Recently released files from the Department of Justice reveal that Jeffrey Epstein pushed media and real estate mogul Mortimer Zuckerman to give up control of his financial affairs, citing “potentially dangerous” cognitive impairment. While Epstein and Zuckerman’s business relationship has been known for over 20 years, these new documents paint a picture of Epstein as a twisted confidant, privy to some truly intimate details of the billionaire’s personal life.
According to Al Jazeera, in October 2015, following a meeting with Zuckerman and Norwegian diplomat Terje Rod-Larsen, Epstein sent an email strongly urging the then-88-year-old Canadian-American tycoon to enter a guardianship or conservatorship for his own protection. Epstein told Zuckerman that he and other friends were “very concerned that your cognitive impairment has now reached a serious and potentially dangerous level.”
