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Donald Trump and Epstein were friends in the 1990s but later fell out.

The spell of Jeffrey Epstein haunts the White House

After a week bristling with lurid revelations, it’s clear that no matter how much the US president wishes him away, Jeffrey Epstein is haunting Trump and is persisting as a national obsession.

  • Maureen Dowd

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Melinda French Gates appeared to suffer from a panic attack when asked about Jeffrey Epstein.

‘Evil’ Epstein gave Melinda French Gates nightmares

The philanthropist and former wife of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recalls an immediate sense of unease in Jeffrey Epstein’s presence.

  • Natasha Leake
Bill Gates has testified to US politicians about his links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Bill Gates: Epstein used affairs as leverage against me

The tech billionaire’s evidence supported claims that Jeffrey Epstein routinely blackmailed powerful figures in his orbit to his advantage.

  • Poppy Wood
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor with Virginia Giuffre (centre) and Jeffrey Epstein’s then personal assistant, Ghislaine Maxwell, in 2001.

‘Profound injustice’: 16 experts demand inquest for Epstein survivor Virginia Giuffre

A rare intervention by some of Australia’s most prominent domestic violence experts warns it would be a “profound injustice” if potential systemic failures were not scrutinised.

  • Carla Hildebrandt and Melissa Fyfe
Bill Gates’s spokesperson denied the claim as “absolutely absurd and completely false”.

Bill Gates hires big guns to help prepare for Epstein grilling: reports

The tech mogul has reportedly sought the help of former chief investigations counsel for the House Oversight Committee ahead of his testimony to US lawmakers.

  • Staff reporter
Jefferey Epstein’s long-time executive assistant Lesley Groff at the Central Park Conservancy 30th Anniversary Gala on February 23, 2010 in New York City.

This woman ran Epstein’s diary for 18 years. How much did she know?

Those gripped by the saga will hope the appearance of his long-time executive assistant before a US House committee can illuminate a case that still refuses to yield all its secrets.

  • Ed Cumming
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The school attracts children from all over the world to its summer music courses.

The prestigious arts school where Jeffrey Epstein’s shadow still lingers

Years before his conviction as a sex offender, Epstein directed hundreds of thousands of dollars to the Michigan campus, and stayed there many times in the 1990s and 2000.

  • Graham Bowley
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been spotted out driving with a large bruise on his right cheek.

Bruised Andrew back in spotlight over secret rent deals

It’s been revealed the disgraced former prince, spotted with a large bruise on his cheek, made money from his Windsor estate despite paying a peppercorn rent for two decades.

  • Victoria Ward
Epstein in prison in January 2019. He died months later.

Jeffrey Epstein’s sperm may have survived him

Emails and records in the Justice Department files indicate that Epstein had been banking his sperm for several years and did not want it to be discarded if he died.

  • Jacqueline Mroz and Maggie Astor
The disgraced former prince, pictured with his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in April 2025.

Epstein survivor accuses palace of Mountbatten-Windsor cover-up

A woman assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein in the early 1990s says Buckingham Palace sat on evidence the former prince had leaked confidential government information.

  • Natasha Leake