Fri, 20 Feb 2026

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest

His associate said the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women.

* Emails between Jeffrey Epstein and his associate David Stern suggest that Epstein considered investing in music company EMI, which was "related to P" (a term believed to be an abbreviation for "pussy", a word Epstein often used).
* Stern forwarded a news article about EMI's financial woes to Epstein in 2010 and mentioned the potential deal.
* Epstein replied that he was interested and suggested putting US businessman Tommy Mottola, former CEO of Sony Music, in charge of the deal.
* Lord Mandelson, who was First Secretary of State and Business Secretary at the time, exchanged emails with Epstein about the potential deal.
* Stern also discussed a bid for EMI with other associates in 2011, but the deal did not go ahead.
* Citigroup eventually split EMI into two parts and sold it to Universal and a consortium involving Sony and David Geffen in 2012.
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