Les 10 éléments sordides passés inaperçus dans la dernière salve des dossiers Epstein
When the Justice Department released the latest documents from its investigations into the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the media focused on the revelations involving Donald Trump, Bill Gates, and Elon Musk (all three of whom deny any wrongdoing). Yet, the 3 million pages—yes, 3 million!—released last week contain their share of disturbing episodes and unexpected figures. For those who didn't spend their weekend poring over these documents, here are a few overlooked details.
Robert Maxwell versus the Mossad
On March 15, 2018, in an email to an anonymous recipient titled "He is dead," Epstein speculated about the fate of Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine Maxwell's father. He claimed that Maxwell had threatened Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency, after allegedly working as an unofficial agent to spy on the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Soviet Union. Maxwell's body was found off the Canary Islands in 1991, floating in the Atlantic Ocean.
Mary Kennedy and the "Oops"
Epstein's peculiar use of the word "oops," which appears more than 400 times in the last batch of emails, oscillates between the sinister and the chilling. In one exchange, he replies "oops" after someone, whose name is withheld, writes to him that they are giving him "permission to kill" someone who had lied to both of them. Epstein uses the same word when he learns of the alleged rape of a young woman; then again upon hearing of the death, in 2012, of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s second wife, Mary Kennedy, found dead in her garden (the investigation concluded it was suicide); and once more when he learns of the death of Sultan bin Sulayem's mother-in-law.
Paris with Woody
In a 2012 email, Epstein jokes about a trip to Paris with Woody Allen, his New York neighbor mentioned more than 7,000 times in the documents. The recipient, whose name has been redacted, asks if the two men are going to "the pedophile convention." (Vanity Fair has contacted Allen's representatives for comment.)
Peter Attia, carbohydrates and gluten
Peter Attia, the celebrity longevity guru and CBS News' newest recruit, appears repeatedly in the documents, including in correspondence that veers into the grotesque with lurid discussions. Late on the night of February 19, 2016, Attia writes to Epstein: "The pussy is, indeed, low carb," adding, "Still waiting for the gluten results, though." In another exchange with Epstein's assistant, Attia gushes about how she "goes into withdrawal" when she doesn't see him. In an email dated June 24, 2015, titled "New Delivery," Attia writes: "The biggest problem when you become friends with me?" "Your life is so scandalous, and yet I can't talk to anyone about it..." On Monday morning, Attia posted a message on X in response to these revelations, apologizing for some "embarrassing" emails and specifying that he had received a "new delivery" of metformin, a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes, "for his personal use."
Peggy Siegal caught red-handed again
Peggy Siegal, a high-profile agent for movie studios, has already faced intense criticism for her ties to Epstein, but some of her emails included in this latest set of documents are so surreal that they deserve mention. One exchange from 2009, which recounts a trip to Kenya, includes an offer to “bring back a little baby for you... or two. Boys or girls? So Madonna.” In another email, Siegal says she plans to take pictures of herself in huts with Maasai families so she can tell everyone upon her return that she met “Obama’s family.”
To top it all off, the files also include Siegal's summary of the 2014 New Year's festivities in St. Barts, which mentions the names of Paul McCartney, George Lucas, Harvey Weinstein, Larry Gagosian, Robert Downey Jr., and, for some unknown reason, a professional bongo player whose name has been redacted. Bonus points for the important mention that Roman Abramovich, Dasha Zhukova, and Len Blavatnik spent the holidays in the snow in Moscow.
Emirati businessman Sultan bin Sulayem , CEO of DP World, also appears in this latest set of documents. In a particularly charming email from 2013, he expresses his disappointment that "the Moldovan woman is not as attractive as she appears in the photo." Fortunately, "the Ukrainian woman is very beautiful." ( Vanity Fair has contacted representatives for Sultan bin Sulayem for comment.)
Epstein, the peacemaker
In an email sent the day after Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election, an unidentified sender wrote: "Dear Jeffrey, you are such a smart and powerful man, please tell me what will happen in Europe and Eastern Europe?" Epstein replied without delay: "Everything is fine."
Time travel
Martin Nowak, a Harvard professor of mathematics and biology who had been close to Epstein for years, sent him an email in June 2011 in which he wrote: “We should explore the biological consequences of time travel. It would be fun to calculate the rate of evolution of a population (or a mutant) capable of time travel.” Nearly two years earlier, David Gelernter, a computer science professor at Yale, had written to Epstein on the same subject. Epstein replied: “Your knowledge of physics needs a little boost,” explaining: “At the event horizon of black holes, when you cross the boundary, time and space actually exchange behaviors… New experiments allow time travel into the past, but time is still defined only by the vibrations of cesium atoms. It’s just one parameter, which doesn’t satisfy the Jews.”
Does anyone need a "fake wife"?
In May 2016, a woman named Margherita emailed Epstein asking, "Do you still need a fake wife?" She explained that she had found a "Jewish and trustworthy" Russian woman who was looking for a job.
The victims
Much of the correspondence between Epstein and his victims reveals a perverse power dynamic, coupled with a disturbingly direct style of communication. In an email dated August 2009, he criticizes a woman for not giving him enough attention: “It would be nice if… when I ask you to massage my head or feet, you did it for more than ten minutes without thinking about anything else.” She replies: “I thought I had… Sorry, my new breasts must have been distracting.” In another exchange, he writes: “Where are you? Are you okay? I loved the torture video.”
In another exchange, Epstein advises a woman who asks for his opinion to take antibiotics because she's had "a lot of dicks in a few weeks." In a 2015 email, a woman writes: "I'm sorry, I was a little confused when you asked me about sex and what I wanted to try with you. As you know, I'm a virgin, so I don't know anything about sex and can't answer you. What I do know is that I want to try sex because... maybe I'll feel more confident. Sometimes I think I'm too shy to be a model. I'm attracted to you, and that's why I said, 'Why not?'" Epstein gallantly replies: "Take a selfie of your pussy and send it to me."
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