Epstein turned to academic Chomsky, others to rehab image after Herald investigation

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By Shirsho Dasgupta
November 18, 2025 5:30 AM
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With Jeffrey Epstein’s reputation in tatters following a 2018 Miami Herald investigation into his sex crimes – and how he evaded serious consequences – the financier hit on a plan: He would produce a documentary to present himself in a favorable light.

He had several ideas about who could appear on it and provide favorable testimonies, emails and phone messages show.

And one of the first friends to allegedly give Epstein the thumbs up was famed left-wing academic Noam Chomsky. “Spoke to Chomsky, he’s all in,” Epstein wrote in a text message to an undisclosed associate.

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Was looking for a reason why someone like Chomsky would have been in touch with Epstein. It was about a proposed documentary that Epstein hoped to have made. What's really evil about the idea is that Epstein hoped to force "the girls" to appear in the film. "The girls can be forced to testify on video.I’ll explain face to face. If they need encouragement.”

[SamuelTheThird]

1. really disappointed in chomsky

I didn't always agree with him, but I thought he had real integrity

[Crunchy Frog]

3. I've been disappointed with him since he gave russia a pass

for invading Ukraine.

[SamuelTheThird]

4. He did? Well fuck him then

[Crunchy Frog]

5. Oh, he says they did a "bad thing",

but entirely understandable because of NATO expansion, and Ukraine being friendly with western countries and wearing all those short skirts.

I watched one interview with him after the invasion and was done.

[haele]

2. Epstein was a clever sociopath who was interested in collecting people...

And like most sociopaths, he had a good feel on what to do to motivate and charm people he could get a benefit from.

[Kid Berwyn]

6. Chomsky the Leftist

Wondered why he always ended up supporting the FBI, very eloquently, BTW.