‘This is false’: Musk reacts after his name appears in Epstein documents
The newly released six pages of Epstein’s daily schedules include a calendar note indicating a tentative visit by Musk to Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands in December 2014.
September 27, 2025 11:30 AM IST
First published on: Sep 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM IST
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Musk has previously said he never visited Epstein’s island. In a 2019 Vanity Fair interview, he stated that Epstein “tried repeatedly to get me to visit his island. I declined.” (AP Photo)
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk took to X Saturday to deny reports linking him to Jeffrey Epstein, posting simply: “This is false.” The statement came after Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee released documents from Epstein’s estate showing his interactions with some of the world’s wealthiest and most influential figures, including Musk, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, former Trump aide Steve Bannon, PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, and the UK’s Prince Andrew.
The newly released six-page document of Epstein’s daily schedules include a calendar note indicating a tentative visit by Musk to Epstein’s private island in the US Virgin Islands in December 2014.
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Other entries show Epstein had planned meetings with Thiel in November 2017, a breakfast with Bannon in February 2019, and Prince Andrew was listed on flight logs from New Jersey to Florida. The documents do not indicate whether any of these meetings or trips actually occurred.
Musk has previously said he never visited Epstein’s island. In a 2019 Vanity Fair interview, he stated according to NBC News that Epstein “tried repeatedly to get me to visit his island. I declined.” Musk also said he had been to Epstein’s New York home years earlier but did not know him well, describing him as “obviously a creep.”
The Tesla CEO has also appeared in a widely circulated photograph with Epstein’s former girlfriend and convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell. Musk previously said in 2020, reported NBC News, that he did not know Maxwell and that the photo was a result of her “photobombing” him at a Vanity Fair party.
The schedules released Saturday are the third batch of documents House Democrats have made public from Epstein’s estate this year. Democrats have said the releases are part of an effort to maintain scrutiny on Epstein’s connections with powerful individuals, including US President Donald Trump.
None of the individuals listed, including Musk, Thiel, Bannon, Gates, or Prince Andrew, have been accused of wrongdoing in connection with Epstein.
Epstein, a convicted sex offender, died in federal custody in August 2019, a month after his arrest on federal sex trafficking charges. Prosecutors said he preyed on girls as young as 14 and paid some to recruit additional victims.
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Musk has previously said he never visited Epstein’s island. In a 2019 Vanity Fair interview, he stated that Epstein “tried repeatedly to get me to visit his island. I declined.” (AP Photo) 
