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Recent revelations have surfaced about email exchanges from 2013 between Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants, and Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced financier and convicted sex offender. These communications indicate that Epstein introduced Tisch to several women during that period.
This trove of emails became public on Friday following a massive release by the Department of Justice, which unveiled more than three million documents associated with Epstein, who died by suicide in August 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges.
Within these exchanges, Tisch reportedly extended an invitation to Epstein to attend a Giants game in the comfort of his suite, and Epstein, in turn, invited Tisch to visit his private Caribbean island—though it remains uncertain whether Tisch ever accepted this invitation.
Reacting to the document release, Tisch provided a statement to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, clarifying their relationship. Tisch remarked, “We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy, and investments.”
In a statement to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, Tisch said: ‘We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women, and in addition, we discussed movies, philanthropy, and investments.
Exchanges between Steve Tisch and Jeffrey Epstein were published Friday by the DOJ
Tisch produced the iconic Tom Hanks movie ‘Forrest Gump’, as well as a number of other hits
‘I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with.’Â
In May 2013, Epstein emailed Tisch, 76, while he was sat in an NFL meeting before their conversation continued later in the day.
‘I can invite the (Russian) … to meet if you like,’ Epstein wrote. ‘Is she fun?’ Tisch replied just a minute later.
A month later, Tisch contacted Epstein about a specific woman, to which he replied: ‘(Tahitian) speaks mostly french exotic’
Tisch wrote back asking if she was a ‘working girl?’ before Epstein replied ‘never’.
Later in June 2013 when seemingly discussing a different woman, Tisch asked Epstein: ‘Is my present in NYC?’
Epstein replied ‘Yes’ and Tisch emailed again the following morning to ask: ‘Can I get my surprise to take me to lunch tomorrow?’
In a separate conversation, Epstein asked Tisch if he had reached out to ‘the great a** fake t** (name redacted) she’s a character, short term, has an older boyfriend going to acting school, a 10 ass.’
Tisch replied: ‘Thanks Jeffrey. Curious to know about (name redacted). I will contact (name redacted)… pro or civilian?’
Epstein said back: ‘civilian, but Russian, and rarely tells the full truth, but fun.’
Tisch pictured with former Giants quarterback Eli Manning after their Super Bowl win in 2012
After Tisch had seemingly met up with one of Epstein’s women, he passed on her feedback about the Giants exec.
Epstein wrote: ‘report just in, you did very well, she wants to go to the play, she is a little freaked by the age difference but go slow … i will try to convince her not to return to Ukraine. having her crying worked.’
Tisch said in response: ‘Nice report … Funny comment on crying!!!’
The emails also show that some of Epstein’s women were hoping to use Tisch to get a foothold in the movie business.
‘Gonna meet Steve Tisch next week for a dinner,’ one wrote to Epstein. ‘He said that he gonna work on 3 movies starting June. So I’ll ask if I can read scripts and maybe audition for some part.’
Tisch is a producer and partner at Escape Artists Entertainment. He produced the iconic Tom Hanks movie ‘Forrest Gump’, as well as other critically-acclaimed hits like ‘Snatch’, ‘American History X’ and ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’.
The Mara and Tisch families own 45 per cent of the Giants franchise, with the other 10 per cent acquired by the Koch family last year.
During their ownership, the Giants have won two Super Bowls. But in recent years the franchise has struggled and they have made the playoffs just twice in 14 seasons.
Tisch and the Mara family recently made the decision to hire John Harbaugh as the Giants’ new head coach after firing Brian Daboll last season.Â