The Epstein Files/CASE 51/2002 – 2026

The names

The famous

Woody Allen, Michael Jackson, Stephen Hawking and the rest: photographs, dinners and anonymous tips

RECORD / AT A GLANCE

Contacts documented / tips unverified

Documented social contact for many famous people, some of it long after the conviction. No released record corroborates any of the anonymous tips about celebrities, and no famous entertainer has been charged in connection with Epstein. The tips are listed in the files; that is all they are.

THE EVENTS / THE INVESTIGATION / THE STORY

The chronology.

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Evidence & assessment.

01

What is documented

Contact, often after 2008.

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The anonymous tips

Why a name in an FBI file is not a finding.

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WHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT THIS FILE

The claims, rated.

4 claims people make about this file, each rated documented, partly true, disputed, unproven or false. Think a rating is wrong? Use Dispute or Support, or join the Discussion.

UNPROVEN The names

“Stephen Hawking took part in an underage orgy on Epstein’s island.”

The claim appears in Epstein’s own 2015 email, offering rewards to disprove it. No evidence supports it.

Who says it: Online posts.

The evidence in this file ↗ · On the full claims board ↗

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Sources & limits.

Numbered citations in each article identify the relevant sources. These records have different purposes and evidentiary weight.

  1. ABC News (Australia): The celebrities named in the Epstein files, and what we know, 14 Feb 2026 ↗

    Name-by-name survey, including which mentions come from unverified tips.

  2. AP: New Epstein documents reveal Woody Allen’s White House visit, 2026 ↗

    Report on the 2015 visit.

  3. The Independent: Emails reveal Epstein helped arrange Woody Allen’s White House visit, 2026 ↗

    Ruemmler’s 2015 offer to show Allen and Soon-Yi Previn the White House.

  4. CNN: Musk, Lutnick, Branson and other boldface names in the latest Epstein emails, 3 Feb 2026 ↗

    Survey of famous names in the January 2026 release.

  5. People: Jeffrey Epstein offered reward to prove Stephen Hawking “orgy” allegation was false, Jan 2024 ↗

    Report on Epstein’s 2015 email to Maxwell.

  6. Miami Herald: Released records a reminder of Epstein’s allure to scientists, Jan 2024 ↗

    Context on the 2006 St. Thomas symposium and his science patronage.

  7. VRT NWS: Viral photo of Stephen Hawking was not taken on “Epstein’s island,” 27 Feb 2026 (Dutch) ↗

    Fact check tracing the bikini photo to a hotel pool and the women to his carers.

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