Epstein was arrested in July 2019 on charges of trafficking and conspiracy to engage in trafficking. Just a month after spending time in jail, Epstein died of an apparent suicide that was officially ruled by the New York City medical examiner. Epstein spent most of his career in the shadows, and it wasn’t until his death that the cracks in his affairs started to shine through. Here are 8 creepy facts about Jeffrey Epstein’s personal life. RELATED: Jeffrey Epstein’s Cellmate Reveals Strange Details About The Final Days Before His Death However, Forbes has denied that Epstein is a billionaire, saying that his money-management firm has generated no public records and very few public clients. RELATED: Ghislaine Maxwell’s Brother Says She Believes Jeffrey Epstein Was Murdered In Prison The painting consists of barbed wire, corrections officers, and a guard station. Epstein had reportedly wanted the painting to serve as a reminder of “the possibility that could be me again.” Epstein had been previously sentenced to 18 months in jail at the Palm Beach County Stockade after being charged with sexually abusing minors. RELATED: Jeffrey Epstein’s Black Book Can Be Used In Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial — Details Of What May Be Inside Other’s have conspiracy theories that it houses an elevator the leads into a lair and space for religious worship. There are other rumors that infer Epstein ran his alleged trafficking ring there. Those allegations have led to sinister nicknames including “Island of Sin” and “Orgy Island,” according to The Cut. RELATED: Files Found In Jeffrey Epstein’s New York Mansion Describe His Relationship With Ghislaine Maxwell Many of the creepy and unsettling furnishings in the house included framed naked photos of underage girls and a portrait of Epstein’s reported ex-girlfriend and British socialite, Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell was convicted on December 29 of grooming minors for sexual abuse at the hands of Epstein and was found guilty of five of the six federal counts related to Epstein’s trafficking ring, according to CBS News. RELATED: What A Dismissed Prospective Juror For Ghislaine Maxwell’s Trial Said That Got Him Sent Home — And Why He’s Glad One of the jets that Epstein owned was reportedly nicknamed the ‘Lolita Express,’ and a list obtained by Gawker named some of its passengers, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton. RELATED: Bill Clinton Reportedly Had An Affair With Ghislaine Maxwell, According To Book Each assistant was required to maintain a 24/7 presence that Epstein called “an extension” of his own brain. He would treat them to lunches from expensive restaurants, renowned hairstylists, and even hired a full-time nanny after one of his assistants got pregnant. RELATED: 20 Celebrities Linked To Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein’s Associate He told the former friend that he worked as " a high-level bounty hunter. Sometimes, he told me, he worked for governments to recover money looted by African dictators." “Other times those dictators hired him to help them hide their stolen money,” the friend recalled. RELATED: Bill Gates Calls Meeting With Jeffrey Epstein A ‘Mistake’ — Why Their Friendship May Have Pushed Melinda To Ask For A Divorce “It was hanging up there prominently — as soon as you walked in — in a room to the right,” a law enforcement source told The New York Post. “Everybody who saw it laughed and smirked.” The artwork by artist Petrina Ryan-Kleid shows the former US president draped over a chair in the Oval Office, dressed in a blue dress and red heels, seeming to reference his affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. It was also reported that the artist who originally painted the portrait had no idea that Epstein even owned it, only finding out after the financier had died. RELATED: It’s Payback Time For Monica Lewinsky In New Drama About Bill Clinton’s Impeachment Nia Tipton is a writer living in Brooklyn. She covers pop culture, social justice issues, and trending topics. Follow her on Instagram.
