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Docuseries Explores the Sick and Twisted Relationship Between Leslie Wexner and Jeffrey Epstein

Avatar photo by Elaine Velie August 3, 2022August 3, 2022

Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons on Hulu depicts an association between an insecure Ohio billionaire and a sleek New York sexual predator.

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Ghislaine Maxwell Stared at Her Courtroom Artist and Sketched Her Right Back

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

Online, people are calling the courtroom drawing of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged accomplice “creepy” and “horrific.”

Posted inNews

MoMA Trustee Leon Black Files Defamation Suit Against Woman Who Accused Him of Abuse and Harassment

by Hakim Bishara November 1, 2021November 1, 2021

The financier and former MoMA chairman was revealed to have close business and personal ties with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Behind the Scenes of MoMA PS1 Exhibition, Artists Confronted Leadership Over Chairman’s Implication in Iraq War

by Hakim Bishara March 18, 2021March 23, 2021

Artists included in the Gulf Wars exhibition say they were disregarded and demeaned after speaking up against MoMA Chairman Leon Black, owner of a security firm linked to untold carnage in Iraq.

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Citing Epstein Ties, Dartmouth Community Calls for School to Rename Leon Black Arts Center

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia February 22, 2021February 22, 2021

Alumni and students are calling for Dartmouth to rename the Black Family Visual Arts Center following revelations of Black’s financial ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Christie’s and Sotheby’s Subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation

by Hakim Bishara December 8, 2020December 9, 2020

The US Virgin Islands requested that the auction houses release “all documents reflecting or relating to inquiries, sales, bids, communications with or about Jeffrey E. Epstein.”

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Second MoMA Trustee, Glenn Dubin, to be Subpoenaed by Virgin Islands for Jeffrey Epstein Ties

by Hakim Bishara September 10, 2020November 5, 2020

The Attorney General of the Virgin Islands intends to serve subpoenas to Dubin and his wife, Eva Andersson-Dubin (who is also Epstein’s ex-girlfriend).

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MoMA Chairman Leon Black Will Be Subpoenaed in Virgin Islands for Jeffrey Epstein Ties

by Hakim Bishara August 24, 2020November 5, 2020

The subpoenas will seek financial statements and tax returns from Black’s companies as part of a greater effort to clear the mystery of how Epstein had amassed his incredible wealth.

Posted inIn Brief

Mapping Out Jeffery Epstein’s Connections and Links to the Art World

by Hakim Bishara September 2, 2019September 2, 2019

New revelations show the sex offender’s close ties to the New York Academy of Art, where he served as a board member, and M.I.T. Media Lab, to which he donated almost $1 million

Posted inIn Brief

Disgraced Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein’s Art World Connections

Avatar photo by Zachary Small July 10, 2019July 10, 2019

Convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein returned to court this week on sex-trafficking charges. Members of the art world are among Epstein’s defenders and victims.

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