Epstein Secrets

ument Summary) BIDDER: David Pecker's American Media BIDDER: Investor group of U.S. News and World Report boss Mort Zuckerman, Miramax co-Chairman (Harvey Weinstein], Cablevision CEO Jimmy Dolan, bigtime adman [Donny Deutsch] and New York Columnist [Michael Wolff]. The editing question has mostly centered on th

nce Wolff bought in Deutsch and [Jeffrey Epstein], the New York mag columnist undoubtedly expects to be picked as some kind of editorial uber boss. Weinstein is in the coalition but is still smarting over the drubbing he took in Wolff s book, "Autumn of the Moguls." Full Text (441 words) (Copyright 2003

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ika whines. But it's a pretty accurate description of ha career to date. "Ben takes these franchise properties so he can go and experiment," says Haney Weinstein. "He believes in trying to stretch himself and noff keep doing the same thing," ob- sent Bruce Willis, who starred with AffierJr in Armageddon. "H

he and Damon started to help launch the ca- mas of young filmmakers. Affleck's friends are certain he'll be directing soon. "There's no question: Weinstein says. "Both he and Matt. I think they're going to rewrite the rules. These guys can fix anything. There'll be home runs in both instances." But t

st assignments for Hof- titers was to mastermind doomed bids to take over Pan American World Airways in 1987 and Emery Air Freight Corp. in 1988. Hofknberg claimed in a 1993 hearing before a grand jury m Illinois that Epstein came up with the idea of financing these bids through Tower's acquisition of