Tuesday, August 20, 2019

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Elton John Defends Prince Harry, Meghan Markle’s Private Jet Use

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Elton John attends the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on February 24, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)
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Britain’s Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle are famous climate change advocates but recently pop icon Elton John had to come to their defense over their habitual use of private jets to fly around the world on vacation.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex recently took heat for flying off to vacation at singer Elton John’s $18 million mansion in Nice, France, on the French Rivera, even though they both regularly speak about climate change. Worse for the critical activists, it was the couple’s fourth private jet flight in only 11 days.
But, on Monday, Sir Elton spoke up for the royal couple saying that he not only paid for the flights out of his own pocket, but he also claims to have made a “carbon neutral” donation to paper over the trip, according to the Daily Mail.
The “Rocketman” singer insisted that when he arranged for the pair to visit his home, he also made sure to donate money to an “appropriate” carbon footprint fund.
In his remarks, Elton John said he is “deeply distressed” over the “distorted and malicious” attacks on Harry and Markle, and he feels the need to defend them “from the unnecessary press intrusion that contributed to Diana’s untimely death,” TMZ reported.
John insisted that he offered the couple a short vacation stay at his mansion because they have had a “hectic” year. He also wanted to reward them for their work for charity.
The singer pleaded with the couple’s detractors to “cease these relentless and untrue assassinations on their character that are spuriously crafted on an almost daily basis.”
But critics pounced. The couple had only just returned from a trip to the Spanish island Ibiza — where villas rent for up to $23,000 a week — to celebrate Markle’s 38th birthday. Critics also pointed out that the private jet trip to Nice sports a more than $23,000 price tag and that the pair could have flown commercial 200 times for that cost.
In addition, the private jet flight to and from Ibiza would create 12.5 tons of carbon dioxide per person, an amount of pollution that would take 14 commercial flights to emit, according to activists.
Buckingham Palace has refused to comment on the trips, or the costs involved.
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REVEALED: Prince Andrew hosted billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein with a young model at Balmoral 'while Queen was in residence' - as the royal brands it 'abhorrent to suggest he would condone or participate in' any illegal behavior 
  • Duke of York hosted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein at Balmoral, it can be revealed
  • Queen was believed to be in residence when the disgraced financier visited 
  • Prince Andrew has been under growing fire over his friendship with Epstein 
  • Royal said last night he is 'appalled' by abuse claims against his former friend
  • Prince Andrew 'deplores exploitation' and 'the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent', statement said
  • Epstein took his own life this month while awaiting a new sex trafficking trial
Prince Andrew's efforts to distance himself from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal were thrown into turmoil last night as details emerged of how he hosted the paedophile and his entourage at Balmoral.
One of the young women on the trip told the Daily Mail how the prince personally welcomed the party to the castle in mid-1999 – after the disgraced US financier had already begun recruiting dozens of underage girls as sex slaves.
It comes after revelations that Andrew even visited Epstein – who killed himself in prison this month – at his home in New York in 2010. This was two years after Epstein had been convicted of sex with a child.
Last night, Prince Andrew said he was 'appalled' by the allegations about Epstein.
Prince Andrew is seen here in the Mail On Sunday's exclusive video at Jeffery Epstein's Manhattan mansion in 2010
Prince Andrew is seen here in the Mail On Sunday's exclusive video at Jeffery Epstein's Manhattan mansion in 2010
The Duke has been supported by the Queen in the wake of renewed scrutiny after Epstein's death, namely by allowing him to sit next to her during a trip to Balmoral (pictured) last week
The Duke has been supported by the Queen in the wake of renewed scrutiny after Epstein's death, namely by allowing him to sit next to her during a trip to Balmoral (pictured) last week 
Exclusive: Prince Andrew seen waving off lady at Epstein's home


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In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: 'The Duke of York has been appalled by the recent reports of Jeffrey Epstein's alleged crimes.
'His Royal Highness deplores the exploitation of any human being and the suggestion he would condone, participate in or encourage any such behaviour is abhorrent.'
Footage obtained by the Mail On Sunday showing the Duke Of York inside the paedophile's Manhattan mansion has forced the Royal to finally break his silence on his relationship with the billionaire
Footage obtained by the Mail On Sunday showing the Duke Of York inside the paedophile's Manhattan mansion has forced the Royal to finally break his silence on his relationship with the billionaire 
Earlier that day, wrapped up against the cold in a fur-trimmed coat, Epstein glances towards his chauffeur-driven black Bentley
Earlier that day, wrapped up against the cold in a fur-trimmed coat, Epstein glances towards his chauffeur-driven black Bentley
Following him, a young blonde-haired woman with a ponytail emerges from behind the imposing Manhattan home's 15ft-high oak doors in a flimsy grey sweater
Following him, a young blonde-haired woman with a ponytail emerges from behind the imposing Manhattan home's 15ft-high oak doors in a flimsy grey sweater
In footage from 2010 published by The Mail on Sunday, the Duke of York was shown grinning from the doorway of Epstein's mansion – dubbed the 'House of Horrors' by some of his victims – as a number of very young women leave and enter.
He is seen waving a woman goodbye after Epstein leaves to get in a chauffeur-driven car. 
Speaking on condition of anonymity yesterday, the woman who joined Epstein at Balmoral 20 years ago recalled making 'chitchat' with the prince.
'He was really nice. He was very polite. [He had his] guard up,' said the woman, who was then a model in her 20s. 
She told how the group stayed overnight at the 52-bedroom castle, and spent the following day being entertained in the grounds.
The visit is thought to have taken place in late summer or early autumn – when the Queen is likely to have been in residence.
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell in a New York jail earlier this month while facing new allegations of sex trafficking
Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell in a New York jail earlier this month while facing new allegations of sex trafficking
The Duke has vehemently denied claims by Epstein's alleged 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts (right) that she had sex with the Prince on three occasions, the first when she was 17 and once at the US millionaire's now-notorious 40-room mansion at 9 East 71st Street in Manhattan
The Duke has vehemently denied claims by Epstein's alleged 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts (right) that she had sex with the Prince on three occasions, the first when she was 17 and once at the US millionaire's now-notorious 40-room mansion at 9 East 71st Street in Manhattan
Epstein and his entourage visited the estate as part of a week-long trip to the UK, during which they also stayed at the London home of Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's ex-partner who has been accused of lining up underage girls for him to have sex with. 
The woman who joined them on the trip – not long after she had started giving sexual massages to Epstein – recalled how she had felt like she was in a 'fairytale', brushing with royalty. But now she says she had no idea why she was ever included in the visit.
'Why was I really there?' she said. 'Did [Epstein] really enjoy my company all that much or was I being prepped to end up being sent out like a gift to some people?'  
She avoided any plans Epstein may have had for her that evening by retiring to bed early. 
Royal family members joined the Queen, sporting a smart pale blue coat dress with a matching hat adorned with a large flower, for a Sunday Service at church in Balmoral yesterday - but Prince Andrew was conspicuously absent
Royal family members joined the Queen, sporting a smart pale blue coat dress with a matching hat adorned with a large flower, for a Sunday Service at church in Balmoral yesterday - but Prince Andrew was conspicuously absent 
Nearly a year later, in June 2000, Epstein and Miss Maxwell attended a party at Windsor Castle hosted by the Queen to mark Andrew's 40th birthday, Princess Anne's 50th, Princess Margaret's 70th and Prince William's 18th.
The woman who stayed at Balmoral spent almost a year in Epstein’s orbit, joining him on about a dozen trips. Epstein (above) gave her a place to live in New York, rent-free, and later paid for her to go to college

The woman who stayed at Balmoral spent almost a year in Epstein's orbit, joining him on about a dozen trips. Epstein (above) gave her a place to live in New York, rent-free, and later paid for her to go to college
In 2001, Andrew met another member of Epstein's entourage, Virginia Roberts, who claims she was on a trip to London with the financier when she met Andrew and had sex with him in a bath. 
Miss Roberts claims she slept with Andrew three times – in London and New York – when she was 17.
The claims, submitted to a court in 2014, were thrown out by a judge as 'immaterial and impertinent'.
Andrew has vehemently denied any sexual encounters with her.
Buckingham Palace has said: 'Any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue. It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts.'
However, he remains haunted by a photograph taken with her on the London trip, with his arm around Miss Roberts's bare midriff.
Yesterday, the woman who Andrew welcomed to Balmoral said the photo 'sickened' her.
Prince Charles, 70, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, travelled to the service in Crathie Kirk, Balmoral yesterday - which Prince Andrew did not attend
Prince Charles, 70, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, travelled to the service in Crathie Kirk, Balmoral yesterday - which Prince Andrew did not attend
She spent almost a year in Epstein's orbit, joining him on about a dozen trips. He gave her a place to live in New York, rent-free, and later paid for her to go to college. 
She initially met Epstein through her work as a model. The second time they met, on a trip to Palm Beach, he asked her to give her a massage. It quickly turned sexual.
'We fooled around a bit. I never had intercourse with him,' she said.
Epstein killed himself in jail this month after being accused of sexually abusing a string of underage girls.   
Andrew has been dogged by accusations of a lack of judgment about his links with Epstein.
The Duke quit his role as UK trade envoy after fallout from photos of him with the billionaire in Central Park.
A spokesman for Prince Andrew declined to comment on the Balmoral visit.
One of the young women on the trip told the Daily Mail how the prince personally welcomed the party to the castle (above) in mid-1999 – after the disgraced US financier had already begun recruiting dozens of underage girls as sex slaves

One of the young women on the trip told the Daily Mail how the prince personally welcomed the party to the castle (above) in mid-1999 – after the disgraced US financier had already begun recruiting dozens of underage girls as sex slaves

Inside the 'House of Horrors'

Visitors to Jeffrey Epstein's 'House of Horrors' were confronted by 'creepy' interior decor, including artificial eyeballs and a portrait of Bill Clinton in a dress.
The entry foyer to the Manhattan mansion, where Prince Andrew is standing in the video, was decorated with fake eyeballs. 
Even more bizarre is a portrait of former US president Clinton – a friend of Epstein – in heels and the infamous stained blue dress worn by Monica Lewinsky when she performed a sex act on him.
There were prosthetic breasts on the wall of a bathroom for Epstein to play with, according to one of his victims.
His study had photos of his famous friends – including Woody Allen, who has been accused of child sexual assault – as well as a stuffed tiger and a poodle. 
Behind his desk was a painting of a topless woman by artist Kees van Dongen, bought for $6million in 2004.
But Epstein's sinister 'pride and joy' was a gigantic chessboard with scantily-clad figurines modelled on his female staff.


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A very small number of people know exactly what happened to Jeffrey Epstein on the morning of August 10.  The rest of us only know what the government and media tell us. John Dietrich












Epstein Allegedly Bought Women’s Panties During 2008 Incarceration

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Jeffrey Epstein bought two pairs of size small women’s panties from a jail store during his incarceration in 2008, according to reports.

The pedophile reportedly spent over $2,000 while locked up for 13 months in Palm Beach, Florida, after he pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for sex, records obtained by the Miami Herald state.
“The panties were certainly too small for Epstein, who also purchased his briefs in men’s medium and sweatshirts ranging from XL to 3XL, and size-12 shoes,” the report said. “So what, or who, were they for, and why wouldn’t the purchase raise eyebrows under the circumstances?”
Epstein was reportedly allowed to leave the prison store in a chauffeur-driven vehicle and taken to a downtown West Palm Beach office building where he stayed for 12 hours a day, six days a week. A lawyer involved in the case alleged that Epstein used that time for sex with young women.
On August 10, Breitbart News reported that Epstein was found dead in his cell after he apparently killed himself. On Friday, the medical examiner ruled his death a suicide by hanging.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided Epstein’s ‘orgy island’ off the coast of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands on Monday, where his alleged victims said the pedophile had sex with underage girls.
However, U.S. Virgin Islands Sen. Oakland Benta (D) told Breitbart News Tonight on Wednesday that the raid should have happened a long time ago and that he is upset with government leaders for ignoring what allegedly took place there.
Benta commented:
I do pray that once the investigation has taken place, as a result of so many people within this territory who are the leadership of this government, of this territory, hiding behind curtains as parasites, and … bringing young ladies to our shores from elsewhere and destroying their lives at will, with passion, without consideration for the child’s soul. And many individuals who participated in these acts are fathers themselves; they have children as well.
“I’m very upset that our very government leadership, stewardship of this government, who are part of it — participated and turned a blind eye for financial gain,” he concluded.










American media shuts down the Epstein story

The corporate-controlled media in the United States has effectively shut down all reporting on the death of the politically connected multi-millionaire sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, only one week after his body was discovered in a prison cell in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Manhattan.
Epstein’s death was the most widely reported American event in the first few days of the week, with hours of coverage on cable television, the lead story on nightly network news programs, and pages upon pages of reporting in the New York TimesWashington Post and other leading daily newspapers.
There was ample reason for such attention, particularly by the standards of the sensation-obsessed American media. Epstein was, at least by reputation, both fabulously wealthy and dangerously predatory. He travelled in the highest circles of bourgeois society, hobnobbing with ex-presidents, future presidents, British royalty and numerous billionaires, some of whom he claimed to have enriched enormously.
And his crimes against teenage girls and young women had already resulted in a 2008 felony conviction that led to a slap on the wrist in jail time, in keeping with his status as a member of the class of super-rich “money managers.” Only hours before his death, moreover, 2,000 pages of new documents were released linking many prominent world figures, including Prince Andrew and several top Democrats, to Epstein’s sex-trafficking activities.
As to the death itself, that was sensational as well, with questions aplenty: How did it happen that after an alleged suicide attempt on July 23 Epstein was taken off suicide watch only six days later and returned to the cell where he died? Why was his cellmate removed, in violation of the normal protocol for a high-risk prisoner, only a few hours before his death? Why did the guards fail to do their rounds during the night of Epstein’s death, when they should have been checking on him every half an hour? Why was Epstein’s hyoid bone broken in several places, a medical finding more typical of homicide by strangulation than suicide by hanging, according to numerous experts?
The previous “suicide” attempt, if that was what it was, deserves greater scrutiny as well. Epstein was sharing a cell with a former New York policeman, Nicholas Tartaglione, who was facing four counts of murder as well as narcotics charges. The pairing would seem quite unusual, even provocative, given the disparity between the two in physical size and the likelihood that a former cop might be inclined to mete out punishment to a presumed pedophile and child rapist.
As it was, on July 23 Tartaglione summoned prison guards to find Epstein semi-conscious with “marks” on his neck. Epstein was resuscitated and placed on suicide watch. He later claimed to be afraid of Tartaglione and accused him of assault, which the ex-cop denied. After six days, Epstein was taken off suicide watch and put back in a regular cell, but with a different cellmate.
After Epstein’s death, social media was filled with speculation about the unusual circumstances in which he died and the possible motives of highly placed and political powerful individuals for doing away with him. The corporate media went into overdrive, led by the New York Times, to denounce such questions as “conspiracy theories,” without foundation in evidence—although the lack of evidence was due to the silence of the police and prison authorities as they sought to come up with a plausible explanation.
On Thursday came the revelation that Epstein’s hyoid bone had been broken in several places, which experts suggested was more typical in homicides than suicides. The Times again sought to tamp down speculation. Finally, on Friday, the chief medical examiner, who had delayed for several days drawing a conclusion, issued a formal finding that Epstein died a suicide. The corporate media immediately rubber-stamped this finding and sought to shut down any public questioning of it.
This was done so thoroughly that on Sunday, August 18, there was not a single reference to Epstein’s death on any of the five television interview programs. Over five hours of broadcast time, accounting, according to the transcripts, for 45,000 spoken words, the name Epstein was never mentioned.
This media silence is itself perhaps the most suspicious development in the entire Epstein case. Why was there no reference to the story which riveted public attention for several days last week? It had occasioned tweets by President Trump accusing various Democrats of collusion in his death, and statements by Democrats, such as New York Mayor Bill de Blasio, a candidate for president, that the timing of Epstein’s death was “too convenient.”
If this had become a non-story only eight days after Epstein’s lifeless body was found, the question must be asked: what is the American media seeking to hide?
Again, the New York Times has taken the lead in the cover-up. It published a lengthy front-page story in its Sunday edition under the headline, “Epstein Feared Misery of Jail in His Final Days,” which has only one purpose: further shoring up the suicide verdict by painting a picture of Epstein as so desperate to avoid spending time in his cell that he brought his lawyers in for hours of consultation where he could sit in a conference room.
The circumstances detailed by no less than seven reporters can be read quite differently from the conclusion drawn in the article. Perhaps Epstein was desperate to avoid his cell because he feared what was going to happen to him there. After all, he had barely escaped with his life on July 23.
Moreover, the Times reports: “Outside the meeting room, Mr. Epstein mounted a strategy to avoid being preyed upon by other inmates: He deposited money in their commissary accounts, according to a consultant who is often in the jail and speaks regularly with inmates there.” This again suggests fear on Epstein’s part of what others might do to him in prison.
Epstein’s own lawyers have indicated they do not accept the finding of suicide. “The defense team fully intends to conduct its own independent and complete investigation into the circumstances and cause of Mr. Epstein’s death,” they said in a statement. “We are not satisfied with the conclusions of the medical examiner.”

There are also reports that some jail staff members are not cooperating with the ongoing investigation into Epstein’s death.

That’s certainly a coincidence, isn’t it? Over the decades there have been so many people in a position to harm Bill and Hillary Clinton that have come to an intimately end that the word "Arkancide" has been invented.


Jeffrey Epstein dead, of purported suicide

A lot of very powerful Democrats are breathing sighs of relief. Dead men tell no tales, and the man whose tales could sink the reputations of and potentially incarcerate a slew of the most important political figures in the US (and a member of the British Royal Family) will be making no deals with prosecutors implicating bigger fish.
The cynics who insisted that he would never live to bring down so many powerful people have been vindicated. Of course, we don’t know any details of his demise, so theoretically it is possible that he took his own life for purely personal psychological concerns.
But that theoretical possibility is not strengthened by this, from the New York Times’ first account:
Last month, a week after being denied bail, Mr. Epstein was found unconscious in his cell at the jail in Manhattan with marks on his neck, and prison officials were investigating the incident as a possible suicide attempt.
It was not immediately clear on Saturday whether the authorities had put in additional safeguards to watch him after the incident last month.
Let me translate: “not immediately clear” means that officials at the jail have not claimed the first thing that would come to mind if additional safeguards – which obviously were required -- had been in place. If he had been on suicide watch, as ordinary prudence would require, it is highly unlikely that he could have successfully killed himself. There should not have been any materials for a self-created hanging in the cell of someone who had previously attempted suicide.
The death comes less than a day after a court unsealed a trove of over 2000 documents implicating even more powerful figures. Incuding this, via Mike Cernovich:
That’s certainly a coincidence, isn’t it? Over the decades there have been so many people in a position to harm Bill and Hillary Clinton that have come to an intimately end that the word "Arkancide" has been invented.
A question going forward: what will become of his estate? There will no doubt be litigation and court proceedings that will establish how much wealth he actually had. It would not surprise me if it turns out to be a lot less than many have guessed, as was the case when Robert Maxwell, the father of his sometimes associate and accused procuress Ghislaine Maxwell, and Armand Hammer, legendary oilman who got his start as an aoperative for Rusian communists raising monet by selling off the Czars' art, each died.



A brief thought on Jeffery Epstein's death


Much has been written and will be written on the death of Jeffery Epstein.  Was it suicide?  Was it murder?  The only thing certain is that the man did not die of natural causes.
The official finding will most likely be suicide.  Even if this is actually the case, it still will fuel "conspiracy" theories.  Rightfully so.  The man already tried to commit suicide the week before, after which he was supposedly placed on suicide watch.  Here's a very important point.  Epstein was probably the most valuable human asset ever housed in the Manhattan Correctional Center, given the high-level people he could have implicated in his pedophilia escapades and brought down.  You would think every precaution would have been made to keep him alive.
Trust in government and the agencies of government is already at an all time low.  The Department of Justice, the CIA, and the FBI have already discredited themselves by their participation in the coup against President Trump.  So whether Epstein's death was due to sinister acts by people in government or merely gross incompetence, the result will be the same: the public trust will continue to evaporate.  This spells trouble for all of us.  If people's confidence in government falls far enough, then things can be held together only with force.  That won't be America.











Report: Jeffrey Epstein Found Dead in Manhattan Jail Cell

This March 28, 2017 image provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. The wealthy financier pleaded not guilty in federal court in New York on Monday, July 8, 2019, to sex trafficking charges following his arrest over the weekend. Epstein will have to remain behind …
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Jeffrey Epstein has been found dead in his Manhattan jail cell by suspected suicide, according to several reports.

Epstein, who was being held at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, reportedly committed suicide, hanging himself in his jail cell, according to reports from the New York Times and ABC News. According to the Associated Press, “The medical examiner’s office in Manhattan confirmed Epstein’s death.”

WATCH: ABC News Special Report: Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide overnight in his Lower Manhattan jail cell where he had been held pending trial on federal sex trafficking charges, three law enforcement officials told @ABC News. https://abcn.ws/31twJBV 




















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He was charged last month on sex-trafficking-related charges.
As Breitbart News reported:
NBC 4 New York, citing sources, reported court documents state that Epstein allegedly had sexual encounters with dozens of underage girls at his Palm Beach, Florida residence. According to authorities, the politically connected hedge fund manager employed “female fixers” who sought out the girls from all over the world for such encounters. Some of the girls were allegedly transported to his homes in New York City, New Mexico, and a private Caribbean island, according to court documents.
The news of his suicide comes weeks after authorities found the disgraced billionaire semi-unconscious in his jail cell. At the time, Epstein was in a fetal position with marks around his neck, signifying a failed suicide attempt.
Breitbart News reported:
According to NBC New York, citing sources familiar with the matter, an injured Epstein was discovered in the fetal position inside his jail cell at Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City. He was found “semi-conscious with marks on his neck,” reports NBC New York. Two sources told the news outlet that Epstein may have attempted to take his own life by hanging. Another source said the hedge fund manager’s injuries were not serious and suggested the hedge fund manager may use them as a means to receive a transfer.
This development follows the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York’s move Friday, unsealing thousands of documents, “in which Virginia Roberts Guiffre … said Epstein forced her to have sex with powerful men, including former Maine Sen. George Mitchell,  former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and Prince Andrew,” Fox Business reports.
This story is developing.

The Authorities Should Assume that Epstein was Murdered

Given the choice of choosing between human genius or human stupidity for someone being caused harm, you are almost always better off selecting stupidity.  That’s a truism, and it underlies the argument that, as a result of an unfortunate string of irresponsible and negligent actions by the MCC federal jail in New York City, accused pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was able to kill himself in custody.  However, “almost always” is not the same as “always”, and in this case logic, both legal and practical appears to point otherwise. 
At the very least, in investigating Epstein’s death, federal authorities should pursue the case not as an accidental death, but as murder.  Murder requires proof of intent to kill.  Ordinarily, a series of negligent actions that led to a suicide would rule that out, leaving the worst available potential charges against Epstein’s jailers some form of negligent homicide or manslaughter. 
But the law recognizes that in cases of extreme negligence (or recklessness) intent to kill can be imputed.  This theory is often termed “depraved heart murder.”  A textbook example of this somebody firing a gun into the air during a crowded celebration or other gathering.  A bullet comes down and kills someone in the crowd.  It doesn’t matter that the shooter lacked the direct intent to kill, his actions were so negligent that the law imputes it.
In the official version of the Epstein case, at least as has been made public, we have a virtually unbelievable string of irresponsible and negligent actions by MCC authorities leading to the suicide. It goes as follows:
  • On July 23, Epstein was found with injuries leading authorities to believe he had attempted suicide or been attacked -- authorities assumed the former.
  • He was placed on suicide watch but taken off it only six days later, and authorities failed to follow other procedures standard in such circumstances.
  • Epstein was supposed to be assigned a cellmate, but his was quickly transferred.
  • He was supposed to be monitored every 30 minutes but was not.
  • The guards assigned him were not regular correctional officers, and they were overworked, tired, and supposedly fell asleep.
  • Despite Epstein’s high profile there were no video cameras observing him.
  • Despite what authorities assumed was an earlier suicide attempt, he was given ordinary prison clothes and bedding, which he could use to hang himself.
  • He was also placed in a cell with a high bunk bed, also creating a danger he could use it to hang himself, which according to authorities occurred.
This alleged string of negligent actions is sufficient to impute a kind of murderous recklessness if true and ought to be investigated as such, at least as a starting point.
The problem, though, is that while human stupidity and fallibility know few limits, at times even here we must take pause.  Because to go back to our textbook example of depraved heart murder we must modify the example for the Epstein case, since Epstein was not an ordinary prisoner.  He was far and away the most high-profile prisoner in the unit, a man of substantial importance, and one who potentially might do many important people with whom he associatedsignificant harm during the course of a long and difficult trial.
So getting back to our fellow shooting off his gun in a crowd, a better analogy is not just that the bullet hit some random person, but rather that it just happened to strike a guy to whom the shooter owed a lot of money, or had slept with his wife, or had done him some other wrong.  Because the string of negligent acts that resulted In Epstein’s death just happens to get rid of a person that a lot of important people clearly wanted to see dead.
Related to this is another oddity in the case, the nature of his critical injury.  A couple of bones fractured in his neck are not usually associated with suicidal hangings.  While not impossible, 75% of the time (and by some accounts more than that), those bones don’t fracture in a suicidal hanging of the kind Epstein supposedly carried out.  Thus, we have an unusual series of very negligent actions by authorities that by official account led to an unusual manner of death, to the most prominent inmate in the jail, whom many people wanted to see gone.  Those are long odds indeed.
So a murder investigation is not only appropriate, but must also account of these other factors, the unusual injuries, the inmate’s prominence, his celebrity, and the threat he posed to some of his former associates.  If the Justice Department and other federal authorities investigating this case do not proceed in this manner, that in itself would be negligent. 
















BILL CLINTON: SERIAL RAPIST and his enabler, Hillary!
MONICA’S VIDEO ON SERIAL RAPIST BILL CLINTON, HUSBAND OF SWAMP EMPRESS HILLARY CLINTON, CHARITY FOUNDATION FRAUDSTER
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Monica Lewinsky says Bill Clinton hinted she should perjure herself, arranged a farewell Christmas tryst before dumping her




Why is no one helping or caring about all these women? Who Hillary Viciously went after. The hypocrisy right now on the left is utterly stunning me. Bill Clinton-12 women on record telling their stories of him sex-ually assa-ulting them starting back in college! Imagine all the women who still have never told their stories about him?

Eileen Wellstone (1969)

Allegation: S-exual assault

Anonymous female student at Yale University (1972)

Anonymous female student at the University of Arkansas (1974)

Anonymous female lawyer (1977)

Juanita Broaddrick (1978)

R-ape

Carolyn Moffet (1979)

Elizabeth Ward (1983)

Sally Perdue (1983)

Paula Jones (1991)

Sandra Allen James (1991)

Christy Zercher (1992)

Kathleen Willey (1993)

Monica Lewinsky. 22-year-old intern working for the President

  
THE GRIFTERS:

HILLARY CLINTON AND HER SERIAL RAPIST HUSBAND



“The couple parlayed lives supposedly spent in “public service”
into admission into the upper stratosphere of American wealth, with incomes in the top 0.1 percent bracket. The source of this vast wealth was a political machine that might well be dubbed “Clinton, Inc.” This consists essentially of a seedy money-laundering operation to ensure big business support for the Clintons’ political ambitions as well as their personal fortunes.

The basic components of the operation are lavishly paid speeches to Wall Street and Fortune 500 audiences, corporate campaign contributions, and donations to the ostensibly philanthropic Clinton Foundation.”

"But what the Clintons do is criminal because they do it wholly at the expense of the American people. And they feel thoroughly entitled to do it: gain power, use it to enrich themselves and their friends. They are amoral, immoral, and venal. Hillary has no core beliefs beyond power and money. That should be clear to every person on the planet by now."  ----  Patricia McCarthy - AMERICANTHINKER.com
  

Why Hillary and Her Wall Street Donors Don’t Want Trump’s Wall…

NO BILLIONAIRE WANTS TO PAY LIVING WAGES TO ANY LEGALS!


"Hillary and her party supporters desperately need illegal immigrants: Hillary is bought and paid for."  Michael Bargo, Jr.
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"But what the Clintons do is criminal because they do it wholly at the expense of the American people. And they feel thoroughly entitled to do it: gain power, use it to enrich themselves and their friends. They are amoral, immoral, and venal. Hillary has no core beliefs beyond power and money. That should be clear to every person on the planet by now."  ----  Patricia McCarthy - AMERICANTHINKER.com


THE GRIFTERS: HILLARY, BILLARY and CHELSEA… global looters!


"But there is no doubt in my mind that the Clintons, thoroughly practiced

grifters that they are, as well as their increasingly shady daughter, will not

hesitate to use such classified information as they may be able to access for 

personal and political enrichment.  They've been doing it for decades, and

they're not about to stop now." RUSS VAUGHN


CLINTON MAFIA AND THEIR BANKSTERS AT GOLDMAN SACHS
WHO IS TIGHTER WITH THE PLUNDERING BANKSTERS? CLINTON, OBAMA or TRUMP?

The Clinton White House famously abolished the Glass–Steagall legislation, which separated commercial and investment banking. The move was a boon for Wall Street firms and led to major bank mergers that some analysts say helped contribute to the 2008 financial crisis.

Bill and Hillary Clinton raked in massive speaking fees from Goldman Sachs, with CNN documenting a total of at least $7.7 million in paid speeches to big financial firms, including Goldman Sachs and UBS. Hillary Clinton made $675,000 from speeches to Goldman Sachs specifically, and her husband secured more than $1,550,000 from Goldman speeches. In 2005 alone, Bill Clinton collected over $500,000 from three Goldman Sachs events.


Hillary Clinton is simply the epitome of the rabid self – a whirlpool of selfishness, greed, and malignance.


It may well be true that Donald Trump has made his greatest contribution to the nation before even taking office:  the political destruction of Hillary Clinton and her infinitely corrupt machine. J.R. Dunn

"Hillary will do anything to distract you from her reckless record and the damage to the Democratic Party and the America she and The Obama's have created."


THE FINAL DAYS OF HILLARY CLINTON: MISTRESS of the SWAMP, GLOBAL BRIBES SUCKER and LOOTER OF THE POOR
“If the Constitution did not forbid cruel and unusual punishment, the sentence I would like to see imposed would place both Bill and Hillary Clinton in the same 8-by-12 cell.”    ROBERT ARVAY – AMERICAN THINKER com
  
HILLARY & BILLARY: The Evita and Juan Peron of Wall Street

The Clinton Looting of the Poor of Haiti



“The couple parlayed lives supposedly spent in “public service”
into admission into the upper stratosphere of American wealth, with incomes in
the top 0.1 percent bracket. The source of this vast wealth was a political
machine that might well be dubbed “Clinton, Inc.” This consists essentially of
a seedy money-laundering operation to ensure big business support for the
Clintons’ political ambitions as well as their personal fortunes. The basic
components of the operation are lavishly paid speeches to Wall Street and
Fortune 500 audiences, corporate campaign contributions, and donations to the
ostensibly philanthropic Clinton Foundation.”


So who are the Democrats' 'faves' who might be breathing a sigh of relief at Epstein's demise?

Now that Jeffrey Epstein's dead in the strangest of circumstances - the accused child sex trafficker reportedly said someone tried to murder him three weeks ago, the guy got taken off suicide watch by some psychiatrist who said he wasn't suicidal, the guy turns up dead, the guy's prison security cameras mysteriously malfunctioned, it's not hard to think someone wanted him dead, either by "allowing" him to do himself in, or else by doing the KGB thing in the Manhattan Correctional Center. 
The press has thrown flak at Twitter and President Trump who called the case for Arkancide. American Thinker contributor Taylor Day, in her July 25 piece, did make a compelling case as to why this could actually happen.
Which inevitably draws attention back to remarks by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's daughter Christine, who said on July 7 that a lot of Democratic 'faves' might be going down with this bust of Jeffrey Epstein. As the Washington Examiner reported on July 7:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s daughter said that some favorite figures of both the Right and Left may be implicated in the sex trafficking case alleged against billionaire Jeffrey Epstein.
"This Epstein case is horrific and the young women deserve justice. It is quite likely that some of our faves are implicated but we must follow the facts and let the chips fall where they may — whether on Republicans or Democrats," Christine Pelosi tweeted Saturday after news of Epstein's arrest broke.
Cripes, how would she have known that? It suggests she really knew something bad was coming down the pike for the 'faves' after Epstein talked. And if they were 'faves' to Democrats, who again were they?  The swirling speculation about Epstein being done in at the Manhattan big house makes it impossible not to wonder about those faves. If Epstein's gone and dead men tell no tales, who might be breathing a sigh of relief? I wrote a bit about that earlier here and here.
Here's what's known so far about prominent Democrats who have turned up in Epstein's orbit, from two sources - Epstein's 2005 stolen black book of phone numbers, as well as recently unsealed court documents. To be fair, there are likely some who were put onto the black book for vanity purposes - President Trump, for example likely fell into this category, along with David Rockefeller and Steve Forbes. There also were recently released court documents -- 2,000 pages -- a couple days ago, related to a young victim's accusations of being trafficked by Epstein. They are her word for it, but perhaps more interesting because the people she names really do seem to be 'faves' to people such as the Pelosis. 
In addition to the Clintons, of course.
Here is the list I created earlier from the 2005 Black Book. The first two entries came from a New York magazine piece on Epstein's high society contacts:

Band, Doug: Influence peddler.

Name found in Epstein’s black book and on Epstein’s private jet log.
A onetime White House intern who climbed his way to being Bill Clinton’s bag carrier, body man, fixer, and all-purpose gatekeeper, Band arranged for the former president to travel to Africa on Epstein’s 727 in 2002. Band would go on to help his boss found the Clinton Global Initiative in 2005, a choice platform from which he launched his own lucrative favor-trading corporate-advisory firm, Teneo. Throughout that time, he took a number of trips on Epstein’s plane and attended parties at his townhouse. Band resigned from his position at CGI in 2012; leaked emails later showed Band and Chelsea Clinton trading accusations of conflicts of interest in a war of influence over her parents. More recently, Band’s been teaching a “Public Service” class at NYU.

Vance, Cyrus Jr.: Prosecutor in the crosshairs.

There are currently 475 level-three sex offenders registered in New York County, but in 2011, when an attorney from the office of Cy Vance, Manhattan DA, argued that Epstein’s risk level should be reduced, Justice Ruth Pickholz responded, “I have to tell you I am a little overwhelmed because I have never seen a prosecutor’s office do anything like this.” Pickholz denied the request — Epstein’s risk assessment put him 20 points above the required threshold for the highest level of offender — and the DA’s office later reversed its request. Though there’s no indication Vance and Epstein were friendly, his office has been criticized previously for declining to pursue sex-crimes charges against Harvey Weinstein that coincided with a donation from his attorneys (though Weinstein has since been charged by Vance’s office) and fraud charges against Ivanka and Donald Trump Jr. —Irin Carmon
But there are also others. Remember Mark Middleton? The disgraced Clinton operative who had his access curbed for using his ties to the White House to impress clients? Assuming that's him in the listing under Mark Middleton, and the Daily Beast reports that it is, he not only facilitated Epstein's many visits to the Clinton White House, he also appeared in the Epstein black book. He's not a prestige player, and he was disgraced in 1996, so what's he doing on the list?
Here's another one - the long-connected Clinton operative and fixer Ira Magaziner. Just a name and number, probably from a business card. But why's he on the list?
And Cheryl Mills. Sure enough, the now-famous Cheryl Mills, the Hillary Clinton aide who got total immunity for her role in the Clinton email scandal, despite her obvious conflicts of interest as Clinton's lawyer. Well, she turned up in Epstein's list. Wonder what that was about, it certainly wasn't celebrity prestige and no one knew who she was back in 2005.
John Kerry. He ran for president in 2004. Perhaps he was a prestige name. But on the other hand, the name could have been put there quite a bit earlier. Be interesting to know why he was on the list, too.
Three more names come in from the recently unsealed court documents, which by the way, don't prove guilt -- one judge actually opposed releasing these documents to the Miami Herald last July on the grounds that not all the information was verifiably true. But now these names come up as potential faves, too, as the Daily Beast reports, starting with former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson, whose name also appeared in the black book, but which, to me, at the time, seemed unimportant. The Beast reports:
Epstein also had longstanding ties with Richardson. The former governor, DNC chairman, and presidential candidate—who also served as President Clinton’s Energy Secretary and UN Ambassador in the late ’90s—was reportedly a guest of honor at Jeffrey Epstein’s secluded Zorro Ranch outside of Stanley, New Mexico, and appears in Epstein’s “little black book” of contacts. Giuffre has previously claimed that Epstein transported her to New Mexico as his underage “sex slave.”
Richardson returned $50,000 in campaign donations from Epstein after the financier’s 2007 plea deal in Florida.
The former governor has been hit by scandal before. In 2011, he was under investigation by a federal grand jury for possible campaign finance violations for allegedly giving a woman $250,000 in hush money after she threatened him with a sexual harassment suit. (The investigation was closed without any charges.) And in 2009, Richardson withdrew from a Cabinet appointment as President Obama’s Commerce Secretary over allegations of a pay-to-play donor scandal, though he was never charged.
Another politician accused by Giuffre is George Mitchell, the former Democratic leader of the Senate and Bill Clinton’s Special Envoy for Northern Ireland (and later President Obama’s envoy to the Middle East). Mitchell built a renowned legacy as a statesman. In a 2003 profile of Epstein for Vanity Fair, the former Senator and Army counterintelligence officer praised Epstein: “He has supported some philanthropic projects of mine and organized a fund-raiser for me once. I would certainly call him a friend and a supporter.” The feeling was mutual, with Epstein regarding Mitchell as “the world’s greatest negotiator.”
Dershowitz also claimed in a deposition that Mitchell was Epstein’s Palm Beach house guest. 
So we have Richardson, Mitchell, and a third possible fave, named by Dershowitz in the unsealed documents, is former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, according to the Beast.
To be fair, they are all denying it, and maybe they are innocent. But one thing is sure here: All of these guys could easily be called Democratic 'faves.' They are the respected Democratic establishment, the supposed sane earlier face of the Democrats.
If any of these Democrats whose names have come up turn out to have been involved with Epstein's nefarious activities with underage girls, then we maybe have the answer to who these 'faves' are that Nancy Pelosi's daughter was talking about. She knew it was going to be some of them. Could these be the ones, or will there be some other names coming up as more of those 2,000 documents roll out and new investigations are undertaken?
Image credit: Montage by Monica Showalter from public domain sources


The Epstein Incident Another Blow to Government and Media Credibility

A very small number of people know exactly what happened to Jeffrey Epstein on the morning of August 10.  The rest of us only know what the government and media tell us.  These two are sources of increasingly dubious credibility. When their accounts don't agree, or don't make sense, "conspiracy" theories flourish.  "Conspiracy theorists" are routinely dismissed as being on the fringes of society.  However, in this case it will be difficult to dismiss the large number of well-respected individuals on the left and right who find the official account unbelievable.   
Everything the government did with Epstein from his arrested on July 7 to his apparent suicide on August 10 was a predictable hurtle to disaster.  Epstein was initially placed in a cell with a former police officer charged with murdering four people who was facing the death penalty.  On July 24, he was found on the floor of his cell “semi-conscious, despondent and crying with slight bruising around his neck.”   It was not clear whether his injuries were self-inflicted or the result of an assault.  Nevertheless, Epstein was placed on placed on suicide watch.  He was taken off suicide watch on July 29 or August 1 after a psychiatric evaluation.  Bloomberg reported Epstein “was taken off suicide watch just hours before he killed himself.”  He was back in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) with a cellmate.  The cellmate was removed in during the evening of August 9, leaving Epstein alone.
Although Epstein was no longer on suicide watch, he was supposed to be checked on every 30 minutes.  Reportedly, this was not done.  The New York Post reported neither of the two guards “had checked on Epstein for several hours before he was discovered.”  CBS News reported there was shouting and shrieking coming from his jail cell on the morning of the 10th.  CBS claims corrections officers attempted to revive him while saying "breathe, Epstein, breathe."  This does not make sense if Epstein was dead for several hours.  The Daily Beast reported that "Epstein already had a death pallor."
It is no secret that many powerful people wanted Epstein silenced.  He was perhaps the most important prisoner ever housed in the Metropolitan Correctional Center.  To treat him like an ordinary prisoner suggests that the administration wanted Epstein to meet his end in its prison.  The warden was aware of this staffing shortage and could have remedied the situation with a phone call.  All of these factors have led to a great deal of skepticism among some fairly knowledgable and influential people.
Attorney General William Barr issued a press release stating, "Mr. Epstein’s death raises serious questions that must be answered.”  Former wardens and veterans of the federal prison system were baffled as to why Epstein wasn't under near-constant guard.  Cameron Lindsay, a former warden who worked at three federal facilities stated, "For them to pull him off suicide watch is shocking.  For someone this high-profile, with these allegations and this many victims, who has had a suicide attempt in the last few weeks, you can take absolutely no chances."  Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara tweeted that he was “dumbfounded” by Epstein’s death.  Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams remarked, “Something doesn’t smell right – and it’s not his dead body.”
There are cameras in the Special Housing Unit but they do not point into the cells. There is no explanation why this is so.  Perhaps it is a civil liberties issue adjudicated by the Civil Liberties Union.  Officials are under the impression that the cameras are trained on the individual cells.  Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani claimed, "There is absolutely no excuse for this.  It's impossible to happen.  I do not understand how anyone can explain not having him under 24 hour surveillance or not checking the camera constantly.  So that leads to all the speculation.  The camera wasn't working."  Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara stated, “There should be — and almost certainly is — video of Epstein’s suicide at MCC.  One hopes it is complete, conclusive, and secured.”  For whatever reason there is no video of Epstein's suicide.
Every effort is being made to limit the amount of information that goes public.  A representative for the Bureau of Prisons announced that warden Lamine N'Diaye would not be made available for comment.  There is an almost total lack of information on N'Diaye on the Internet.  Following Epstein's death, MCC cancelled all visits, both family and legal ones, with prisoners.  Investigators "are being stymied" by employees who are understandably "lawyering up."  There may be, in spite of the fact that they work for the federal government, serious repercussions if they falsified records of their mandatory checks on the prisoner.
To further confuse the issue, a 4Chan post supposedly made by a prison employee claimed that a “…guy in a green dress military outfit… switched him out” with a lookalike.  This claim was made nearly 10 minutes before Epstein's death was announced by the press.  This claim is supported by photographs of the deceased ear and nose which apparently do not match photos of Epstein when he was alive.  This claim cannot be proven or disproved without the body and on August 14 NBC News reported Jeffrey Epstein's body was claimed by unidentified "associate."

Next Top Model scout Jean-Luc Brunel flew poor 12-year-old triplets in from France as a BIRTHDAY PRESENT for Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, unsealed documents claim

  • High-profile Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre described the sadistic birthday present in unsealed court documents from a 2015 lawsuit 
  • She said the millionaire bragged about paying to have the 12-year-old girls, believed to be sisters, flown in from France for one day
  • The gift allegedly came from Epstein's longtime friend Jean-Luc Brunel 
  • Epstein invested $1million to help launch Brunel's Miami-based modeling firm MC2, in return for a 'supply of girls on tap', the suit claims
  • Brunel allegedly supplied illegitimate visas for underage girls from foreign countries and Epstein housed them at his brother's apartment in Manhattan
  • The model scout, 72, has denied all involvement in Epstein's alleged crimes 
Jeffrey Epstein once had three 12-year-old girls flown in from France for him to abuse as a birthday present, according to unsealed court documents
Jeffrey Epstein once had three 12-year-old girls flown in from France for him to abuse as a birthday present, according to unsealed court documents
Jeffrey Epstein once had three 12-year-old girls flown in from France for him to abuse as a sadistic birthday present, unsealed court documents have alleged.  
The fresh allegations were made by Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims she was recruited to be a 'sex slave' by the millionaire financier and his girlfriend Ghislane Maxwell when she was 15 in 1999. 
Giuffre made the allegations in a civil suit filed by the Miami US attorney's office in 2015. It sought to overturn the sweetheart plea bargain Epstein received in 2008, under which he served just 13 months in prison after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor. 
She said that the French girls, believed to be sisters, were a gift from Epstein's longtime acquaintance and frequent guest Jean-Luc Brunel.  
'Jeffrey bragged after he met them that they were 12-year-olds and flown over from France because they're really poor over there, and their parents needed the money or whatever the case is and they were absolutely free to stay and flew out,' Giuffre said.
She said she saw the three girls with her own eyes and that Epstein had repeatedly described to her how the girls had massaged him and performed oral sex on him. They were flown back to France the next day.
The fresh allegations were made by Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims she was recruited to be a 'sex slave' by the millionaire financier and his girlfriend Ghislane Maxwell when she was 15 in 1999. Giuffre, 35, is seen holding a photo of her 16-year-old self
The fresh allegations were made by Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who claims she was recruited to be a 'sex slave' by the millionaire financier and his girlfriend Ghislane Maxwell when she was 15 in 1999. Giuffre, 35, is seen holding a photo of her 16-year-old self
The lawsuit filed by the Miami US attorney's office in 2015 claims that the French girls were a gift from Epstein's longtime acquaintance and frequent guest Jean-Luc Brunel (pictured)
The lawsuit filed by the Miami US attorney's office in 2015 claims that the French girls were a gift from Epstein's longtime acquaintance and frequent guest Jean-Luc Brunel (pictured)
'He was so excited about the entire event, replayed over and over again over the next course of weeks how cute they were and how you could tell they were really young,' she said.  
'He went on to tell me how Brunel bought them in Paris from their parents, offering them the usual sums of money, visas, and modeling career prospects. 
'Laughing the whole way through, Jeffrey thought it was absolutely brilliant how easily money seduced all walks of life, nothing or no one that couldn't be bought.' 
Another civil suit also involving Giuffre alleges that Brunel and Epstein recruited young girls from South America and Eastern Europe to have sex with him. 
Epstein invested $1million to help launch Brunel's Miami-based modeling firm MC2, in return for a 'supply of girls on tap', the suit claims. 
Brunel allegedly acquired illegitimate visas for underage girls from foreign countries and Epstein housed them at his brother's apartment in Manhattan. 
'Jeffrey and Brunel would charge them for rent, forcing them to work for them selling their bodies for money, nude pictures, and even pornography,' Giuffre said in the suit. 
'These were what seemed like really nice people with not so nice intentions setting an impression of how the dignified wealth play and behind closed doors they had as much civilized manners as a barbaric chimpanzee in heat. 
'Giving a girl a step up in finances by teaching them their only worth is what lay between their legs, us girls all were the same in the end, regardless of what country we come from, what language we spoke or our cultural differences, we were all being used for one thing alone, our youthful looks and beautiful bodies.'  
Giuffre alleged that Brunel 'farmed out' teenage girls to Epstein and others for sex after bringing them to the US on model visas. Brunel is seen on Australia's Next Top Model in 2008
Giuffre alleged that Brunel 'farmed out' teenage girls to Epstein and others for sex after bringing them to the US on model visas. Brunel is seen on Australia's Next Top Model in 2008 
Epstein was arrested last month on federal charges of orchestrating a sex trafficking ring and abusing dozens of underage girls, whom he paid hundreds of dollars in cash for massages.  
He was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Manhattan jail cell on August 10 after having pleaded not guilty to the charges. 
Epstein's death came 24 hours after more than 2,000 pages of documents detailing the lurid allegations of his sexual abuse of underage girls were unsealed.
The documents pertained to a since-settled lawsuit that Giuffre had filed against Maxwell in 2015.     
The 35-year-old is one of Epstein's most high-profile accusers, claiming that she was forced to have sex with Britain's Prince Andrew three times when she was 17 and went by Virginia Roberts. 
A photo of Andrew grinning with his arm around Roberts' bare midriff when she was a teenager, with Ghislaine behind them both, has become the defining image of the scandal.
The royal has repeatedly denied Giuffre's allegations, which have been struck from the record by a US judge.   
Maxwell, the daughter of disgraced tycoon Robert Maxwell, has also denied that she acted as a 'madam' for Epstein and has described Giuffre's claims as 'malicious lies'. 
Giuffre currently lives in Australia with her husband and three children. 
Giuffre is one of Epstein's most high-profile accusers, claiming that she was forced to have sex with Britain's Prince Andrew three times when she was 17 and went by Virginia Roberts. A photo of Andrew grinning with his arm around Roberts' bare midriff when she was a teenager, with Ghislaine behind them both, has become the defining image of the scandal (pictured)
Giuffre is one of Epstein's most high-profile accusers, claiming that she was forced to have sex with Britain's Prince Andrew three times when she was 17 and went by Virginia Roberts. A photo of Andrew grinning with his arm around Roberts' bare midriff when she was a teenager, with Ghislaine behind them both, has become the defining image of the scandal (pictured)
Giuffre's bombshell allegations were detailed in a 2015 lawsuit against one of Epstein's alleged accomplices, longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is pictured with him in 2005
Giuffre's bombshell allegations were detailed in a 2015 lawsuit against one of Epstein's alleged accomplices, longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is pictured with him in 2005
Epstein's alleged madam living in mansion outside Boston

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Brunel is among the many associates of Epstein who are facing renewed scrutiny from US investigators in the wake of his death.  
Three former MC2 models told The Guardian they were sexually assaulted by Brunel in and nearby Paris throughout the 1980s and 1990s. 
Allegations of misconduct against the French model scout, 72, date back decades. He has never faced any legal action but is now back in the headlines as attention turns to friends of the deceased millionaire sex offender.  
In 2015, Brunel denied involvement 'directly or indirectly' in Epstein's crimes, telling the Guardian: 'I strongly deny having committed any illicit act or any wrongdoing in the course of my work as a scouter or model agencies manager.' 
MC2 also denied any connection to Epstein's crimes and previously said Brunel no longer actively worked with the firm, despite the scout saying he still owned it in a 2015 legal case, which remains open.
Brunel firmly established himself as one of the fashion industry's top players in the 1980s while working as a scout for Karin Models in Paris. 
He claims to have launched the careers of some of the era's most popular models, including Jerry Hall, Angie Everhart and Christy Turlington. 
Famed for his lively parties, it was at one such evening in September 1991 that Thysia Huisman, then aged 18, began feeling lightheaded after being given a drink by Brunel.
The Dutch model, who was staying at Brunel's apartment near the Karin headquarters, claims the scout took her to his bedroom and raped her.  
A second former model, now 55, from America, spoke anonymously to the Guardian to allege that Brunel assaulted her outside Paris after scouting her in 1984.
She recalled being alone with him on a night out after he falsely told her they were going to meet other people.
She said he aggressively groped her before she was able to climb out a window and away from him.  
A third model, Courtney Soerensen of Stoneboro, Pennsylvania, met Brunel in Paris when she was 19 in 1988.
She alleged that Brunel subjected her to several incidents of unwanted touching, hounded her for sex and ruined her career when she rejected him. 
DailyMail.com has reached out to Brunel's attorney Joe Titone for comment on the allegations against him.  
Autopsy finds Jeffrey Epstein had broken bones in his neck


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JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ALLEGED VICTIMS  

VIRGINIA ROBERTS GIUFFRE 
Virginia Roberts Giuffre is pictured above at a museum in New Mexico in 2001 in a photo snapped by Epstein)


 Virginia Roberts Giuffre is pictured above at a museum in New Mexico in 2001 in a photo snapped by Epstein)
Virginia Roberts Giuffre is perhaps the most high-profile of Epstein's alleged victims. 
She claims she is a former sex slave of Epstein and says the millionaire asked her to be a surrogate when she was just 18, around the same time he said she was too old for his sexual perversions.
Her allegations were made public when her since-settled lawsuit against Epstein's former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell was included among the more than 2,000 pages of documents made public by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. 
In a deposition included in the newly released papers, Giuffre said that her father, who worked at Mar-a-Lago as a maintenance manager, got her a job there in summer 2000 as a locker room attendant at the club's spa when she was 16.
She said she was reading a book on massage therapy one day when she was approached by Maxwell, who noticed the book and told her she knew someone seeking a traveling masseuse. When Giuffre said she had no experience or credentials, she recalled Maxwell said: 'We can train you. We can get you educated.'
The court records contain graphic allegations against Epstein, portraying him as a sex slave-driver with an insatiable appetite for underage girls.
'My whole life revolved around just pleasing these men and keeping Ghislaine and Jeffrey happy,' Giuffre said. 'Their whole entire lives revolved around sex.'
Giuffre said Maxwell instructed her to take off her clothes and give oral sex to Epstein the first time she met him after bringing her to Epstein's Florida home near Mar-a-Lago with the expectation she would be trained as a masseuse.
Prosecutors have not accused Maxwell of any wrongdoing. They say they continue to investigate.
In her own deposition, Maxwell called the claims another one of Giuffre's 'many fictitious lies and stories to make this a salacious event to get interest and press. It's absolute rubbish.'  
Giuffre managed to escape, after being sent to Thailand for her 19th birthday to take a massage course. She now lives with her husband and children in Australia. 
JENNIFER ARAOZ
Jennifer Araoz as a teenager
Jennifer Araoz now
Jennifer Araoz (pictured left as a teenager, and right in 2019)  claims she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein
Jeffrey Epstein was hit with a lawsuit from Jennifer Araoz on July 23 of this year. 
Araoz, now 32, claims she was 15-years-old when she met Epstein after a 'recruiter' targeted her outside of her Manhattan high school and lured her to the millionaire's house, located several blocks away. 
For the next year, Epstein allegedly manipulated Araoz into giving him massages that ended with him masturbating while he showered her with gifts and cash.
The illicit contact ended after Epstein 'forcibly raped' her, according to Araoz. 
Araoz claims she dropped out of school to avoid Epstein and her life quickly deteriorated. She is seeking damages for her emotional injuries.
JOHANNA SJOBERG
Johanna Sjoberg is pictured in 2007

Johanna Sjoberg is pictured in 2007
One of the women who alleges she was 'lured' to Jeffrey Epstein's New York City mansion says the multimillionaire sex offender told her he needed to have 'three orgasms a day.'
'It was biological, like eating,' Epstein is alleged to have told Johanna Sjoberg.
Sjoberg's testimony was revealed after a federal appeals court on Friday unsealed about 2,000 pages of documents related to Epstein, the financier facing charges of sex trafficking involving dozens of underage girls.
The documents were released by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, as part of a defamation lawsuit by Virginia Giuffre, one of Epstein's accusers, against Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime friend of Epstein.
Sjoberg gave statements in a deposition as part of a lawsuit brought against Maxwell by Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
She said that she was recruited by Maxwell in 2001, when she was a student at Palm Beach Atlantic College.
Sjoberg was under the impression she was being hired as a personal assistant, but she soon realized her job was to provide 'sexual massages' to Epstein.
According to The New York Times, Sjoberg was 'punished' when Epstein failed to orgasm as a result of one of her massages.
Giuffre alleges that Maxwell recruited her when she was 16 years old to be Epstein's 'sex slave.'
The lawsuit was settled in 2017 while the terms were kept confidential.
JENA-LISA JONES
Jena-Lisa Jones, 30, said she was 14 in Florida, when she became a victim of Epstein and stated on Saturday: 'God will have his judgement now'
Jena-Lisa Jones (left) stated on Saturday: 'God will have his judgement now'. Michelle Licata (right) said: 'I just wanted him to be held accountable for his actions'
 Jena-Lisa Jones claims she was just 14 years old when she was allegedly molested by Epstein in Florida. 
The purported incident, which occurred in the mid-2000s, left Jones feeling traumatized. 
 'You beat yourself up mentally and physically,' the now-30 year old previously told The Miami-Herald. 
Jones has become one of the first women to speak out following news of Epstein's death. 
'God will have his judgement now,' she told NBC. 
COURTNEY WILD
Alleged victim Courtney Wild (left) is pictured with her lawyer. She claims she was just 14 years old when she met Epstein

Alleged victim Courtney Wild (left) is pictured with her lawyer. She claims she was just 14 years old when she met Epstein
Last year, Courtney Wild told The Miami Herald that she first met Jeffrey Epstein in 2002, when she 14-years-old and still wearing braces.
She alleges that she helped recruit underage girls for the financier for seven years, alleging that he preferred those who were 'white and easy to manipulate'.
'By the time I was 16, I had probably brought him 70 to 80 girls who were all 14 and 15 years old... He wanted as many girls as I could get him. It was never enough,' she told the paper. 
Wild was wracked with guilt following her association with Epstein and her life fell apart. 
She served three years in prison on drugs charges and was only released in November of last year.  
MICHELLE LICATA AND ANNIE FARMER 
Michelle Licata
Annie Farmer
 Michelle Licata (left) and Annie Farmer (right) say they were both victims of Jeffrey Epstein
Michelle Licata claims she was a 16-year-old virgin living in Florida when she was recruited by a high-school friend to give 'massages' to Epstein. 
Soon after arriving at the millionaire's Florida mansion, she says she felt uncomfortable and he allegedly began calling her 'beautiful and sexy and gorgeous'.
She described an encounter with Epstein to The Miami Herald in excruciating detail last year. 
Believing she was going to give the financier an innocent massage, she was left traumatized when he began masturbating in front of her. 
'He kept trying to put his fingers inside me and told me to pinch his nipples. He was mostly saying 'just do that, harder, harder and do this...
'He ruined my life and a lot of girls' lives,' Licata told the paper last year. 
  Meanwhile, Annie Farmer said she was 16 when she met Epstein in New York.
'He was inappropriate with me,' she told reporters earlier this month, although she did not disclose further details. 
She was one of Epstein's alleged victims who appeared in court on July 15 urging a judge to keep the millionaire behind bars, rather than release him on bail.  
UNNAMED 15-YEAR-OLD SWEDISH GIRL
Court documents also revealed that a 15-year-old Swedish girl was allegedly confined to Epstein's private island (pictured) and kept there as a sex slave

 Court documents also revealed that a 15-year-old Swedish girl was allegedly confined to Epstein's private island (pictured) and kept there as a sex slave
Court documents also revealed that a 15-year-old Swedish girl was allegedly confined to Epstein's private island and kept there as a sex slave.
The horrific allegations were made by a butler who worked for hedge fund millionaire Glenn Dubin and his wife, Eva Andersson-Dubin.
During a 2016 deposition which was revealed publicly for the first time on Friday, the butler, Rinaldo Rizzo, tearfully described seeing a 15-year-old girl in his boss's kitchen in 2005.
Rizzo testified in his deposition that the girl was brought to the home by Maxwell and Epstein, who were visiting the Dubins.
Andersson-Dubin, a former Miss Sweden, once dated Epstein.
The butler said that the girl reminded him of other girls he saw at Epstein's home.
Rizzo said the girl sat in a stool next to a kitchen counter in the Dubins' home. She was 'distraught and shaking...literally quivering' as she described her treatment at the hands of Epstein's alleged madam, and her assistant, Sarah Kellen, in the US Virgin Islands.
He claims he told her that they had demanded sex from her and taken away her passport and threatened her when she refused.
Rizzo testified in a deposition which was part of Giuffre's defamation lawsuit brought against Maxwell.
Giuffre also accused Glenn Dubin of participating in the sex-trafficking ring, according to court documents.
The Dubins have denied these allegations, with a spokesperson for the couple telling DailyMail.com: 'Glenn and Eva Dubin are outraged by the allegations against them in the unsealed court records and categorically reject them.'



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Prince Andrew is conspicuously absent as The Queen and royals head to church at Balmoral while storm clouds gather over photos of him inside paedophile friend Jeffrey Epstein's mansion

  • Prince Edward, Sophie Wessex and Lady Louise travelled with the Queen for a Sunday Service in Balmoral
  • Prince of Wales, 70, and Duchess of Cornwall, 72, also attended the royal outing to Crathie Kirk this morning 
  • It came hours after video footage emerged of Prince Andrew, 59, at Jeffrey Epstein's Manhattan home in 2010
  • Prince Andrew has always strongly denied any wrongdoing and Buckingham Palace says Queen supports son
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Royal family members joined the Queen for a Sunday Service in Balmoral this morning - but Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York were conspicuously absent.
The royal outing came hours after video footage - obtained by the Mail On Sunday - emerged of Prince Andrew, 59, at paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's £63million Manhattan mansion on December 6, 2010. 
The Duke of York - then the UK's Special Representative for International Trade – was spotted peering around the door of the billionaire sex offender's home, less than an hour after Epstein left the house in the company of a young, shivering blonde woman.
Last Sunday, the Queen made a public show of support by allowing her second eldest son to sit next to her as they were driven to the church service.
This week, Prince Andrew is currently on a luxury holiday with ex-wife Sarah Ferguson in Sotogrande, southern Spain, amid growing questions over his relationship with the billionaire sex offender, who killed himself in a New York jail cell last weekend.
The Queen, sporting a smart pale blue coat dress with a matching hat adorned with a large flower, sat in her chauffered vehicle with her youngest son Prince Edward, 55, his wife Sophie Wessex, 54, and their daughter Lady Louise Windsor, 15, for their journey today.
Prince Charles, 70, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, travelled in a separate car in front of the Queen to the service in Crathie Kirk, Balmoral, Scotland.
Royal family members joined the Queen, sporting a smart pale blue coat dress with a matching hat adorned with a large flower, for a Sunday Service at church in Balmoral this morning
Royal family members joined the Queen, sporting a smart pale blue coat dress with a matching hat adorned with a large flower, for a Sunday Service at church in Balmoral this morning
Prince Charles, 70, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, travelled in a separate car in front of Her Majesty to the service in Crathie Kirk, Balmoral
Prince Charles, 70, and the Duchess of Cornwall, 72, travelled in a separate car in front of Her Majesty to the service in Crathie Kirk, Balmoral
The royal outing came hours after video footage (pictured) emerged of Prince Andrew at paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's £63million Manhattan mansion on December 6, 2010
The royal outing came hours after video footage (pictured) emerged of Prince Andrew at paedophile Jeffrey Epstein's £63million Manhattan mansion on December 6, 2010
The Duke of York - then the UK's Special Representative for International Trade – was spotted peering around the door of the billionaire sex offender's home and then waving
The Duke of York - then the UK's Special Representative for International Trade – was spotted peering around the door of the billionaire sex offender's home and then waving 
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Prince Andrew was seen less than an hour after Epstein left the house in the company of a young, shivering blonde woman
Prince Andrew was seen less than an hour after Epstein left the house in the company of a young, shivering blonde woman 
Epstein's nine-storey 21,000 square foot mansion has been dubbed the 'House of Horrors' by many of his young victims. 
The video was taken less than 24 hours after the Prince was infamously photographed walking through Central Park with Epstein, who continued to abuse young girls even after a controversial 2008 plea deal that saw him serve just 13 months, much of it on day release.
By this point Epstein was on a child sex offender register, yet one observer told The Mail on Sunday that several of the women leaving and entering the home while Andrew was apparently inside 'looked very young indeed'.
The Prince reportedly met Epstein in the late 1990s after being introduced by the financier’s then girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, daughter of disgraced tycoon Robert Maxwell.
It was in Ms Maxwell’s Belgravia home that a photograph was taken in 2001 of a grinning Duke of York with his arm around the bare midriff of Epstein's alleged 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts.
The Duke has vehemently denied claims by Ms Roberts that she had sex with the Prince on three occasions, the first when she was 17 and once at Epstein's mansion at 9 East 71st Street in Manhattan - the setting of these pictures.
The Queen sat in her chauffered vehicle with her youngest son Prince Edward, 55, his wife Sophie Wessex, 54, and their daughter Lady Louise Windsor, 15, for their journey today
The Queen sat in her chauffered vehicle with her youngest son Prince Edward, 55, his wife Sophie Wessex, 54, and their daughter Lady Louise Windsor, 15, for their journey today 
Her Majesty looked in high spirits as she rode in the back of the chauffered vehicle with her daughter-in-law Sophie Wessex
Her Majesty looked in high spirits as she rode in the back of the chauffered vehicle with her daughter-in-law Sophie Wessex
The Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, was all smiles as he and his family arrived for the service in Crathie Kirk, Balmoral
The Queen's youngest son, Prince Edward, was all smiles as he and his family arrived for the service in Crathie Kirk, Balmoral
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, looked smart in a black tribly hat and navy blue coat as she rode in the back of the car with the Queen
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, looked smart in a black tribly hat and navy blue coat as she rode in the back of the car with the Queen
Prince Edward, seen in the same car with his mother, donned a smart brown suit along with a red and green striped tie
Prince Edward, seen in the same car with his mother, donned a smart brown suit along with a red and green striped tie
Her allegations, submitted to a court in 2014, were later thrown out by a judge who ordered them to be struck from the record as 'immaterial and impertinent'.
Since Epstein's suicide in his prison cell last weekend as he faced further child sex trafficking charges, Buckingham Palace has repeated its denial of wrongdoing by the Prince.
'Any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue. It is emphatically denied that the Duke of York had any form of sexual contact or relationship with Virginia Roberts,' it said.
Prince Andrew is currently on a luxury holiday with Sarah Ferguson in Spain and planning a round of golf, with the former couple hoping to stay at the luxury Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande.
The pair arrived in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia on Wednesday after flying to Malaga by private jet.
The Duchess of York is said to be using the trip as an opportunity to pay her former husband back for his support over the years. 
She swept Prince Andrew to Spain to 'look after him' after it was said he 'panicked' following Jeffrey Epstein's death, The Sun reported. 
Last Sunday, the Queen made a public show of support by allowing her second eldest son to sit next to her as they were driven to the church service
Last Sunday, the Queen made a public show of support by allowing her second eldest son to sit next to her as they were driven to the church service
The Duke has vehemently denied claims by Epstein's alleged 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts, pictured aged 17, that she had sex with the Prince on three occasions
The Duke has vehemently denied claims by Epstein's alleged 'sex slave' Virginia Roberts, pictured aged 17, that she had sex with the Prince on three occasions
Since Epstein's (pictured) suicide last weekend as he faced further child sex trafficking charges, Buckingham Palace has repeated its denial of wrongdoing by Prince Andrew
Since Epstein's (pictured) suicide last weekend as he faced further child sex trafficking charges, Buckingham Palace has repeated its denial of wrongdoing by Prince Andrew
Prince Andrew is currently on a luxury holiday with Sarah Ferguson in Spain and planning a round of golf, with the former couple hoping to stay at the luxury Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande
Prince Andrew is currently on a luxury holiday with Sarah Ferguson in Spain and planning a round of golf, with the former couple hoping to stay at the luxury Real Club Valderrama in Sotogrande 
They had previously been at Balmoral, where the Duke was photographed with the Queen last Sunday as they travelled to a church service.
The Queen made a public show of support by allowing her son to sit next to her as they were driven. 
Andrew and Sarah, who divorced in May 1996, are regular visitors to Sotogrande.
A decade ago, they retreated to a friend's £38 million estate near the village of San Enrique de Guadiaro after the Duchess of York was criticised over Duchess On The Estate, a TV documentary featuring her attempts to improve the lives of people in Manchester.
However, the house has since been sold and it is unclear where the pair are now staying.





Delingpole: Prince Harry and Meghan are Saving the Planet One Private Jet Flight at a Time

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex look on during the pre-game ceremonies before the MLB London Series game between Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at London Stadium on June 29, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Dan Istitene - …
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex – aka Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle – have been caught taking their fourth private jet flight in 11 days.

I personally don’t mind one bit. If I were a royal prince with a net worth estimated at £30 million married to a reasonably famous ex-TV actress, I too would fly by private jet as often as humanly possible rather than have to share breathing space and arm-rest space with the rank, corpulent, and disgusting proletariat.
But I recognise that we live in an increasingly eco-conscious world where some people find that kind of behaviour deeply offensive, environmentally destructive and to be avoided at all costs.
There was that guy, for example, who was at that Google conference in Sicily the other day who made an impassioned speech about the importance of living ‘sustainably’. And we know he meant every word because he delivered it while standing barefoot.
Then there was that other guy, the one who recently appeared in a special edition of Vogueand who, during the course of an interview with the renowned ethnologist Jane Goodall, said he was only going to have “two, maximum” children because any more might be bad for the planet.
The guy added:
“I always think to myself, whenever there’s another natural disaster, a huge increase in volcano eruptions or earthquakes or flooding, how many clues does nature have to give us before we actually learn, or wake ourselves up to the damage and the destruction that we’re causing?”
And let’s not forget the third guy: the one who bravely spoke up in Sydney last year about the rarely-mentioned threat posed by “climate change.”
He told his audience:
“We cannot continue to breathe polluted air while cutting down our forests, or without reducing emissions.”
Nor did he neglect to remind his listeners:
“…with privilege comes great responsibility.”
I imagine that were Prince Harry to encounter any of those three environmentalists they’d give him a pretty stern lecture on his selfish carbon-guzzling ways.
Then again, maybe they wouldn’t because I’ve just noticed a weird coincidence: all three of them happen to be called Prince Harry/the Duke of Sussex – a name they also have in common with the guy who has been taking all those private jet flights. What could this all possibly mean?
Well, I hate to criticise a guy who has risked his life on two tours of duty in Afghanistan, first as an infantryman attached to the Gurkhas; subsequently as a helicopter pilot. But I do think that if Prince Harry is not to lay himself open to the charge of being a rank hypocrite, he needs to do one of two things.
Either
a) dial down the environmental proselytising, avoid regurgitating brainless eco-drivel he has picked up second hand from an autistic 16-year old girl, a doddery old nature TV presenter and his barking Dad, and instead stick to stuff he knows about: shooting pheasant; playing polo; taking out Taliban with hellfire missiles.
or
b) stop travelling by private jet
If I were him, I’d go for a). And I think I know who’d agree very strongly with me.
Clue: she used to be in Suits, behaves as if she considers herself grander than the Queen, and probably won’t be very amused if the private jets have to be nixed just to save a few dumb-assed stupid polar bears…





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Pictured: Eco-lecturers Meghan Markle and Prince Harry board their private jet with baby Archie for fourth gas-guzzling flight in just 11 days as they leave the south of France 'after visiting Elton John's $18m mansion' on three-day jaunt

  • The Duke and Duchess of Sussex returned home from Nice on Saturday having arrived there last Wednesday
  • It follows the royal couple's trip to Ibiza earlier this month on August 6 before returning on Monday last week
  • Private jet trips come despite Harry and Meghan being outspoken on environmental issues in recent months
  • Flight from Nice generated estimated seven times the emissions per person compared to commercial flight
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were embroiled in another hypocrisy row today after being pictured leaving the south of France over the weekend in a fourth trip by private jet in just 11 days.
Prince Harry and Meghan, who have been outspoken on environmental issues in recent months, generated an estimated seven times the emissions per person compared to a commercial flight when flying home from Nice.
Photographs of the royal couple and three-month-old Archie showed the family stepping on board the Cessna 680 Citation Sovereign jet on Saturday at about 3pm local time, having arrived in France three days earlier.
Royal experts said the British public do not want to be 'lectured on climate change by those who don't do follow their own advice', while MPs said the trips do not 'fit with their public image' they project as eco-warriors. 
The couple are believed to have visited the £15million palatial home of Castel Mont-Alban owned by Sir Elton John and his husband David Furnish overlooking the Promenade des Anglais during their holiday to the French Riviera. 
The trip to Nice came shortly after Harry and Meghan, who married in May last year, had returned by private jet to the UK from Ibiza after a six-night break on the Spanish island to mark the Duchess's 38th birthday. 
Prince Harry and Meghan are pictured stepping on board a private jet on Saturday
The couple had arrived in France three days earlier
Prince Harry and Meghan are pictured stepping on board a private jet on Saturday, having arrived in France three days earlier
The visit to France which ended on Saturday was Prince Harry and Meghan's second Mediterranean holiday of the summer
The visit to France which ended on Saturday was Prince Harry and Meghan's second Mediterranean holiday of the summer
The Duke of Sussex is pictured stepping on board the aircraft at Nice Airport, in another trip by the royals by private jet
The Duke of Sussex is pictured stepping on board the aircraft at Nice Airport, in another trip by the royals by private jet
Last Wednesday, Harry and Meghan had arrived in France on a 12-seater Cessna aircraft, despite there being more than 20 scheduled commercial flights from London to Nice each Wednesday costing as little as £100 each.
The Cessna plane would have cost more than £20,000 to hire, meaning Harry and Meghan could have taken 200 flights to Nice for the same price.
The visit to France came after their first Mediterranean holiday of the summer - a trip to Ibiza which saw them fly out on August 6 before returning last Monday. Both journeys were again made by private jet.
Veteran royal watcher Phil Dampier told MailOnline today: 'Whether you think recent criticism of Harry and Meghan is fair or not it's worrying to me that they don't seem to care and aren't about to change their behaviour.
'They must have known that taking private jets four times in quick succession would leave them open to charges of hypocrisy but they just went ahead and did it anyway. 
'They are not unique - other royals have taken private jets, but they have been criticised over the years as well. I certainly don't believe they are getting a bad press because the British public are racist.
Harry and Meghan have been outspoken on environmental issues in recent months despite still travelling by private jet
Harry and Meghan have been outspoken on environmental issues in recent months despite still travelling by private jet
The private jet carrying the Duke and Duchess of Sussex takes off from Nice Airport on Saturday at about 3pm local time
The private jet carrying the Duke and Duchess of Sussex takes off from Nice Airport on Saturday at about 3pm local time

'It is simply that people don't like to be lectured on climate change by those who don't do follow their own advice.'

PHIL DAMPIER: 'People don't like to be lectured on climate change by those who don't do follow their own advice'

'Whether you think recent criticism of Harry and Meghan is fair or not it's worrying to me that they don't seem to care and aren't about to change their behaviour.
'They must have known that taking private jets three times in quick succession would leave them open to charges of hypocrisy but they just went ahead and did it anyway.
'They are not unique - other royals have taken private jets, but they have been criticised over the years as well.
'I certainly don't believe they are getting a bad press because the British public are racist.
'It is simply that people don't like to be lectured on climate change by those who don't do follow their own advice.
'Some families slave away all year to afford one nice holiday and they shouldn't be made to feel guilty about harming the planet when Harry and Meghan are swanning about in luxury.
'It's really sad to see all the goodwill that people had towards this couple disappear in such a short space of time.
'They really need to understand quickly the damage they are doing and take steps to turn it around.
'They could start by taking on some of the 1500 patronages of the Queen and Prince Philip, and get out there and do some run-of-the-mill royal jobs and shake a few hands.
'Meghan gives the impression she wants to live like a Hollywood star protected by publicists, agents and lawyers and that's not how the royal family works.
'It only survives because there is give and take and the public- who are paying for it - want it to succeed.
'If they lose the public's support they are in trouble.'
Phil Dampier is a veteran royal watcher and the author of Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan In Their Own Words

The author of 'Royally Suited: Harry and Meghan In Their Own Words' added: 'Some families slave away all year to afford one nice holiday and they shouldn't be made to feel guilty about harming the planet when Harry and Meghan are swanning about in luxury.' 
Labour MP Teresa Pearce said: 'Given the position they have taken publicly about being responsible on climate change, this does seem an anomaly which they should look at.
'I find this quite surprising because it doesn't fit with their public image and the way they're so concerned about the planet and the environment.'
Ken Wharfe, an ex-royal protection officer who guarded Princess Diana, said: 'Frankly it's hypocritical. Harry can't be preaching about the catastrophic effects of climate change while jetting around the world on a private plane.'
Kensington Palace declined to comment on Harry and Meghan's trip when contacted by MailOnline today.
Friends of the Earth climate change campaigner Aaron Kiely said last week: 'The Duke of Sussex speaks wonderful and stirring words on the environment and then he flies off on holiday to a European destination in a private jet. 
'He could have taken a train and then a boat. This would have been the perfect opportunity to set an environmental example.'
On August 6, the first day of the holiday to Ibiza, the only private plane travelling to Ibiza from Farnborough Airport was a Gulfstream 200, which can hold up to 19 people. 
It left at 7.49am UK time and touched down on the Balearic island at 10.49am local time.
Six days later, on Monday of last week, a nine-seater Cessna 500 XL, owned by NetJets, left Ibiza at 10.14am local time and landed at Farnborough at 11.20am UK time and is understood to have been carrying the royals.
At least one leg of the journey is understood to have been booked through NetJets, which has earned the nicknames 'Hertz For Heirs' or 'Uber for billionaires' because it serves the wealthy. 
It is not known who paid for the flights, which would have cost around £20,000 return. But NetJets are linked to Harry's close friend Nacho Figueras, an Argentine sportsman known as the 'David Beckham of polo'.
Mr Figeuras is understood to own one of the jets and often uses his social media profiles to promote them. It is also possible they may have borrowed a private jet from a friend whose plane is managed by a hire company.  
Harry and Meghan are believed to have visited the £15million palatial home of Castel Mont-Alban owned by Sir Elton John
Harry and Meghan are believed to have visited the £15million palatial home of Castel Mont-Alban owned by Sir Elton John
NetJets has 750 planes for hire worldwide and boasts of offering an 'unmatched experience' to rich clients.

Huge carbon footprint of Harry and Meghan's trips to the Mediterranean 

Harry and Meghan's trip to Nice was estimated to have had a carbon footprint of just over three tons.
The private jet generated an estimated seven times the emissions per person compared to a commercial flight. 
This was on top of their Ibiza trip this month which was believed to have had a footprint of more than four tons
This was estimated to have emitted about six times more carbon dioxide per person than a scheduled flight.
The carbon footprint of an average person in the UK is 13 tons a year.  
A tree removes about seven tons of carbon dioxide from the air once fully grown - meaning Harry and Meghan would technically need to plant one tree to offset their carbon footprint just from their two trips this month.  

Once in Ibiza, the couple stayed in the Vista Alegre gated complex of sea-facing mansions and were guarded by British and Spanish state security personnel.
There was also anger at the lack of transparency surrounding the trip, with royal representatives refusing to disclose how much it cost taxpayers. 
A source on the island told MailOnline the royals landed in Ibiza on August 6 with several taxpayer-funded Metropolitan Police bodyguards.
They added that five close protection officers from the Spanish security forces joined the group escorting them to their private villa.
The most expensive villas overlooking the azure waters of Ibiza's Porroig Bay are listed at £20,000 per week, but the price of others on enquiry rises to £120,000 per week, reported the Sun. 
Buckingham Palace claimed that it was a private matter and declined to comment. 
Harry and Meghan's trip to France was estimated to have had a carbon footprint of just over three tons and their earlier trip to Ibiza was believed to have had a footprint of more than four tons. The carbon footprint of an average person in the UK is 13 tons a year. 
Last Wednesday, Meghan was pictured holding baby Archie as she stepped off the private jet upon their arrival in Nice
Last Wednesday, Meghan was pictured holding baby Archie as she stepped off the private jet upon their arrival in Nice
Prince Harry was also seen disembarking from the private plane in Nice last Wednesday wearing a baseball cap
Prince Harry was also seen disembarking from the private plane in Nice last Wednesday wearing a baseball cap
Meanwhile, it was reported last week that Harry and Meghan asked the Queen if they could live in Windsor Castle when they were planning their life together. 
She was said to have politely, but firmly, suggested that they move to Frogmore Cottage instead.  
The couple's decision to use a private jet for their Ibiza trip means the journey would have emitted six times more carbon dioxide per person than a scheduled flight from London to the Spanish island. 
The flights there and back would have given out 12.5 tons of carbon dioxide. There are around 14 scheduled flights from London and the South East to Ibiza each day.
In September's edition of Vogue, guest edited by Meghan, Harry said the couple would only have two children for the sake of the environment. The Duke of Sussex is pictured with ethologist Dr Jane Goodall who also appears in the issue
In September's edition of Vogue, guest edited by Meghan, Harry said the couple would only have two children for the sake of the environment. The Duke of Sussex is pictured with ethologist Dr Jane Goodall who also appears in the issue
Their choice of transport flew in the face of their frequent public pronouncements on green issues. 
In an interview published in the September issue of Vogue with conservationist Jane Goodall, Harry revealed that he and Meghan wanted a 'maximum' of two children because of environmental concerns.
The issue was guest-edited by the Duchess and she chose climate change activist Greta Thunberg as one of her 'forces for change' to be put on the front cover. 
Greta, 16, travelled to New York from England by boat because she refuses to travel by plane.
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The couple's string of private-jet flights also comes after Harry attended a 'green summit' organised by tech giant Google in Sicily at the end of July where he delivered an impassioned speech on saving the environment.
He was reportedly barefoot as he gave his lecture to VIPs and power-brokers. However, it was claimed Google paid for his flights and a helicopter to a luxury resort where he is said to have stayed on a gas-guzzling super-yacht.
Other Royals have used cheap airlines for their flights alongside the public. Prince Harry boarded a Wizz Air flight from Luton to Transylvania in 2012 and in 2015 Prince William, 37, used a Ryanair plane to get to Scotland.
In 2011 he was also joined by wife Kate, also 37, on a Flybe flight to Zara and Mike Tindall's wedding. 

The yellow palace where 'King' Elton John welcomed Meghan Markle, Prince Harry and Archie: Singer's £15m villa overlooking Nice where he relaxes with his sons and entertains celebrity pals including the Beckhams

It's a palatial property fit for royals - and certainly lived up to the billing when Sir Elton John is believed to have hosted the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at his £15million residence last week.
The 72-year-old singer often spends the summer months at his home of Castel Mont-Alban overlooking Nice on the French Riviera with his husband David Furnish and their two sons Zachary, eight, and Elijah, six.
Sir Elton has previously hosted the likes of David and Victoria Beckham, comedian David Walliams and actor couple Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka at the property which was once dubbed his 'Pink Villa'.
Sir Elton John's stunning home Castel Mont-Alban overlooks Nice on the French Riviera and is worth about £15million

Sir Elton John's stunning home Castel Mont-Alban overlooks Nice on the French Riviera and is worth about £15million
Sir Elton and his husband David Furnish (left) are good friends with actor couple Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka (right). The couples are pictured together with their two children each while on the French Riviera last summer

Sir Elton and his husband David Furnish (left) are good friends with actor couple Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka (right). The couples are pictured together with their two children each while on the French Riviera last summer
Sir Elton has hosted the likes of David and Victoria Beckham at his property in Nice. They are pictured together last summer

Sir Elton has hosted the likes of David and Victoria Beckham at his property in Nice. They are pictured together last summer
Sir Elton and his Canadian filmmaker husband Mr Furnish are pictured with their sons in Nice in the summer last year

Sir Elton and his Canadian filmmaker husband Mr Furnish are pictured with their sons in Nice in the summer last year
He bought the Belle Epoque villa surrounded by the green spaces of Mont Boron in the 1990s and locals have described it as the 'Bel Air of Nice' thanks to the concentration of multimillion-pound mansions in the area.
It can be seen from the Promenade des Anglais below, and local interior designer Bjarni Breidfjord said: 'It's quite unique for a celebrity like him to have bought here. No other celebrities live up there. He is king of that hill.'
Sir Elton is known to enjoy staying in the exclusive area of France's Côte d'Azur and received the Legion d'Honneur, the country's highest civilian award, from President Emmanuel Macron just two months ago.
Burtka previously said: 'Elton is a little more uptight in his real world, but in Nice he just relaxes. He's so fun and he laughs with his kids and has a good time. He just forgets about the madness of his life.'
Sir Elton's home is just a 20-mile drive away from Cannes, where the annual film festival is held, and he is said to enjoy tending to his plants in the garden of the property, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The home can be seen from the Promenade des Anglais, the famed promenade along the Mediterranean at Nice (file image)

The home can be seen from the Promenade des Anglais, the famed promenade along the Mediterranean at Nice (file image)
Sir Elton often stays at the home in summer with his husband David Furnish and their two sons Zachary, eight, and Elijah, six

Sir Elton often stays at the home in summer with his husband David Furnish and their two sons Zachary, eight, and Elijah, six 
The property was built in the 1920s and adapted by Sir Elton with designers Fred Dilger and Monique Gibson. The pool now features Egyptian Deco statues of the four seasons, while his bedroom has an Andy Warhol panting.
Ms Gibson previously told Architectural Digest: 'It was pink for a while, then we painted it yellow. That's very much Elton's spirit: 'I've enjoyed it pink; let's love it yellow.' Everything is always changing.'
The home is also said to feature a tower room overlooking the Mediterranean, a metal mask sculpture by Roy Lichtenstein and slipcovers for the chairs with co-ordinate with 14 sets of china.
Sir Elton is one of many celebrities who enjoy Nice as a playground of the rich – with others including actress Dame Joan Collins, U2 frontman Bono, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, actor Sean Connery and singer Tina Turner.
The singer entered into a civil partnership with Canadian filmmaker Mr Furnish, 56, in December 2005, before tying the knot when same-sex marriage became legal in England and Wales in March 2014.

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