Guess who’s coming to dinner! Epstein files photo shows ‘wild’ dinner party with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel back in 2015
A photo from the Epstein files shows an intimate 2015 dinner attended by some of Silicon Valley’s most powerful figures; Jeffrey Epstein later boasted that the meeting was “crazy.”
The photo, released by the US Department of Justice, shows Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg sitting at a dinner table with SpaceX boss Elon Musk, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and former director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab Joi Ito.
The photo was emailed to him by Epstein on Monday, August 3, 2015; Just a day after he boasted about joining tech giants for a lavish dinner.
A framed copy of the photo was also on display in Epstein’s Manhattan apartment.
The dinner took place on August 2, 2015, according to emails on file. That evening, Epstein asked author and physician Peter Attia: ‘Where are you?’ before adding, ‘I might be in Los Angeles on Monday, I might be in Burbank to look at the inside of the other bbj, I might have dinner with Musk, [Pataltr boss Peter] Thiel, Zuckerburg.’
Attia replied enthusiastically: ‘Sounds like a wonderful dinner.’
Epstein later described the meeting as ‘crazy’ in an email to billionaire Tom Pritzker on August 20, 2015; This explanation has reemerged as scrutiny around the financiers’ relationships with powerful figures has intensified.
Those named have since moved to downplay any connection to Epstein, whose social circle was exposed when the Justice Department released more than three million documents related to the disgraced financier. Its inclusion in the photographs published in the Epstein documents is not evidence of any wrongdoing.
The photo, released by the US Department of Justice, shows Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg (far left) sitting at a dinner table with SpaceX boss Elon Musk (third from right), PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel and former MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito (second from right).
Epstein also had a framed copy of the image in his Manhattan apartment (white frame, second from back)
Musk, now the richest man in the world, appears repeatedly in the files, including previous email exchanges that suggest a friendly relationship between the two years before their dinner in 2015.
On November 25, 2012, Musk emailed Epstein and asked: ‘What day/night will the craziest party on our island be?’ “Probably just Talulah and me,” he added, referring to his ex-wife, British actress Talulah Riley.
The message was in response to an email Epstein sent the day before, asking: ‘How many people will be on the helicopter heading to the island?’ At the time, Epstein was convicted of sex crimes against minors in Florida.
Later in December 2013, Musk contacted Epstein again to coordinate a possible visit to the financier’s Caribbean island.
“We will be in the BVI/St Bart region over the holidays,” Musk wrote. ‘Is there a good time to visit?’
Epstein said the start of the new year would be ideal, telling Musk that “there’s always room for you.” The pair sent further messages to each other on Christmas Day, with Epstein writing: ‘2 or 3 would be perfect. ‘I’ll come and get you.’
After saying he had to return to Los Angeles on January 2, 2013, Musk suggested flexibility and concluded: ‘When should we go to your island on the 2nd?’
It is not yet known whether Musk participated in this trip, but the emails indicate a cordial relationship between the two men.
Musk was photographed with his ex-wife, British actress Talulah Riley, in 2013. Despite the revelations, Musk has repeatedly denied being close to Epstein.
Despite the revelations, Musk has repeatedly denied being close to Epstein. In a Vanity Fair interview he said: ‘I don’t remember introducing Epstein to anyone, because I don’t know him well enough to do that, Epstein is clearly a creep and Zuckerberg is not my friend.’
She also took to [sic] To prosecute those who committed crimes with Epstein.’
Other emails released by the Justice Department showed Ito attending a dinner with Epstein on November 30, 2014.
Another correspondence revealed a discussion about 59-year-old Ito’s trip with the pedophile.
‘Great! So all three of them will be traveling with Jeffrey on Sunday? I can make a reservation to pick up a car for them on Sunday… I’ll get back to you,” Ito wrote.
The venture capitalist and Japanese entrepreneur resigned from his position at MIT in 2019 after it was revealed that Epstein donated $850,000 to the private research university between 2002 and 2017.
Epstein was seen in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on September 8, 2004. Japanese entrepreneur Joi Ito worked at the city’s prestigious private school MIT but resigned in 2019 after it was revealed that the financier had tried to hide large donations to the school.
It turned out that Ito tried to hide the large donation directed to the laboratory and Ito’s personal investment funds. NPR reported.
News of his ties to Epstein came later New Yorker He published a revealing article revealing Ito’s relationship with him.
“The lab’s effort to hide its connection to Epstein was so widely known that some staff in the office of lab director Joi Ito referred to Epstein as Voldemort or “he who must not be named,” the source said.
Ito is currently the president of Chiba Institute of Technology, a private university located in Narashino, Chiba, Japan.
