Some of the Biggest Names in the Epstein Files, From Stephen Hawking to Bill Clinton

Having one’s name in these files does not immediately draw controversy or direct the finger of blame at anyone. The files mention everyone from Jeffrey Epstein’s employees to witnesses in court cases he was involved in, and even people with only the slightest of associations with the late, greatly dishonored businessman. But we’re getting ahead of ourselves.

Epstein had been under fire for years, having been investigated in 2005, partially incarcerated for 13 months in 2008, and then finally investigated and arrested once more in 2019. He was found dead in his jail cell in August 2019, in an apparent death by hanging.

These documents include the details of lawsuits filed against Epstein and some of his associates and contain everything from transcripts of interviews with potential witnesses to general legalese. They do also contain indicators of wrongdoing, though many of those named are very loosely associated with the deceased financier.

People are itching to know who’s who, whether or not they had any real association with Epstein’s debauched behavior or not. Named in this new batch are luminaries the likes of Stephen Hawking, Michael Jackson, David Copperfield, and Bill Clinton.

Virginia Giuffre was a young woman when she filed a lawsuit against Epstein in 2015. She claimed that she was coerced out of a position as a spa attendent at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-lago club to become a masseuse for Epstein. She says she was abused at Epstein’s homes in New York, Florida, New Mexico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Giuffre is just one out of dozens of women who have sued the financier on similar grounds.

Prince Andrew’s name is mentioned 67 times in the new documents. Giuffre originally accused the Duke of York of sexual assault in 2010 at the age of 17. Although has has vehemtly denied the claims, he has subsequently removed himself from the public eye and paid millions in a civil sexual assault case with Giuffre.

Some photos of Epstein arose that showed him attending a barbeque on Little St. James, Epstein’s private Caribbean island. Apparently, Epstein wanted to absolutely deny the physicist’s involvement in any wrongdoings, as evidenced by his statements in the files. Since Hawking died in 2018, he passed before the allegations came to light. He therefore has nothing to say about what happened.

Despite the notoriety surrounding Jackson in regards to foul play with minors, it appears that Sjoberg only met him once at the Florida home and nothing questionable happened between them. Jackson is only mentioned twice in the files and died in 2009 prior to emergence of allegations against Epstein. His name remains clean.

Nothing much seems to have taken place between the magician and Sjoberg, though she did note that Copperfield asked her if she knew that “girls were getting paid to find other girls.” Copperfield has not yet responded to any requests for comments about this.

What’s more is  Epstein’s long-time pilot claimed in a 2021 trial that Clinton was among the guests he flew to Epstein’s properties around the world. That said, Clinton allegedly cut ties with the paedophilic financier in 2008, which predates Epstein’s first arrest and conviction. Part of the reason for his high number of mentions in the files is due to transcriptions from interviews of Giuffre where she was questioned about inaccurate media coverage. Clinton says that his dealings with Epstein were very limited, that he cut off contact with him in 2005, and that he has never been to Little St. James Island or Epstein’s homes in New Mexico and Florida.

Other notable mentions in the now-available files include Naomi Campbell, Kevin Spacey, and George Lucas, though they are mentioned only once or twice and Sjoberg states that she does not remember meeting any of them. As more and files continue to come out, the public will be clamoring for more names and their association to Epstein. We’ll have to wait and see what comes.