Here are all the celebrities shown in the never-before-seen images from the Epstein files.
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released a new trove of photographs from the estate of the convicted sex offender, just days before the Department of Justice is legally required to disclose its Epstein-related files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The batch, released on Thursday (December 18), includes 68 undated and caption-less images featuring well-known public figures and disturbing visual references to Lolita, the controversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov centered on a man's sexual obsession with a 12-year-old girl.
Epstein died in 2019. Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement/Getty
Chilling Body Messages
Among the most unsettling photos are pictures of women with quotes from the novel written directly on their bodies.
One shows the quote “Lo-lee-ta: the tip of the tongue taking a trip of three steps down the palate to tap, at three, on the teeth” scrawled on a woman’s chest.
Others display quotes like “she was Lola in slacks”, “she was Dolly at school”, and “she was Dolores on the dotted line”.
Another shows the message “she was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock” written on a woman’s foot, with a copy of Lolita visible in the background.
The women’s faces have been redacted, and their ages are not known. It was previously reported that Epstein kept a first-edition copy of Lolita in his Manhattan office.
More bombshell Epstein files released by Democrats showed sentences from Lolita written on a girl’s chest. Credit: House Oversight Committee
The cache also includes several foreign passports with redacted details, as well as Epstein’s US passport.
A passport shown in an earlier release read: “The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor,” although the identity tied to that document remains unclear, per The Sun.
Screenshots from a text message exchange are also featured in the new release. According to The Guardian, one sender writes: “I have a friend scout she sent me some girls today,” followed by, “But she asks 1000$ per girl,” and later adds, “I will send u girls now,” and “Maybe someone will be good for J?”
A photo of Epstein with unnamed girls released by Democrats. Credit: House Oversight Democrats
The Celebrities Included In The Pictures
Several public figures appear in the newly released photos, including Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, posing with a woman whose face has been blurred.
A spokesperson for Gates has denied any professional ties to Epstein, and Gates told CNN in 2021: “It was a huge mistake to spend time with him, to give him the credibility of being there.”
Images also show renowned linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky seated on a plane with Epstein. It has been previously reported that Chomsky and Gates knew Epstein.
Others featured in the photos include film director Woody Allen, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon, New York Times columnist David Brooks, billionaire Richard Branson, and Qatari royal Sheikh Jabor Bin Yousef Bin Jassim Bin Jabor al Thani.
There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by any of the individuals pictured. In a statement to The Guardian, a spokesperson for The New York Times clarified Brooks' appearance, saying: “As a journalist, David Brooks regularly attends events to speak with noted and important business leaders to inform his columns, which is exactly what happened at this 2011 event."
They added: "Mr Brooks had no contact with him before or after this single attendance at a widely-attended dinner."
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Bill Gates was pictured standing next to a woman. Credit: House Oversight Committee
Epstein, who pleaded guilty to a Florida state felony prostitution charge in 2008 and served 13 months, died in federal custody in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.
The files arrived ahead of the December 19 deadline set by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which mandates the public release of nearly all unclassified Epstein and Maxwell-related records.
These include FBI case files, financial documents, travel logs, internal Justice Department communications, and materials from Epstein’s homes in New York, Florida, and the Virgin Islands.
The law forbids redactions based on “embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity”, even when prominent politicians, billionaires, or foreign dignitaries are involved.
According to CNN, DOJ lawyers have been overwhelmed, with some reportedly reviewing more than 1,000 documents each since Thanksgiving.
With only four pages of internal redaction guidance, concerns are growing over the potential for errors, over-redaction, or the exposure of sensitive personal information.
California Rep. Robert Garcia, the ranking Democrat on the oversight committee, condemned the delays and called for immediate transparency. “Oversight Democrats will continue to release photographs and documents from the Epstein estate to provide transparency for the American people,” he said.
“These new images raise more questions about what exactly the Department of Justice has in its possession,” he added. “We must end this White House cover-up, and the DoJ must release the Epstein files now.”
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell pictured in New York, 2005. Credit: Joe Schildhorn / Patrick McMullan / Getty Images.
Meanwhile, Maxwell - who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for sex trafficking crimes - has filed a habeas petition asking a federal court to “vacate, set aside, or correct her conviction and sentence".
She claims that “substantial new evidence” has emerged, including records from litigation against the FBI, financial institutions, and the Epstein estate, which she argues supports her claim that she did not receive a fair trial.
Maxwell, who filed the motion pro se, said the evidence shows “exculpatory information was withheld, false testimony presented, and material facts misrepresented to the jury and the court”.
A federal judge recently ruled that the DOJ could release grand jury materials from her case, citing the newly passed law.