A Guide to the Epstein Files if You, Like Me, Just Need to Know What Timothee Chalamet Is Doing in There

"At the end of January, the Justice Department released its largest batch yet of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender whose crimes and connections to the rich and powerful have become one of the most headline-generating and controversy-stirring stories of the second Trump administration. With three million pages of documents, 180,000 photos, and 2,000 videos to comb through, Epstein chroniclers have had their work cut out for them,"

"But the files also contain a lot of miscellaneous information that is not so much as important as it is interesting -I'm talking about things like an email where Soon-Yi Previn called Timothée Chalamet a prick, or another one where Epstein told Deepak Chopra about a rumor involving one of Marla Maples' acquaintances being pervy with her shoes. What a guy!"

"The octogenarian director Allen and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, who has her own entry below, were neighbors of Epstein in New York, and they frequently corresponded and had dinner together. In 2015, Epstein helped arrange for the two to tour the White House. Though Epstein assumed the Obama administration wouldn't want to be associated with Allen, who was accused of sexually abusing his daughter in the early '90s, White House counsel Kathy Ruemmler invited both members of the couple. (Epstein himself was deemed too risky.) Emails reveal"

The Justice Department released a massive batch of Jeffrey Epstein files containing three million pages, 180,000 photos, and 2,000 videos. The materials document serious allegations about Epstein's crimes and connections to wealthy and powerful figures alongside a large amount of miscellaneous, often salacious, information. The files include emails and communications involving public figures, social interactions, invitations, and rumors. Notable items include an email where Soon-Yi Previn insulted Timothée Chalamet, a rumor relayed to Deepak Chopra about a Marla Maples acquaintance and shoes, and Epstein arranging a White House tour for Woody Allen and Soon-Yi Previn.

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