The first batch of what is expected to be hundreds of sealed court filings pertaining to the late sex offender has been made public, revealing famous faces linked to the former financier.
- January 4, 2024
AceShowbiz - Michael Jackson and Naomi Campbell have been named among Jeffrey Epstein's associates. Newly-released documents pertaining to the late sex offender were made public on Wednesday, January 3, revealing some famous stars' surprising connection to the former financier.
In the first batch of the sealed court filings, the late King of Pop and the supermodel were name-dropped along with other famous names like Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew. Neither the singer nor the catwalk beauty, however, was accused of wrongdoing.
The deposition detailed an alleged victim's encounter with MJ. According to the testimony, the "Thriller" singer was present at Epstein's home in Palm beach but did not receive a massage from an underage girl.
Another part of the document revealed an alleged victim's testimony that she was sent to have sex with the owner of a large hotel chain in France by Epstein's partner Ghislaine Maxwell around the same time Campbell had a birthday party. The document, however, didn't mention if Epstein or the alleged victim brushed shoulders with Campbell at the time.
Kevin Spacey, Cate Blanchett, Leonardo DiCaprio, Bruce Willis, Cameron Diaz and hairstylist Frederic Fekkai were also namedropped in the documents. However, it should be noted that their inclusion does not necessarily imply any wrongdoing.
Many of the names were merely mentioned in passing. In the document, one of the witnesses claimed that Epstein "would be on the phone a lot at that time, and one time he said, 'Oh, that was Leonardo, or that was Cate Blanchett or Bruce Willis.' That kind of thing."
Meanwhile, Trump, Clinton and Prince Andrew have been all mentioned to have had connection with Epstein to some degree. Johanna Sjoberg, one of the listed victims, accused Prince Andrew of touching her breast in a joking manner during a photo together. Clinton was not directly accused of wrongdoing but one victim recalled a conversation with Epstein where he mentioned that the former U.S. president "likes them young," in reference to young women.
Epstein was convicted of sex trafficking charges in 2008. He was arrested again in July 2019 on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors in Florida and New York, but died in jail due to suicide by hanging in August of the same year.
