"I didn't know who Jeffrey Epstein was at all. I often didn't research the people I was photographing, and went into the job unaware that Epstein was a child sex offender who had been convicted in 2008 for soliciting prostitution from a minor."
"Epstein demanded an advance meeting, to suss me out, and to negotiate buying the rights to the pictures for $20,000. He played with the theatrics of intimidation, wanting to impress upon me that he was somebody powerful that I wouldn't want to cross."
"At one point, she was taking down a massage table that had been in one of the rooms. The magazine article fell through, and Epstein then started to demand the photos, leading to email exchanges that featured among the 3.5m pages released by the US Department of Justice."
"He sent a man called Merwin, very large with very large, black leather-gloved hands, over to the photographer's studio. It was very mafia-esque. He sent him to intimidate me and make sure he got what he wanted."
Christopher Anderson was assigned to photograph Jeffrey Epstein in 2015 without knowing his criminal history as a child sex offender. Anderson described Epstein as a powerful and unnerving individual who used intimidation tactics. The photo shoot took place in Epstein's New York home, where Anderson noted unsettling details, including a young woman dismantling a massage table. After the magazine article was canceled, Epstein demanded the photos, leading to intimidating interactions with his secretary and a large man sent to Anderson's studio.
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