Jeffrey Epstein once boasted about meeting Mark Zuckerberg, Reid Hoffman, Elon Musk and Peter Thiel at what he described as a \u201cwild\u201d dinner,\u201d an email released by the Justice Department showed.<\/p>\n
The late financier and sex offender referenced the dinner in an Aug. 20, 2015 email<\/a> to billionaire Tom Pritzker, who had asked him if he was planning to travel to New York later that month.<\/p>\n Epstein replied: \u201cnot sure yet. i had dinner with zuckerburg, mu=k, thiel hoffman, wild.\u201d<\/p>\n The convicted pedophile did not relate what happened at the dinner, which was first reported by Vanity Fair<\/a> in 2019. The outlet said Hoffman, the cofounder of LinkedIn, had hosted the meal in Palo Alta, Calif., for the MIT neuroscientist Ed Boyden.<\/p>\n Late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is seen in this image from the U.S. Justice Department\u2019s file on Epstein, released by the House Oversight Committee Democrats in December. via REUTERS<\/p>\n When reached for comment, a Meta spokesperson pointed to a statement released in 2019.<\/p>\n \u201cMark met Epstein in passing one time at a dinner honoring scientists that was not organized by Epstein,\u201d Zuckerberg spokesman\u00a0Ben LaBolt said at the time. \u201cMark did not communicate with Epstein again following the dinner.\u201d<\/p>\n Vanity Fair reported that Musk had introduced Zuckerberg to Epstein at the dinner \u2013 an allegation that Musk denied in an email to the outlet.<\/p>\n Mark Zuckerberg during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, Calif., on Sept. 17. Bloomberg via Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t recall introducing Epstein to anyone, as I don\u2019t know the guy well enough to do so, Epstein is obviously a creep and Zuckerberg is not a friend of mine,\u201d Musk said at the time.<\/p>\n As The Post reported<\/a>, newly released Epstein emails this week showed Hoffman discussing visits to Epstein\u2019s private island, as well as his New Mexico ranch and his New York City apartment.<\/p>\n \u201cReid will spend the night at 71st,\u201d stated one 2014 email from Hoffman\u2019s team that was included in the document dump,\u00a0in reference to Epstein\u2019s Upper East Side townhouse.<\/p>\n Hoffman addressed the newly uncovered emails in an X post on Sunday, denying any wrongdoing. \u00a0<\/p>\n Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services\u2019 sex offender registry on March 28, 2017. REUTERS<\/p>\n \u201cYes, interacting with Epstein post-conviction is something I deeply regret,\u201d Hoffman wrote<\/a>. \u201cI promise to continue calling for the full release of the Epstein files \u2013 the victims deserve justice, and those responsible should be held accountable.\u201d<\/p>\n He quote-tweeted a post stating: \u201cI don\u2019t think Reid was involved in anything nefarious, but he obviously made a mistake by being involved with Epstein post his conviction (like hundreds of important people did).\u201d<\/p>\n Newly unsealed emails showed Musk exchanging messages with Epstein about a potential visit to his infamous island, though he never actually made the trip<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Tesla chief has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and reiterated that stance in a series of X posts over the weekend.<\/a><\/p>\n