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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘What The F**k?': Jon Stewart Stunned By 2 Words In Trump's Latest Epstein Denial
'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart didn't find President Donald Trump very convincing in his latest attempt to downplay his association with late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And it came down to two words. Stewart rolled footage of Trump in Scotland trying to deflect questions about his ties to Epstein, saying he had ended his friendship with Epstein because 'he did something that was inappropriate.' Stewart was ready to give the president some credit. 'You see, Donald Trump recognized that Epstein had finally crossed a line,' Stewart said. 'Now, if it were me, obviously giving this explanation in front of reporters, I probably would have stopped there.' But Trump didn't stop there. The 'inappropriate' behavior was Epstein hiring some of Trump's employees. 'He stole people that worked for me,' Trump complained. And Trump still didn't stop there. 'Here comes my favorite part of the defense,' Stewart said. 'Trump's ego and narcissism are so central to his being that even his denial of going to the island comes with a caveat.' Trump insisted he never visited Epstein's infamous private island linked to his sex trafficking ― but did so with those two unexpected words. 'I never had the privilege of going to his island,' Trump said. 'The privilege?' Stewart repeated. 'What the fuck?' Check out the full monologue below:
France 24
5 days ago
- Politics
- France 24
Fake AI photos of Trump with Epstein flood internet
The surge in deepfakes comes as the US president -- frequently photographed with Epstein during their 15-year friendship -- attempts to distance himself from the disgraced financier, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. One widely circulated AI-generated video appears to show Trump and Epstein leering at a group of young girls dancing, with the song "Is it a Crime?" by the English band Sade added as background music. At least two other fake photos appear to show the pair on a couch alongside underaged girls. Another such photograph purports to shows Trump dancing with a teenage girl on Epstein's private island. Overlaying the image is the caption: "Trump was in his 50's when this was taken. What kind of man does that?" At least seven such AI-generated images and one video cumulatively garnered more than 7.2 million views across social media platforms, according to a conservative estimate by disinformation watchdog group NewsGuard. The watchdog said it used multiple detection tools, including Hive and IdentifAI, to establish that the content was fabricated using AI tools and the actual number of views was likely much higher than its manual tally of high-engagement posts. Trump's ties to Epstein are extensive, and the pair were frequently pictured partying together during their friendship before they fell out in 2004 over a property deal. But there appear to be no known authentic photographs of the pair with underage girls or of Trump visiting Epstein's private island in the Caribbean, NewsGuard said. AI slop -- low-quality visual content generated using cheap and widely available artificial intelligence tools –- increasingly appears to be flooding social media sites, blurring the lines between reality and fiction. Many content creators on YouTube and TikTok offer paid courses on how to monetize viral AI slop on tech platforms, many of which have reduced their reliance on human fact-checkers and scaled back content moderation. AI-generated images of Trump spread rapidly after the FBI and Justice Department said in a July 7 memo that there was no proof that Epstein kept a "client list" of elite co-conspirators as conspiracy theorists have contended. Trump's core Make America Great Again (MAGA) base erupted in anger over the memo, calling on the White House to release the so-called "Epstein files." Some even within the Republican president's own party have demanded the files be released, but his administration has declined to do so. Fake images appear to be gaining traction in that vacuum. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the president's name was among hundreds found during an official review of the files, though there has not been evidence of wrongdoing. Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit against the newspaper last week after it reported that he had penned a sexually suggestive letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. © 2025 AFP
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Fake AI photos of Trump with Epstein flood internet
Fake AI-generated photos and videos purporting to show Donald Trump and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein socializing with underage girls have flooded social media, racking up millions of views, researchers said Friday. The surge in deepfakes comes as the US president -- frequently photographed with Epstein during their 15-year friendship -- attempts to distance himself from the disgraced financier, who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. One widely circulated AI-generated video appears to show Trump and Epstein leering at a group of young girls dancing, with the song "Is it a Crime?" by the English band Sade added as background music. At least two other fake photos appear to show the pair on a couch alongside underaged girls. Another such photograph purports to shows Trump dancing with a teenage girl on Epstein's private island. Overlaying the image is the caption: "Trump was in his 50's when this was taken. What kind of man does that?" At least seven such AI-generated images and one video cumulatively garnered more than 7.2 million views across social media platforms, according to a conservative estimate by disinformation watchdog group NewsGuard. The watchdog said it used multiple detection tools, including Hive and IdentifAI, to establish that the content was fabricated using AI tools and the actual number of views was likely much higher than its manual tally of high-engagement posts. Trump's ties to Epstein are extensive, and the pair were frequently pictured partying together during their friendship before they fell out in 2004 over a property deal. But there appear to be no known authentic photographs of the pair with underage girls or of Trump visiting Epstein's private island in the Caribbean, NewsGuard said. AI slop -- low-quality visual content generated using cheap and widely available artificial intelligence tools –- increasingly appears to be flooding social media sites, blurring the lines between reality and fiction. Many content creators on YouTube and TikTok offer paid courses on how to monetize viral AI slop on tech platforms, many of which have reduced their reliance on human fact-checkers and scaled back content moderation. AI-generated images of Trump spread rapidly after the FBI and Justice Department said in a July 7 memo that there was no proof that Epstein kept a "client list" of elite co-conspirators as conspiracy theorists have contended. Trump's core Make America Great Again (MAGA) base erupted in anger over the memo, calling on the White House to release the so-called "Epstein files." Some even within the Republican president's own party have demanded the files be released, but his administration has declined to do so. Fake images appear to be gaining traction in that vacuum. The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the president's name was among hundreds found during an official review of the files, though there has not been evidence of wrongdoing. Trump filed a $10 billion defamation suit against the newspaper last week after it reported that he had penned a sexually suggestive letter to Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003. ac/sla
Daily Mail
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Jerry O'Connell shockingly reveals his wife Rebecca Romijn went to Epstein Island
Jerry O'Connell made a shocking revelation about how his wife once went to Jeffrey Epstein 's island during his comedy show. During his comedy set, the 51–year–old actor recalled how his now–wife, model Rebecca Romijn, once visited the private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands for modeling work. He explained that her visit to the infamous island owned by the disgraced financier was not for anything untoward. He did a stand–up comedy set with Seth Herzog at Cynthia Rowley's store in Montauk this past weekend and shared the Femme Fatale star's story about her trip to the private island in the U.S. Virgin Islands, per Page Six. He said that Romijn did not meet Epstein and the former model was just there for a photoshoot — which occurred sometime between Epstein purchasing the private island in 1998 and his death in 2019. The incident seemingly occurred prior to the Hollywood couple, who recently revealed why still they have separate bank accounts after 18 years of marriage, getting together and having been married for nearly two decades. 'Actually, my wife told me she went to Epstein Island. There was a modeling shoot there. My wife was modeling at the time.' O'Connell said: 'I'm so sorry, everyone. I know this is a comedy show, but that's the end of that story. There was no massaging of feet.' While Herzog was doing a comedic bit on the disgraced billionaire and his island, he also made jokes about the late cosmologist Stephen Hawking even going there — even though he was never accused of any sexual misconduct. Epstein was an American financier and convicted sex offender who died in prison waiting for his sex trafficking trial. He owned a small private island called Little Saint James in the United States Virgin Islands, southeast of Saint Thomas. The private island is the site of a number of alleged crimes, notorious and colloquially known as Pedophile Island due to allegations of sex trafficking and abuse. Accusers claimed that the billionaire's private island was the center of an international sex trafficking ring and the base for his criminal enterprise. A number of prominent names have been mentioned in court documents related to Epstein with the files being unsealed and released in stages since his death in 2019. Many high-profile figures named in newly released US court documents detailing the connections of the sex offender and reveal the list of people who were known to have visited the infamous island, whether or not they were involved in the crimes or not. O'Connell name-dropping his wife having been to the island for work unrelated to Epstein comes shortly after they revealed their secret to the success of their decades-long marriage. The power couple appeared on Sirius XM's Andy Cohen Live on Thursday as Romijn shockingly explained: 'We keep our money completely separate.' She did note that the longtime couple do share a 'community pot' for family expenses. Romijn said: 'That's like one of the first conversations you have when you decide to enter into a legal agreement together.' The two — who share 16–year–old twin daughters Dolly Rebecca Rose and Charlie Tamara Tulip — explained that they both contribute to this pot 'quarterly.'
The Independent
22-07-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Epstein sign placed on Trump golf course before president's trip
A sign that reads "twinned with Epstein Island" has been placed at US President Donald Trump 's golf course in Aberdeen. The political campaign group Everyone Hates Elon shared a video of the sign's installation on Monday ahead of Mr Trump's visit to Scotland. The action comes amidst ongoing backlash concerning the Trump administration's handling of the case against Jeffrey Epstein, a child sex offender. Earlier in July, a poster featuring Mr Trump and the disgraced financier was displayed near the US Embassy in London. Watch the video in full above.
