In the first week of the year, true crime enthusiasts, celebrity watchers and conspiracy theorists were abuzz as they anticipated the release of hundreds of pages of court documents revealing previously redacted bold-faced names associated with disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Social media users speculated that the documents would unmask a ‘list’ of potential Epstein clients.
Epstein, known for socialising with celebrities, politicians, billionaires and royalty, served time in 2005 after he was accused of paying a 14-year-old girl for sex. He died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting federal sex trafficking charges. The case against him argued that his victims, many of whom were teenagers, were paid to give sexual favors and to recruit other young girls for him and his elite friends.
Epstein’s girlfriend and accomplice, socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, is serving a 20-year prison sentence for her part in the sex-trafficking ring.
The new documents reveal that Epstein often bragged about his relationships with Hollywood A-listers, although no new names were implicated in any wrongdoing.
The unsealed documents include a 2016 deposition from Epstein accuser Johanna Sjoberg that mentions famous figureheads.
A lawyer asked Sjoberg: “I saw one press report that said you had met Cate Blanchett or Leonardo DiCaprio?”
“I did not meet them, no,” she replied. “When I spoke about them, it was when I was massaging him [Epstein], and he would get off – he 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.”
This story is from the January 22, 2024 edition of WHO.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the January 22, 2024 edition of WHO.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
SLENDER MAN STABBING TOO DANGEROUS TO RELEASE
AFTER COMMITTING A VIOLENT CRIME AS A CHILD, MORGAN GEYSER MAKES A BID FOR FREEDOM
Salma and Penélope FRIENDSHIP AMID FEAR
INSIDE ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S TRUEST FRIENDSHIPS AND HOW THEY REALLY ARE RIDE OR DIE
LIFE, LOVE & Kylie
THE PRIVATE STAR OPENS UP ABOUT WHAT GOES ON WHEN SHE ISN'T ON CAMERA
A LESSON IN CHEMISTRY
THE ENGLISH ACTOR'S CAREER IS SET TO TAKE OFF
Eva Longoria HOLA SPAIN!
THE ACTRESS AND HER HUSBAND ARE FLEEING THE 'HOLLYWOOD CYCLE' FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR YOUNG SON
Dannielynn Birkhead FAMILY TRADITIONS
THE DAUGHTER OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH IS ENJOYING A QUIET LIFE
Timeless BEAUTIES
IT WAS THE DREAMY NIGHT THAT NO-ONE WANTED TO END
I'll love it until I die'
THE SINGING SUPERSTAR GIVES A RARE UPDATE INTO THE REALITY OF LIFE WITH STIFF PERSON SYNDROME
A restless mind
FILM, FAMILY AND FURIOSA, CHRIS HEMSWORTH HAS A LOT TO THINK ABOUT
MURDER IN MEXICO 'OUR HEARTS ARE SHATTERED
THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME TURNED DEADLY FOR THREE YOUNG MEN