What is Next Management in the Epstein files?

Next Management is a New York modeling agency. Faith Kates co-founded it and ran it for decades. It appears in 896 documents, almost all of them emails (888). Most of these carry the agency's confidentiality footer, which marks them as sent from Kates's Next account. No email in the files lists Next Management itself in a From, To or Cc header. Epstein appears alongside the agency in 727 documents, so the files are largely about his correspondence with Kates, not with the company as an institution.

Who is Faith Kates and how is she connected to Epstein?

Kates is a model and talent agent who co-founded Next and led it until November 2025. She appears with Next Management in 780 documents. A Guardian investigation published in March 2026 reported that the Justice Department files contain thousands of references to her and show a friendship with Epstein lasting almost 40 years. It also reported that she introduced him to models on her roster. The Guardian said there was no evidence she knew of his offending before his 2009 conviction. It reported that Kates describes Epstein as a manipulator and says she never knowingly put models at risk. This reporting comes from the press, not from the documents quoted here.

How does Jean-Luc Brunel relate to Next Management?

Brunel, a French model scout, was involved in founding Next. Press accounts differ on the year (1988 or 1989) and on the exact co-founders. Wikipedia and Daily Beast reporting say a company owned by Brunel and his brother, Next Management Corp., held a 25 percent stake in the agency for several years. Faith Kates is reported to have cut ties with the Brunels by the mid-1990s, and the two sides later fought in court. Brunel later founded MC2 Model Management with Epstein's financing. He was charged in France with sexual harassment and rape of minors, and he died in 2022. He denied the allegations.

Does the lawsuit in the files involve Epstein?

No link to Epstein appears in the document. The legal filing lists several pending matters, including All In The Works, LLC v. Anna Cleveland and Next Management, LLC, filed in New York Supreme Court in 2017. All In The Works is described as a film production company. The excerpt only lists the case and does not connect it to Epstein.

What is Next Management in the Epstein files?

Next Management is a New York modeling agency. Faith Kates co-founded it and ran it for decades. It appears in 896 documents, almost all of them emails (888). Most of these carry the agency's confidentiality footer, which marks them as sent from Kates's Next account. No email in the files lists Next Management itself in a From, To or Cc header. Epstein appears alongside the agency in 727 documents, so the files are largely about his correspondence with Kates, not with the company as an institution.

Who is Faith Kates and how is she connected to Epstein?

Kates is a model and talent agent who co-founded Next and led it until November 2025. She appears with Next Management in 780 documents. A Guardian investigation published in March 2026 reported that the Justice Department files contain thousands of references to her and show a friendship with Epstein lasting almost 40 years. It also reported that she introduced him to models on her roster. The Guardian said there was no evidence she knew of his offending before his 2009 conviction. It reported that Kates describes Epstein as a manipulator and says she never knowingly put models at risk. This reporting comes from the press, not from the documents quoted here.

How does Jean-Luc Brunel relate to Next Management?

Brunel, a French model scout, was involved in founding Next. Press accounts differ on the year (1988 or 1989) and on the exact co-founders. Wikipedia and Daily Beast reporting say a company owned by Brunel and his brother, Next Management Corp., held a 25 percent stake in the agency for several years. Faith Kates is reported to have cut ties with the Brunels by the mid-1990s, and the two sides later fought in court. Brunel later founded MC2 Model Management with Epstein's financing. He was charged in France with sexual harassment and rape of minors, and he died in 2022. He denied the allegations.

Does the lawsuit in the files involve Epstein?

No link to Epstein appears in the document. The legal filing lists several pending matters, including All In The Works, LLC v. Anna Cleveland and Next Management, LLC, filed in New York Supreme Court in 2017. All In The Works is described as a film production company. The excerpt only lists the case and does not connect it to Epstein.

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Next Management Company, New York modeling agency co-founded by Jean-Luc Brunel and Faith Kates, connected to Epstein case

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Next Management is the New York modeling agency run for decades by Faith Kates, whose long friendship with Jeffrey Epstein is the main link in the files. Most of its 896 appearances are the agency's confidentiality footer on emails from Kates's account. One legal document also lists a lawsuit involving the agency.

Nearly all appearances (888 of 896) are emails. The agency's name shows up mainly in the standard confidentiality disclaimer saying 'Next Management, LLC and any affiliate companies are not responsible for errors or omissions in this message.' That footer is a marker of Faith Kates's emails, which appear in 780 shared documents, and of Epstein's correspondence with her (727 shared documents). The files do not show the agency itself writing or receiving mail: no email lists Next Management in a From, To or Cc header. The only substantive non-email record is a legal document listing a New York Supreme Court case, All In The Works, LLC v. Anna Cleveland and Next Management, LLC (Index No. 605646/2017), a dispute unrelated to Epstein. The files alone do not show wrongdoing by the agency.

Key Highlights

•The agency's name appears mostly through a boilerplate confidentiality footer on Faith Kates's emails, so the count of 896 measures her email traffic more than any dealings between the company and Epstein.
•Faith Kates co-occurs in 780 of the 896 documents and Jeffrey Epstein in 727, which suggests the files hold a large body of correspondence between the two.
•Next appears as a party in one legal document, a 2017 New York lawsuit, All In The Works, LLC v. Anna Cleveland and Next Management, LLC. The excerpt shows nothing connecting it to Epstein.
•Smaller overlaps include Lesley Groff (22 shared documents) and Darren Indyke (13), both people from Epstein's circle.
•Outside the files, the agency is tied to Jean-Luc Brunel. A company owned by the Brunel brothers, Next Management Corp., held a minority stake in Next for several years. Brunel was later accused of sexual abuse and died in 2022. Press reports say Kates cut ties with the Brunels in the mid-1990s.

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Books for Further Reading

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Julie K. Brown

Investigative journalism that broke the Epstein case open

Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

James Patterson

Bestselling account of Epstein's crimes and network

Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

Bradley J. Edwards

Victims' attorney's firsthand account

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dential manner. Unauthorized re-disclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality could subject you to penalties described in Federal and State law. Next Management, LLC and any affiliate companies are not responsible for errors or omissions in this message or any attachments. please note The information conta

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dential manner. Unauthorized re-disclosure or failure to maintain confidentiality could subject you to penalties described in Federal and State law. Next Management. LLC and any affiliate companies are not responsible for errors or omissions in this message or any attachments. EFTA00642533