Epstein Secrets

s poised to shun our goofy questions, most Peggy Siegal parties fill us with a heady mix of wonder and s

pm With free-flowing top-shelf liquor, truffle-oily foods, megabyte venues, and scores of A-to-D-listers poised to shun our goofy questions, most Peggy Siegal parties fill us with a heady mix of wonder and self-loathing. Last night's private screening of the HBO film Bernard and Doris at the Time Warner C

ttered sweater and jeans, he reeked of money and massage oil. Well, we didn't get dose enough to say for sure, but we could imagine. We knew he and Peggy are friends, and Tye only ever seen him in jeans," she told New York in December. But really? The week after another lawsuit was filed against him

s. In addition to mansions in Palm Beach and Manhat- tan, Epstein owns homes in New Mexico and the Virgin Islands. He a frequent con- tributor to Democratic Party candidates. He also donated $30 million to Harvard in 2003. Former New ' York Gov. Eliot Spitzer returned a $50,000 campaign contribu- tion fro

phone. Epstein had on his signature outfit: new blue jeans and a powder-blue sweater. "I've only ever seen him in jeans," his friend the publicist Peggy Siegal had reported, saying there was a hint of arrogance in that, Epstein's signal that he doesn't have to wear a uniform like the rest of us. I told Eps

to believe that he could convince any halfway sophisticated person that he wasn't the least bit tawdry. "He lives in a different environment," says Siegal. "He's of this world. But he creates this different environment. He lives like a pasha. The most magnificent townhouse I've ever been in, and I've b

ver seen him in jeans," his friend the publicist Peggy Siegal had reported, saying there was a hint of a

In addition to mansions in Palm Beach and Manhat- tan, Epstein owns homes in New Mexico and the Virgin. Islande. He% a frequent con- tributor to Democratic Party candidates. He also donated $30 million to Harvard in 2003, Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer returned a $50,000 campaign contribu- tion from

edited, and she intended it to stay that way. Among the select few were Hollywood star Matthew Modlne, Kennedy family member Mrs Anthony Radziwill, Peggy Siegel, PR consultant to the stars, and Julie Janklow, heir to a literary dynasty. There was a Rockefeller on the list, as well as the inevitable countesse

ne, Kennedy family member Mrs Anthony Radziwill, Peggy Siegel, PR consultant to the stars, and Julie Jan

Summers and Donald Trump, and has lavish homes in Manhattan, New Mexico and the Virgin Islands. He has contributed tens of thousands of dollars to Democratic Party candidates and organizations, including Sen. John Kerry's presidential bid, and the Senate campaigns of Joe Lieberman, Hillary Clinton, Christopher