This redacted email thread from December 3, 2015, comes from the recently released Jeffrey Epstein files (part of the DOJ’s January 30, 2026 document disposal under the Epstein Files Transparency Act).
It’s a back-and-forth between Epstein and the anonymous recipient, which may have been done for privacy or legal reasons.
Based on context clues, the recipient is likely a young woman in Epstein’s orbit who was trying to break into modeling. The envy of the Hadids, the question “If they can, why can’t I,” and Epstein’s response that Hadid’s status is “irrelevant to your issue” all point to someone who saw herself as a rising model and didn’t understand why she wasn’t getting the same opportunities.
At 8:33 AM, the host asks Epstein how the Hadid sisters became models and make so much money, adding “I don’t understand.” Gigi was 20 and Bella 19 in 2015, already stars with IMG Models and social media. The tone suggests jealousy or suspicion of their rapid rise.
Epstein cryptically replies: “You know.” The receptionist gives the explanation, “Dad paid the agency,” suggesting that Mohamed Hadid, a wealthy Palestinian-American real estate developer, bought his way in. Epstein flatly rejects this: “no.” It wasn’t just about money or racism.
The conversation then openly turns to sex. The recipient writes “[redacted] too many girls doing blowjobs,” possibly expressing frustration with the sex economy of the modeling world.” Epstein replies “he agreed.” When the host presses, “So what did they do?!”, Epstein responds with “in the butt,” and follows it up with “No seriously,” with a double take or sarcasm.
The host calls this the “real question.” Epstein dismisses it as “Irrelevant to your issue,” deflecting any complaint from the recipient (reproduced). But the recipient’s jealousy flares up: “If they can, why can’t I.”
Epstein’s final response, posted hours later at ~2:49 PM:
“Because they follow directions, it’s that simple.”
In Epstein’s world, “following directions” almost certainly means complying with sexual demands from powerful people, framing obedience to exploitation as the direct price of success.
The exchange reveals Epstein’s view of women as commodities whose success is determined entirely by their willingness to submit sexually to powerful men. He reduces the careers of the Hadid sisters to a dirty menu of sexual acts, never acknowledging talent or work ethic. His last line, “because they followed the clues,” cuts his hatred to its core.
There is no evidence in the files or elsewhere that the Hadid sisters were directly involved with Epstein or his crimes. This is their only claim on all document disposals, and they publicly deny any association. The exchange does not involve them. If anything, Epstein trivializes it, downgrading the two young women’s legitimate careers to a promiscuous sex drive to seduce a texter.
