Andy Burnham is “looking into” the possibility of holding a public inquiry into the UK activities of the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to victims minister Alex Davies-Jones. Speaking to BBC Newsnight, Davies-Jones said that the prime minister had agreed to meet Epstein’s victims. She said the government is also reviewing whether the alleged…
A modelling scout linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead at his home. Daniel Siad, 69, was discovered on Monday in Colombes, a north-west suburb of Paris, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office confirmed. An investigation to determine the cause of death was opened on Monday evening, the office said, adding…
Michael Ovitz, the co-founder of CAA, stormed out of a deposition on June 1 after being asked about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Ovitz was being questioned by a lawyer for Julia Ormond, the actress who has sued CAA for allegedly setting her up to be sexually assaulted by Harvey Weinstein in December 1995. Ormond’s…
Melinda French Gates has entered a new phase of life, and it is “beautiful”, she says. It is five years since her painful, public divorce from the Microsoft founder Bill Gates, and two years since she stepped down from their charity, the Gates Foundation, to focus her full attention on Pivotal, the philanthropic organisation she…
Britain’s beleaguered prime minister, Keir Starmer, was braced for fresh embarrassment on Monday with the expected release of hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the United States who was fired over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Mandelson lost his job last year after leaked emails showed the depth and…
Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, was grilled by lawmakers for several hours on Wednesday over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, after documents released by the Justice Department revealed that Mr. Lutnick had misrepresented his relationship with Mr. Epstein. During a closed-door interview, members of the House Oversight Committee pressed Mr….
Howard Lutnick, President Trump’s commerce secretary, will face questions Wednesday from the House Oversight Committee over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender. Mr. Lutnick is one of the highest-profile cabinet members to come under scrutiny in connection with Mr. Epstein. The commerce secretary’s name appeared in more than 250 documents in the…
FILE PHOTO: President of Bard College Leon Botstein speaks during the “Changing Landscapes: From the Digital Classroom to the Global Campus” panal during the TIME Summit On Higher Education on Oct. 18, 2012 in New York City. Jemal Countess | Getty Images Bard College President Leon Botstein announced Friday that he will retire at the…
King Charles III quoted Oscar Wilde, joking that the British have everything in common with America “except, of course, language.” President Trump said the morning’s gloomy rain reminded him of a “beautiful British day” and noted that his mother thought young Prince Charles was “so cute.” Both men waxed poetic about the bonds between their…
Teresa Helm, a survivor of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has said a meeting with King Charles and Queen Camilla would “demonstrate human dignity”. Speaking to the BBC’s Nada Tawfik, Helm echoed the requests of other survivors and lawmakers for the Royals to meet with Epstein survivors. The King and Queen are visiting Washington DC…
