Epstein Secrets

d be cruelly described as a pencil- necked geek. ERIC VILLENCY, 28. Dashing president and creative dire

akes it sound as though his job co:abines the roles of real-estate agent. ac- countant. lawyer. money manager, trustee. and confidant. But, as with Jay Gatsby, myths and rumor swirl around Epstein. Here are some of the hard facts about Epstein—ones that he doesn't mind people knowing: He—grew-4m- middle

talked to—there were numerous people. The artist Eric Fischl was a friend of the older daughter. They

up in the gossip columns but lived "a life full of question marks," as New York magazine put it in 2002. More than one writer likened Mr. Epstein to Jay Gatsby, the enduringly impenetrable F. Scott Fitzgerald character. He was said to look a little like the designer Ralph Lauren, who was born in the Bronx.

talked to—there were numerous people. The artist Eric Fischl was a friend of the older daughter. They

up in the gossip columns but lived "a life full of question marks," as New York magazine put it in 2002. More than one writer likened Mr. Epstein to Jay Gatsby, the enduringly impenetrable F. Scott Fitzgerald character. He was said to look a little like the designer Ralph Lauren, who was born in the Bronx.

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