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Musk responds angrily to the circulation of
his name in Epstein's new files
American billionaire
Elon Musk attacked the British Sky News network after it published a headline he considered "misleading" indicating that his name was mentioned in the latest documents related to the case of sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
Musk said
in a post on the X platform:
"Shame on Sky News for this completely misleading headline".
Anyone who promotes this false narrative deserves complete contempt.
He added:
Epstein tried to convince me to visit his island, but I refused
and yet they
mention my name even before Prince Andrew, who actually visited it .
This comes after Democrats on
the US House
- Oversight Committee announced on Friday the publication of
- parts of a new batch of documents as part of their investigation
- into the Epstein case, including daily agendas that
showed that Musk's
name was included in travel plans dating back to December 2014, which included a note about a possible visit to Epstein's private island in the Caribbean Sea.
The documents
- showed that Epstein himself was not on the island
- at the time, and it was not clear whether that
- visit had taken place at all.
The documents included the names of other prominent figures such as British Prince Andrew, Duke of York, in addition to businessmen and former American officials, but there were no new legal charges against these names.
Musk's
comment came after Sky News published
a report in which it indicated that his name and British Prince Andrew, Duke of York, were included in the recent documents revealed in the Epstein case, which angered Musk and sparked a widespread wave of interaction and criticism of the controversial title on social media.
Many considered
the wording of the report provocative and misleading, even though the documents did not include any indication of Musk's involvement in any illegal activities.
Jeffrey Epstein (1953–2019)
was a wealthy American financier who was involved in a wide network of exploitation and sexual trafficking of minors, luring girls, some under the age of fourteen, through promises of money and influence.
He was first arrested in 2006
but received
a controversial court deal that allowed him to
spend just 13 months in prison as part of a daily release program.
In 2019
he was charged with new federal sex trafficking charges
but he was found dead in his Manhattan cell in circumstances that sparked widespread controversy, while US authorities continue their investigations into his network and relationships with influential figures.
Epstein was surrounded
- by a network of celebrities
- politicians and businessmen
- which gave his cases a global resonance.
His name was
linked to former US President Bill Clinton
- President Donald Trump
- with whom he appeared at social events
- and British Prince Andrew, who later faced charges
related to the case.
His concerts and wealthy circles were also attended by influential figures from Wall Street and academia, raising suspicions about how he used his influence to protect himself and finance his illegal activities.
Interest in
the case has been renewed in
the United States as calls have mounted to reveal all of Epstein's files, amid widespread criticism of the lack of transparency and conflicting statements by federal authorities regarding his network of relationships and the names of the people with whom he was linked.