The Mysterious Billionaire Behind Jeffrey Epstein Gets the Documentary Treatment
How did Jeffrey Epstein amass his vast wealth? Yes, the late money manager rubbed shoulders with everyone from Bill Gates and Bill Clinton to Prince Andrew and Donald Trump, but as the new Hulu docuseries Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons (July 14) contends, one of the certified creep’s biggest money sources was none other than billionaire Les Wexner.
Wexner, a slight man with elfin-like features, was hardly a paragon of posh. Despite being the man behind retail behemoth L Brands—whose portfolio at one point included retailers The Limited, Abercrombie & Fitch, Express, Lane Bryant, Henri Bendel, Bath & Body Works, and Victoria’s Secret—Wexner maintained a relatively low profile in his native Ohio, far from the prying lenses of the paparazzi.
That all seemed to change around the time Epstein entered his life in the mid-1980s. Wexner dyed his hair and upgraded his wardrobe. His soirees were now attended by Epstein’s roster of celebrity acquaintances. In 1985, Wexner graced the cover of New York magazine accompanied by the headline “The Bachelor Billionaire.”
A few weeks before Epstein died in his prison cell while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges, The New York Times published (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/0....7/25/business/jeffre an eye-opening exposé detailing Wexner’s ties to Epstein. The report revealed, among other things, that Wexner was Epstein’s only publicly known billionaire client; that Epstein had acquired his Manhattan townhouse, private jet (later dubbed the “Lolita Express”), and other properties from Wexner at a heavy discount; that Wexner allegedly waited 18 months to cut ties with Epstein after he was busted for child prostitution in 2006; and that an Oregon attorney general’s investigation said that Victoria’s Secret had directly aided Epstein’s legal defense in 2006, voluntarily providing intel against one of Epstein’s accusers, who had worked for Victoria’s Secret.
“After the second arrest, it became increasingly clear that Wexner was one of his biggest clients, and so much of Epstein’s wealth came from the work he did for Wexner,” says Matt Tyrnauer, director of Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons. “Then, more troubling details emerged—including that he had power of attorney that gave him access to vast amounts of Wexner’s wealth.”
Indeed, in a highly unusual move, Wexner granted Epstein power of attorney in 1991 that the Times reported “enabled Mr. Epstein to hire people, sign checks, buy and sell properties and borrow money” on Wexner’s behalf, and that Epstein was granted “full power and authority to do and perform every act necessary” for him. Wexner also told (https://www.vanityfair.com/new....s/2003/03/jeffrey-ep Vanity Fair in 2003 that Epstein was “very smart with a combination of excellent judgment and unusually high standards. Also, he is always a most loyal friend.”
? Source: The Daily Beast
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