomsky stated that the transfer involved "rearrangement of my own funds" related to the disbursement of common funds from his first marriage and "did not involve one penny from Epstein." Chomsky told The Wall Street Journal that he met occasionally with Epstein to discuss political and academic topics. [23] |
| Deepak Chopra |  | In a July 2016 exchange, the author asked Epstein if he knew Trump's ex-wife Marla Maples; Epstein replied that he had lost a $10,000 bet with Trump when Maples became pregnant. In November 2016, Epstein sent Chopra a news story claiming that a woman had fabricated allegations of assault by Trump and Epstein; when Epstein confirmed the civil charges against him had been dropped, Chopra responded "Good." Chopra stated that he hoped "all of the truth comes out after ongoing and proper investigations" and was "happy to share whatever I know with authorized officials." [14] |
| George Church |  | According to his online personal calendar, the Harvard geneticist met with Epstein multiple times in 2014, including an April meeting at Harvard Medical School's Genetics Department building and a June lunch; the calendar also listed a November 2014 dinner at Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics with Epstein, Joi Ito, Reid Hoffman, and Martin Nowak. [32] In 2019, months before Epstein's death, Ito and Epstein strategized over email about how to fund work at M.I.T. after the university rejected a $25,000 donation from a foundation linked to Epstein; Ito wrote that "We were able to keep the Leon Black money" but that "the $25K from your foundation is getting bounced by MIT," to which Epstein replied that this was "no problem" and that he was "trying to get more black for you." In a 2017 exchange, Epstein remarked that "with all these guys getting busted for harassment, i have moved slightly up on the reputation ladder," to which Ito replied, "#metoo is quite amazing..." [11] Church has apologized for his relationship with Epstein, attributing his failure to sever ties to "nerd tunnel vision". [33] |
| Bill Clinton |  | The documents included frequent communications between Maxwell and Clinton staffers between 2001 and 2004, a period during which the former president traveled on Epstein's plane at least 16 times. Much of the correspondence pertained to travel and dining logistics; in one April 2003 email, Maxwell asked a Clinton staffer if the former president would like to attend a dinner. Some emails between Maxwell and Clinton office addresses were flirtatious or lewd in nature; in one message, Maxwell said that the recipient was "hung like a horse," and referenced "Belzburg stuff," an apparent allusion to tabloid stories from 2002 about Clinton's association with New York socialite Lisa Belzberg. [34] [35] A Clinton spokesman stated that the former president did not send any of the emails and had "never emailed" outside of two occasions during his presidency. The spokesman has said Clinton cut ties with Epstein before his 2006 charges, did not know about his crimes, and denied ever visiting Epstein's island. [34] |
| David Copperfield |  | Phone message pads seized by police from Epstein's Florida mansion in 2005 showed the illusionist left messages for Epstein 16 times over several months in 2004 and 2005, with notations including "it's important," "just called to say hello," and "it's jackpot." Epstein's housekeeper Alfredo Rodriguez testified in a 2009 deposition that Copperfield was at the house "maybe two or three times" and "came to the house, played tricks" before leaving. [36] Under questioning in a 2016 deposition, Epstein acknowledged he socialized with Copperfield; when asked whether he and Copperfield "have been together in the presence of minor girls under the age of 18" and whether he "ever provided girls under the age 18 to David Copperfield for sexual purposes," Epstein invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination. [37] Johanna Sjoberg, who later accused Epstein of abuse, testified in a deposition that she attended a 2004 dinner at Epstein's home where Copperfield performed magic tricks; she said Copperfield asked her if she was aware "that girls were getting paid to find other girls." Copperfield's lawyers stated he had heard a rumor about this and asked Sjoberg "out of surprise (and concern for her)," but dropped the matter when she did not express concern. [36] Undated photographs released in December 2025 showed Copperfield and Maxwell posing together in bathrobes. A partially redacted October 2007 email in the files described Copperfield as "Epstein's favorite cohort" and stated that tickets with "backstage passes" were a frequent gift Epstein gave to girls. [37] Copperfield's lawyers denied he was friends with Epstein, stating they were "at most, acquaintances" and that he "was completely unaware of Epstein's horrific crimes." [36] |
| Bill Gates |  | The release contained draft emails written by Epstein in 2013, addressed from his account to his own account, which made lurid allegations about Gates; it was not clear whether Epstein ever sent the emails to Gates. [25] A representative for Gates called the claims "absolutely absurd and completely false" and stated they demonstrated Epstein's "frustration that he did not have an ongoing relationship with Gates." [38] |
| Andrew Farkas | | The New York real estate developer co-owned a marina with Epstein in St. Thomas for years. Documents showed the two men exchanged crude emails about women in 2010, after Epstein's first arrest and conviction. In a 2018 note, Farkas told Epstein he loved him and considered him one of his best friends, signing off "xoxo." Farkas stayed on Epstein's island, and photographs released by Congress in late 2025 showed Epstein with his hand on Farkas's shoulder as they walked together in a tropical setting. Farkas had previously characterized the relationship as purely business-related; a spokeswoman told The New York Times in December 2025 that Farkas "regrets their association." [20] |
| Sarah Ferguson |  | Then known as Sarah, Duchess of York, the former wife of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor (formerly Prince Andrew, Duke of York), thanked Epstein for being the "brother" she "always wished for" in an email sent in August 2009, a year after his conviction. In the exchange, Ferguson appeared to suggest she and her daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, had met with Epstein, writing: "I have never been more touched by a friends kindness than your compliment to me in front of my girls." Epstein was under house arrest when the email was sent, but Ferguson implied the pair had lunch the previous week; it has not been confirmed if she visited him while he was confined to his home. The emails also showed Ferguson discussing conversations she had with retailers regarding a "Sarah Ferguson brand." Epstein gave Ferguson at least £15,000 (~ $23367) to help pay off debts, though some reports have suggested he bankrolled her to a greater extent. In 2011, Ferguson said her relationship with Epstein had been a "gigantic error of judgment," but later emailed him privately to apologize. [39] |
| Joe Gibbs |  | Gibbs as well as his organization, Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR), are mentioned in 2 separate documents. In one document, what is believed to be a victim of Epstein recalls Gibbs as being very nice whilst calling Daniel Snyder a "pig". In the other, dated January 3, 2013 an unknown party rented a JGR aircraft from the organization. [40] |
| Josh Harris |  | Harris, the co-founder of Apollo Global Management and Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, had ongoing correspondence with Epstein between 2013 and 2016. Emails also show that Harris met with Epstein, Bill Gates, and Ron Baron at Epstein's New York home in 2014. A spokesperson for Harris said that Harris "never had an independent relationship with Jeffrey Epstein." [41] |
| Stephen Hawking |  | The renowned theoretical physicist, was named in court documents released as part of a lawsuit involving Ghislaine Maxwell, a close associate of Jeffrey Epstein. These documents were unsealed following a New York judge's order, revealing over 70 names, including Hawking's, [42] but without any evidence or allegations of misconduct linked to him. The documents included references to claims made by Virginia Giuffre, an alleged victim of Epstein, regarding Hawking's involvement in an "underage orgy." Hawking, who died in 2018, was never charged with any sexual misconduct. In a 2015 email, Epstein suggested offering a reward to anyone who could disprove the allegations involving Hawking. [43] This email referenced a claim that Hawking had participated in an orgy on Epstein's private island. Hawking did visit Epstein's island in 2006 as part of a science conference. |
| Reid Hoffman |  | Epstein's scheduling records showed the LinkedIn co-founder visited Epstein's island in November 2014; a calendar entry listed a reminder of Hoffman's arrival in Fort Lauderdale followed by a flight to "LSJ," an apparent reference to Epstein's private island. Hoffman told The Wall Street Journal he visited the island once for an MIT fundraising trip and that his last interaction with Epstein was in 2015. The documents also contained email exchanges from 2015 and 2017, as well as scheduling records showing multiple Skype calls between the two in 2013 and 2014. In 2019, Hoffman stated his interactions with Epstein came at the request of then-MIT Media Lab Director Joi Ito for fundraising purposes; he said he regretted participating in any activity where Epstein was present. No victim of Epstein has made any public allegation of wrongdoing by Hoffman. In an interview in 2025, Ghislaine Maxwell stated she had never seen Hoffman with Epstein on a flight or "getting massages." [44] |
| Joi Ito |  | The former director of the MIT Media Lab received $1.7 million from Epstein, including $1.2 million for his own outside investment funds. Internal emails showed Ito and other Media Lab officials took measures to conceal the lab's relationship with Epstein; in one 2014 email, Ito asked development staff to record a $100,000 donation from Epstein as "anonymous." He twice traveled to Epstein's island in the Caribbean to seek donations. A separate October 2014 email showed Ito writing that a $2 million gift from Bill Gates had been "directed by Jeffrey Epstein"; a spokesman for Gates denied that Epstein directed any grant making for Gates and called the characterization "completely false." Ito resigned from MIT in September 2019, as well as from the boards of the MacArthur Foundation, the Knight Foundation, and The New York Times Company. [45] |
| Michael Jackson |  | Undated photographs released in December 2025 showed the singer posing with Epstein, including one in front of a painting of a nude woman. [46] [47] Another photograph showed Jackson with Bill Clinton and Diana Ross. [47] It is unclear when or where the photos were taken or why they were in Epstein's possession; there is no suggestion Jackson was aware of, or involved in, any of Epstein's crimes. [48] |
| Thorbjørn Jagland |  | In a 2014 email to Epstein, former prime minister of Norway Thorbjørn Jagland had planned a family trip to Little Saint James island. The trip was eventually cancelled because of the annexation of Crimea by Russia, which caused Jagland, who was the secretary-general of the European Council at the time, to stay in Europe. Jagland was also the head of the Nobel Committee when he exchanged emails with Epstein. [49] Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said Jagland had exercised "poor judgement." [50] Epstein told Jagland that he could advise Vladimir Putin on how to talk with Donald Trump. [19] |
| Jay-Z |  | According to an FBI crisis intake form that was included in the January 2026 release of Epstein files, an anonymous victim alleged that, after being drugged and sexually abused, she woke up in a room with the rapper and Harvey Weinstein. [51] |
| Jimmie Johnson |  | In a 2013 email sent from a redacted sender, Johnson was CC'd in an email with Epstein, Jody Thibodeau, and another redacted recipient. [52] |
| John de Jongh Jr. |  | Emails in the files show that from 2008 to 2009 Epstein paid for the children of then–U.S. Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh. The tuition invoices covered multiple universities and excluded room and board. After Cecile de Jongh, wife of John de Jongh and former first lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands, thanked Epstein in June 2009, Epstein described the payments as "a treat" and said "Its as if i had my own kids in college." Epstein also paid college tuition for a student identified as "Thomas", the son of Jeanne Brennan Wiebracht, who was the former campaign accountant for John de Jongh. [53] |
| Brad S. Karp |  | Documents showed the chair of law firm Paul Weiss attended dinner gatherings at Epstein's Upper East Side residence. In a July 2015 email, Karp wrote to Epstein: "I can't thank you enough for including me in an evening I'll never forget. It was truly 'once in a lifetime' in every way, though I hope to be invited again." [54] When Epstein replied that "there are many many nights of unique talents. you will be invited often," Karp responded: "You're amazing." [55] In a separate July 2015 exchange, Epstein asked Karp about revoking a woman's visa; Karp responded, "Both good ideas; will work on this." A July 2016 email showed Karp asking Epstein for help getting his son a job on a Woody Allen film production. [54] In February 2019, Karp corresponded with Epstein about finding legal representation for Robert Kraft and former Citigroup president John Havens, both of whom had been ensnared in a Florida prostitution crackdown; charges against both men were later dropped. In April 2019, Epstein texted Steve Bannon about getting Karp admitted to the Augusta National Golf Club; there is no indication Karp was aware of this effort. [55] Paul Weiss stated that the firm represented Leon Black in fee disputes with Epstein and was "adverse to Epstein," adding that "at no point did Paul Weiss or Brad Karp ever represent him." [54] |
| Jeff Koons |  | In 2013, the artist attended a dinner party at Epstein's Upper East Side home. Koons said "Beyond attending the dinner, I did not have a relationship with Epstein." [56] |
| Bobby Kotick |  | Epstein invited Kotick to events with “the girls” and was part of the conversation to add micro-transactions to Call of Duty . [57] [58] |
| Lawrence Krauss |  | When reporters at BuzzFeed News were preparing an article about sexual misconduct allegations against the physicist in late 2017, Krauss reached out to Epstein for advice on how to respond. Epstein recommended that Krauss write a cover letter stating that the accusations were "false" and had been "either investigated and found lacking or ignored." In 2018, Epstein forwarded Krauss a list of attendees for the Women in the World Summit; Krauss responded, "Let's do a men of the world conference," listing men accused of misconduct including Kevin Spacey, Bill Clinton, Al Franken, and Woody Allen. Krauss announced his retirement from Arizona State University in 2018. He stated that he had never hidden his association with Epstein and had "sought out advice from essentially everyone I knew" when he was accused, adding that none of his communications with Epstein "relate in any way to the horrendous crimes he was accused of in 2019." [11] |
| Sergie Lavrov |  | Epstein told Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, he could give insight on President Donald Trump to Vladimir Putin. [19] |
| Miroslav Lajčák |  | A Slovak diplomat and politician who served as the minister of foreign affairs of the Slovak Republic and president of the United Nations General Assembly. In late 2025 and early 2026, the "Epstein files" revealed extensive email correspondence between Lajčák and Epstein occurring between 2017 and 2019. According to the records, Lajčák allegedly asked Epstein to introduce him to "young girls" and boasted that Epstein had not yet seen him "in action". The files reportedly show that Epstein responded by offering him "young girls and their sisters" and Lajčák explicitly requested invitations to participate in Epstein's private "games". Lajčák's name appears more than 300 times throughout the documentation. [59] [60] A publicized photograph confirmed their personal connection, showing the two men together at the Slovak diplomatic residence in Vienna during Lajčák's tenure as minister. [61] The released documents also state that Lajčák offered to present Slovak prime minister Robert Fico as a suitable political figure for the agendas of the American far-right and strategist Steve Bannon. Additionally, Lajčák explicitly characterized Fico as the "right figure" for the strategic goals discussed with Epstein. Epstein wanted to establish a network of far-right political groups with Bannon in Europe and Lajčák said Fico could "play Steve's game". [62] |
| Howard Lutnick |  | Email correspondence showed that the Commerce Secretary coordinated a visit to Epstein's Caribbean compound in December 2012, though he had previously said he severed ties with Epstein around 2005. [12] [25] Lutnick previously said that in 2005 he and his wife were invited to Epstein's house, which was next door to theirs, for coffee, and that he did not associate with Epstein after that visit. [63] A longtime Epstein aide reached out to Lutnick in November 2012 to arrange a meeting while Lutnick was in St. Thomas; Lutnick, accompanied by his wife Allison and their four children, agreed to a lunch on December 23 on Epstein's private island. Emails showed Lutnick and his wife coordinating logistics, including where to dock their yacht at Little St. James. The day after the scheduled meeting, an Epstein aide passed along a message reading, "Nice to see you." [12] A schedule also showed the two had drinks together on another occasion in 2011, and in 2017 they exchanged emails about the construction of a building across the street from both of their homes. [13] When asked about the emails, Lutnick told The New York Times "I spent zero time with him" and hung up. A Commerce Department spokesman said Lutnick had "limited interactions" with Epstein "in the presence of his wife" and has never been accused of wrongdoing. [12] [64] |
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| Peter Mandelson, Baron Mandelson |  | Bank statements released by the DOJ showed three separate $25,000 payments referencing Mandelson sent from Epstein's JP Morgan accounts between 2003 and 2004, totaling $75,000; it is unclear whether the payments reached the named accounts. Mandelson stated he had no record or recollection of receiving the sums and did not know whether the documents were authentic. [65] Separately, documents showed Epstein sent £10,000 (~ $15578) to Mandelson's husband, Reinaldo Avila da Silva, in 2009; emails suggested the funds were intended for an osteopathy course. In another set of emails, Mandelson asked to stay at one of Epstein's properties while Epstein was serving his jail term; the terms of Epstein's sentence allowed him to work from his office during the day and return to jail each night. [39] An October 2009 email showed Epstein suggesting Mandelson could marry Princess Beatrice in order to renounce his peerage and run for prime minister; Mandelson replied, "Remember, I am already her Lord President." The document release also included a redacted image of Mandelson in his underwear standing next to an unidentified woman; Mandelson said he could not place the location, the woman, or the circumstances. Mandelson was dismissed as the UK's ambassador to the United States in September 2025 after it emerged he had sent supportive messages to Epstein following his conviction. In response to the document release, Mandelson stated he had been "wrong" to continue his association with Epstein but said he was "never culpable or complicit" in Epstein's crimes, and apologised "unequivocally to the women and girls who suffered." [39] [65] On 13 June 2009, Mandelson allegedly leaked to Epstein a high-level Downing Street document that proposed £20bn of asset sales and revealed Labour's tax policy plans. The memo was written on 13 June 2009 by Nick Butler, who was a special adviser to then British prime minister Gordon Brown from 2009 to 2010. [66] A December 2009 email from Mandelson appeared to suggest that JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon should "mildly threaten" then-Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling over a bankers' bonus tax; [67] the pressure was reportedly exerted through references to the role of US banks as buyers of UK gilts, as well as investment plans in London. [68] Mandelson stands accused of lobbying the US government in March 2010, to water down proposed restrictions on US bank trading activities, on behalf of Epstein and Jes Staley. [69] [70] On 31 March 2010, Mandelson allegedly forwarded confidential minutes of a meeting between the chancellor of the exchequer Alistair Darling and director of the National Economic Council Larry Summers five minutes after he received them, which discussed new banking regulation and taxation that Summers wanted to see, in addition to discussion on how the US should engage with France and Germany. The following day, on 1 April 2010, Mandelson met with Larry Summers, and forwarded the minutes of his meeting two minutes after he received them. [71] On 9 May 2010, Mandelson gave Epstein advance notice of a €500bn bailout from the EU to save the Euro. [66] [67] On 10 May 2010, Mandelson emailed Epstein saying "finally got him to go today", with Gordon Brown resigning the following day. [72] [73] In another email on 10 May 2010, Mandelson appeared to reveal to Epstein the existence of a secret underground tunnel between 10 Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence. [73] |
| Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway |  | She was mentioned over a thousand times in the Epstein files, with communications spanning 2011 to 2014. [74] [75] [76] [50] Documents showed she spent four days at Epstein's house in Palm Beach in January 2013; one message implied she was aware of his 2008 jail term. In one email from her account, Epstein was asked whether a mother should suggest naked women carrying a surfboard for her son's wallpaper. In response to the release, she stated: "I showed poor judgement and regret having any contact with Epstein at all. It is simply embarrassing." She expressed "deep sympathy and solidarity with the victims of the abuses committed by Jeffrey Epstein." Norwegian prime minister Jonas Gahr Støre said he agreed with Mette-Marit's admission of poor judgement. [50] |
| George J. Mitchell |  | A 2003 handwritten letter in Epstein's "birthday book" showed the former U.S. Senate majority leader describing his friendship with Epstein as "a blessing." [77] Documents released in January 2026 showed a continued relationship between Mitchell and Epstein following Epstein's 2008 conviction, including emails and scheduled appointments; a November 2013 email listed "10:30am Appt w/Senator George Mitchell." [78] The files also contained references to an allegation by Virginia Giuffre, first made in a May 2016 deposition, that Ghislaine Maxwell had directed her to have sex with Mitchell. [79] [78] A spokesperson for Mitchell stated that he never met, spoke to, or had any contact with Giuffre or any underage women, and that the allegation was based on mistaken identity. The spokesperson said Mitchell learned of Epstein's criminal activity only through media reports linked to Epstein's prosecution in Florida and declined further invitations from Epstein's office. Following the document release, the US-Ireland Alliance announced it would remove Mitchell's name from the George J. Mitchell Scholarship Program. [78] |
| Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor |  | In a 2010 email exchange, Epstein offered to introduce the former Prince Andrew to a 26-year-old Russian woman, to which he replied he would be "delighted" to meet her. [80] The same exchange showed the former royal inviting Epstein to have dinner at Buckingham Palace and to "come with whomever"; it is unclear whether such a visit occurred. [63] Epstein and Mountbatten-Windsor were pictured walking together in New York's Central Park three months later; Mountbatten-Windsor had previously claimed he travelled to the United States to end his friendship with Epstein in person in light of his conviction. [39] The former royal was also photographed with a woman lying on the ground in three undated photos. [63] The BBC noted the emails did not indicate any wrongdoing. [38] Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who died in 2025, accused the former royal of sexual abuse; he denied the allegations and settled Giuffre's lawsuit in 2022 for an undisclosed amount. [63] A photo showing Giuffre, Andrew, and Ghislaine Maxwell, which had been disputed by Andrew and Maxwell, appears to have been referenced in a 2015 email sent by "G Maxwell" to Epstein, reading: "In 2001 I was in London when [redacted] met a number of friends of mine including Prince Andrew. A photograph was taken as I imagine she wanted to show it to friends and family." [81] |
| Robert Mugabe |  | An FBI source said Epstein was providing financial management services to the Zimbabwean president. [82] |
| Elon Musk |  | Emails from 2012 to 2014 showed Epstein making repeated overtures to meet with Musk, with the latter citing schedule conflicts and logistical complications; the communications did not reflect any actual in-person meetings between the two. [12] One email exchange from mid-December 2013 to early 2014 showed Epstein and Musk coordinating a possible holiday visit to Epstein's compound in the U.S. Virgin Islands. [63] In late 2012, Musk asked Epstein about attending "the wildest party" on his island and wrote in December that he wanted to "hit the party scene in St Barts or elsewhere and let loose"; when Epstein replied that "the ratio on my island might make Talulah uncomfortable," referring to Musk's then-wife Talulah Riley, Musk responded that "ratio is not a problem for Talulah." Musk also suggested in February 2013 that Epstein meet him at the SpaceX rocket factory near Long Beach, California. Following the document release, Musk posted on X that "what matters is not release of some subset of the Epstein files, but rather the prosecution of those who committed heinous crimes with Epstein." [12] In another 2013 email exchange, shortly after a successful Falcon 9 rocket launch, Epstein congratulated Musk and later asked if he had tried the wakefulness medication Nuvigil. [63] Musk has publicly stated he "REFUSED" all invitations to Epstein's island; [64] in a 2019 comment to Vanity Fair , Musk said that he had once briefly visited Epstein's home but had declined repeated invitations to Epstein's island. [63] |
| Mira Nair |  | The film director was named in the January 2026 release of the files, having been mentioned by name in an email from publicist Peggy Siegal to Epstein, who wrote that she saw Nair at an after-party for the 2009 film Amelia , which Nair directed. [51] The email implies no wrongdoing on Nair's part nor does it suggest a relationship between Nair and Epstein. [51] |
| Elisa New | | In 2015, the Harvard professor of American literature wrote to Epstein to thank him for a donation he had arranged, stating: "you have been such a wonderful supporter of my Poetry in America project. That gift woke up the Deans to the importance of Harvard's role in producing the highest quality humanities content in the WORLD." A 2020 Harvard review found that one of Epstein's foundations claimed on tax forms in 2016 that it had donated $110,000 to a nonprofit organization of which New was president. New issued a statement apologizing for maintaining contact with Epstein. [11] |
| Martin Nowak |  | In 2003, Epstein donated $6.5 million to establish Harvard's Program for Evolutionary Dynamics, which Nowak led. Epstein visited Harvard approximately 40 times after his release from jail in 2009, according to a university review. In 2017, Epstein introduced Nowak to his publicist, Masha Drokova, to arrange an interview; Drokova later emailed Epstein to say that she "had a great conversation with Martin" and that "he loves you." After publishing a report on its financial ties to Epstein in 2020, Harvard placed Nowak under sanctions for two years and shuttered the Program for Evolutionary Dynamics; he remains a professor of mathematics and of biology at Harvard. Nowak did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [11] According to The Times , Nowak emailed Ghislaine Maxwell to thank her for her “amazing hospitality”, with a little apology about a near miss: “i am so very sorry i caused you so much worry and that i spoilt this day. i am so happy that i did not kill anybody. my perspective of life has changed somehow… lots of love martin.” [83] |
| Mehmet Oz |  | A transaction report from 2004 showed Epstein paid $1,592 for the travel expenses of Oz, who currently serves as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Epstein was invited to a 2014 event at which Oz was a guest speaker, but wrote in an email that he was unavailable to attend. The files also contained a 2016 email from Oz to Epstein, though its contents were redacted. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [84] |
| Stacey Plaskett |  | Text messages appeared to show Epstein communicating with the delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands during a February 2019 House Oversight Committee hearing in which Michael Cohen testified against Trump. Though the recipient's name was redacted, timestamps and message contents appeared to indicate Epstein was texting Plaskett. During the exchange, Epstein noted that Cohen had mentioned Trump's executive assistant Rhona Graff; shortly afterward, Plaskett asked Cohen about Graff during her questioning. Plaskett's office stated that during the hearing she "received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein," and emphasized her "long record combating sexual assault and human trafficking" and "support for his victims." [14] |
| Christoper Poole |  | Epstein had a meeting with 4chan founder Christopher Poole. [85] |
| Pusha T |  | The rapper is mentioned in an FBI crisis intake form that was released with other Epstein files in January 2026, showing that an anonymous victim alleged that Pusha T had been one of her "handlers" during the years she had experienced being drugged and sexually abused. [51] |
| Vladimir Putin |  | Epstein offered to get a friend a visa with the help of Vladimir Putin. Epstein scheduled an appointment to meet Putin in 2011 and 2014. [19] |
| Tom Pritzker | | In a May 2013 email exchange, the billionaire chairman of Hyatt Hotels forwarded Epstein a news article reporting that his cousin Penny Pritzker, then President Obama's nominee to lead the Commerce Department, had understated her income by roughly $80 million. Pritzker wrote to Epstein, "I clearly did something wrong in my last life to have to deal w this bulls---. AND I warned her"; Epstein responded "nice to see you" and "please come more often," and Pritzker replied "Always fun." A representative for Tom Pritzker declined to comment. [14] |
| Hardeep Singh Puri |  | An email from Puri, currently India's Petroleum Minister, to Epstein in November 2014 detailed reasons for engaging with India following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election. At the time, Puri had retired from the Indian Foreign Service and was working with the International Peace Institute. Puri did not deny sending the email but did not comment on its contents; BJP spokespersons called Epstein's claims "bogus" and "drunk bragging on mail." [4] |
| Marc Rowan |  | Emails showed the Apollo Global Management CEO corresponded with Epstein over the firm's tax arrangements throughout the 2010s, despite Apollo having stated in 2020 that it "never did any business" with Epstein. In March 2016, Rowan forwarded Epstein a detailed internal calculation regarding Apollo's tax receivable agreement. Documents showed Epstein was involved in discussions about a possible tax "inversion" deal that would have redomiciled Apollo overseas; in one 2016 exchange, Epstein wrote that "using rothschild for the inversion allows interesting structures," and Rowan responded in agreement. An email from Epstein described a meeting that appeared to be with Rowan: "Mark [sic] was here this morning; we talked Athene, Montauk, Rothschild. Planes boats etc." In 2015, Apollo partner Sanjay Patel emailed Epstein stating that "Marc Rowan asked me to catch up with you regarding the Rothschild conversations." Documents also showed Rowan and another Apollo executive met with executives from Edmond de Rothschild Group at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse in early 2016. Apollo confirmed to the Financial Times that it shared company financial information with Epstein but said this was only for Leon Black's personal financial planning; the firm stated that "Mr Rowan had neither a business nor any other relationship with Mr Epstein" and that "Apollo never did any business with Mr Epstein." [86] |
| Kathryn Ruemmler |  | Documents showed Epstein sent numerous gifts to Ruemmler, a former White House Counsel under Barack Obama and currently general counsel of Goldman Sachs, who was at the time a lawyer at Latham & Watkins. The gifts included flowers, wine, an Hermès bag, $10,000 in Bergdorf Goodman gift cards, spa treatments, an Apple Watch, and "1 million amex points." Previous Epstein file releases had shown that the two corresponded frequently. [63] Ruemmler stated that her relationship with Epstein was professional and that she regularly interacted with criminals as part of her job, adding: "I regret ever knowing him, and I have enormous sympathy for the victims of Epstein's crimes." [63] In a 2019 email, Ruemmler wrote to Epstein: "Am totally tricked out by Uncle Jeffrey today!" [55] In released emails with Epstein and others, Ruemmler discussed meeting up with him and what she described as "the girls"; a Goldman spokesman said "the girls" was a reference to a mutual client and her daughters. [20] A Goldman Sachs spokesman stated: "It's well known that Epstein often offered unsolicited favors and gifts to his many business contacts." [63] Separately, a March 2018 email from Epstein's office invited Ruemmler to a get-together with Epstein, Miroslav Lajčák, and Steve Bannon. [80] |
| Joshua Cooper Ramo |  | Scheduling documents showed the then co-CEO of Henry Kissinger's corporate consulting firm had more than a dozen meetings with Epstein from 2013 to 2017, many in the evenings at Epstein's Manhattan townhouse. Ramo was invited to a breakfast at the townhouse in September 2013 with former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. At the time, Ramo served on the boards of Starbucks and FedEx. He did not respond to requests for comment; a spokeswoman for Kissinger said he was unaware that Ramo was meeting with Epstein. [24] |
| Brett Ratner |  | The film director appeared in undated photographs with Epstein and Jean-Luc Brunel, a late French modeling agent and longtime associate of Epstein. [87] Additional images released in January 2026 showed Ratner seated on a sofa beside Epstein and two women whose identities were obscured; a series of thumbnails showed Ratner, Epstein, and Brunel with different women. There was no indication of wrongdoing in the files. [88] |
| Ariane de Rothschild |  | Scheduling documents showed the CEO of Swiss private bank Edmond de Rothschild Group had more than a dozen meetings with Epstein from 2013 to 2019. She bought nearly $1 million worth of auction items on Epstein's behalf in 2014 and 2015, and in October 2015 negotiated a $25 million contract for Epstein's Southern Trust Co. to provide risk analysis services for the bank. In 2019, following Epstein's arrest, the bank initially stated that de Rothschild had never met with Epstein and the bank had no business links with him; the bank later acknowledged to The Wall Street Journal that this statement was not accurate. The bank stated that de Rothschild had no knowledge of any legal proceedings against Epstein and "was similarly unaware of any questions regarding his personal conduct." [24] |
| Andres Serrano |  | The photographer photographed Epstein shortly before Epstein's death in 2019. In 2016, Serrano emailed Epstein that he was considering a "sympathy vote" for Trump because of outrage about the Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape. [89] |
| Kevin Spacey |  | Undated photographs showed the actor standing with Epstein. [46] Other images showed Spacey visiting the Churchill War Rooms with Bill Clinton and Ghislaine Maxwell during a 2002 visit to the UK as part of a Clinton Foundation humanitarian trip. [47] Spacey told journalist Piers Morgan in 2024 that he traveled on Epstein's plane for the foundation trip but that "he never spent time with him." [46] He has not been accused of wrongdoing in relation to Epstein. [47] |
| Jes Staley |  | In December 2025, it was revealed that Staley and Lawrence Summers had been appointed by Epstein as executors of his estate. [90] |
| Lawrence H. Summers |  | Emails showed the former Treasury Secretary and Harvard president discussed with Epstein his romantic pursuit of a woman; in one exchange, Epstein referred to himself as a "good wing man." Communications between the two continued until days before Epstein's arrest in July 2019. [14] [11] Summers stepped back from teaching while Harvard reviews his links to Epstein. [11] |
| Peter Thiel |  | Documents showed that an investment firm co-founded by the venture capitalist accepted $40 million from Epstein and that the two corresponded for at least five years before Epstein's death. In 2018, Epstein urged Thiel to "Visit me Caribbean." A spokesman for Thiel declined to comment on the relationship but said Thiel "never went to Epstein's island." [20] |
| Steve Tisch |  | Emails from 2013 show the New York Giants co-owner and Epstein discussing women, with Epstein describing their physical features. [64] In a statement, Tisch said: "We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy and investments. I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with." [63] |
| Robert Trivers | | The evolutionary biologist told Reuters in 2015 that Epstein had given him about $40,000 for his research. In December 2018, Trivers emailed Epstein about funding, writing that Epstein had once said he would "never not support me." In 2015, Trivers defended Epstein to Reuters, stating that girls "mature sooner than they used to" and that he did not "see these acts as so heinous." Trivers did not respond to requests for comment. [11] |
| Donald Trump |  | The New York Times identified more than 5,300 files containing over 38,000 references to Trump, his wife, Mar-a-Lago, and related terms in the January 2026 release; many were news articles or publicly available materials, and none included direct communication between Trump and Epstein. Trump was among half a dozen prominent men about whom the FBI's files included what an official described as "salacious information," according to internal correspondence; the agency compiled tips about Trump into a summary that was released but contained no corroborating information. An 2011 email from the DOJ's files indicates that Epstein planned to call Trump regarding Virginia Giuffre; Trump has claimed he parted ways earlier. [91] Handwritten notes from a September 2019 victim interview described being transported to Mar-a-Lago to meet Trump, with Epstein allegedly saying "This is a good one, huh?"; the notes did not suggest misconduct by Trump. On February 1, 2026, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said on CNN that the Justice Department had looked into sexual misconduct allegations against Trump in connection with Epstein but "did not find credible information to merit further investigation." [92] In its press release, the DOJ stated that some documents contained "untrue and sensationalist claims against President Trump" that were "unfounded and false." [93] [38] As of February 1, 2026, the list of tips regarding Trump was no longer available on the DOJ's publicly accessible database. [94] |
| Melania Trump |  | In a 2002 email, Melania Trump wrote to an individual identified as "G" to congratulate her on a New York magazine profile of Epstein. Though the recipient's email address was redacted, Epstein's then-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell was photographed in the article. Melania Trump did not immediately respond to a request for comment. [63] |
| Brian Vickers |  | Documents showed correspondence between the former NASCAR driver and Epstein dating back to at least 2012. Vickers' ex-wife Sarah Kellen has been named as a co-conspirator in Epstein's sex trafficking operation; Kellen has said she is a victim of Epstein, though in 2007 she was accused by authorities in Palm Beach, Florida, of helping recruit young women to provide sex for Epstein. In March 2012, Vickers forwarded Epstein an email with sexually explicit content. In 2013, emails showed Epstein working behind the scenes on NASCAR sponsorships for Vickers after news of Kellen's involvement with Epstein began to surface; Epstein wrote that he had contacted Michael Waltrip Racing co-owners Michael Waltrip and Rob Kauffman to address concerns that sponsor Aaron's might not follow through on a deal. According to Epstein's email, Waltrip and Kauffman did not intend to bring the matter to Aaron's attention; Aaron's went on to sponsor Vickers for the 2014 season. In February 2019, Vickers sent Epstein an email with the subject line "Thought you would like this" and a video attachment. [95] |
| Michael Waltrip |  | 2013 emails between Brian Vickers and Epstein showed Waltrip, then owner of Michael Waltrip Racing was made aware of currently undisclosed allegations made against Vickers that would potentially hamper their sponsorship efforts going forward from anchor partner Aaron's. This happened discussing sponsorships for the 2014 season with co-owner Rob Kauffman, and the pair would state "They are good with it on a personal level, but said they have to keep the best interest of the team in mind." [96] |
| Casey Wasserman |  | The chairman of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee exchanged personal emails with Maxwell in March and April 2003; in one message, Maxwell offered Wasserman a massage that could "drive a man wild." [97] [98] Other documents showed Wasserman and his then-wife flew on Epstein's private jet in September 2002 alongside Maxwell, Epstein, Bill Clinton, Kevin Spacey, and others as part of a humanitarian trip organized by the Clinton Foundation to address HIV in Africa; the trip had been previously documented in a 2003 Vanity Fair story. In a statement, Wasserman said he regretted the correspondence, which he said occurred "long before her horrific crimes came to light." He stated that he "never had a personal or business relationship with Jeffrey Epstein" and said: "I am terribly sorry for having any association with either of them." [98] |
| Harvey Weinstein |  | Harvey Weinstein is mentioned in an FBI crisis intake form. [51] |
| Les Wexner |  | In emails from Epstein's account obtained by Distributed Denial of Secrets, Wexner messaged Epstein prior to Epstein's guilty plea in 2008 writing, "All I can say is I feel sorry. You violated your own number 1 rule ... Always be careful." Wexner claimed to have severed ties with Epstein in 2007. These emails were not released by the DOJ. [99] [100] |
| Michael Wolff |  | Documents showed extended correspondence between the journalist and Epstein; Wolff has previously said Epstein was a source for his 2018 book Fire and Fury . In December 2015, Wolff told Epstein that CNN planned to ask Trump about his relationship with Epstein; when Epstein asked about crafting an answer, Wolff responded, "I think you should let him hang himself." In October 2016, after the Access Hollywood tape surfaced, Wolff wrote to Epstein that there was an "opportunity to come forward this week and talk about Trump in such a way that could garner you great sympathy and help finish him." Wolff described the emails as "embarrassing" but defended his approach as "playacting" to obtain information about Trump. [14] |
