In newly published documents related to the case of the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, revealed a photo of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg having dinner in California in August 2015. The image comes from the latest package of the so-called Epstein files and was created at a time when Epstein was already legally convicted of sex crimes against minors in Florida.
According to available information, the dinner took place on August 2, 2015. Epstein later in private called “wild”. In a message to doctor Peter Attia, he wrote: “Where are you? I might be in LA on Monday, in Burbank, to see the interior of the second BBJ, dinner tonight with Musk, Thiel, Zuckerberg.” Attia replied, “Sounds like a great dinner.”
In another email dated August 20, 2015, addressed to billionaire Tom Pritzker, Epstein stated: “I had dinner with Zuckerberg, Musk, Thiel, Hoffman, the wild.” Epstein did not specify what exactly happened during the meeting.
According to Vanity Fair magazine, the meeting took place in Palo Alto, California. Hosted by LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, the dinner was held in honor of MIT neuroscientist Ed Boyden. The magazine also emphasized that Epstein was not the organizer of the event.
A spokesperson for the Meta company previously stated that Mark Zuckerberg met Epstein at this dinner only briefly and subsequently was no longer in contact with him. Elon Musk denied introducing Zuckerberg to Epstein. “I don’t remember introducing Epstein to anyone. I don’t know him well enough to do that. Epstein is obviously a nasty person and Zuckerberg is not my friend,” Musk declared.
After the new documents were released, Musk again refused to attend any events organized by Epstein. On the social network, X wrote: “I have never been to any of Epstein’s parties and I have repeatedly called for the prosecution of people who committed crimes with Epstein.”
On January 30, the US Department of Justice released approximately three million documents related to Epstein, including photographs and email communications. At the same time, the authorities emphasized that the mere presence in photos or emails does not constitute evidence of illegal action.
