A large number of videos showing young women performing "catwalk auditions" for Jeffrey Epstein have been revealed in newly unredacted US Department of Justice files, further exposing his alleged grooming methods.
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The videos, among millions of documents unsealed, were reportedly found on Epstein's computer. They show women in revealing clothing walking, posing provocatively, and dancing in suggestive ways. Their faces are blacked out and voices altered, preventing identification or age confirmation.
This evidence is seen as corroborating long-standing allegations that Epstein posed as a scout for lingerie brand Victoria's Secret to lure young women into his circle. He is said to have leveraged his close ties with fashion executives, particularly former L Brands chairman Leslie Wexner.
Model Alicia Arden previously testified that Epstein lured her to a hotel for a "modeling audition" and assaulted her in 1997. Another victim, Virginia Giuffre, accused French modeling agent Jean-Luc Brunel of procuring women for Epstein and bringing young girls to the US on model visas for sexual services.
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The files also spotlight Epstein's ties to high-profile figures. A 2015 photograph shows him dining with tech elites including Tesla founder Elon Musk, Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel. The dinner, hosted by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman in Palo Alto, was previously reported by Vanity Fair in 2019. In a letter dated August 20, 2015, Epstein described the gathering as "wild."
Representatives for Zuckerberg stated in 2019 that he had no further contact with Epstein after that dinner.
