Warning: This article contains discussion of child abuse and sexual assault which some readers may find distressing.
One day, 10 years ago, tech boss Elon Musk asked convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein when he planned to host his 'wildest party' yet.
By mid-August 2019, though, Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail cell while awaiting trial for a series of child sex crimes, having previously served time for soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Musk's email to the disgraced media mogul is just one of the millions of federal documents linked to Epstein's heinous abuse, which have been released in stages by the Department of Justice since the Epstein Files Transparency Act was passed back in November.
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As well as 180,000 images and 2,000 videos, the vast dataset is made up of flight logs, government IDs, employment info and emails sent to, from about about several A-list stars.
These didn't only include musicians and actors (some being Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Sir Elton John, Colin Firth and Chris Tucker), but also politicians, royals, and businessmen.
The latter three categories are made up with the likes of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Peter Mandelson, Robert F Kennedy Jr., Larry Summers, Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Sarah Ferguson, Queen Camilla, Princess Diana, and Musk.
As per the most recently released files, the 54-year-old Tesla CEO told Epstein that year he sought to 'hit the party scene in St Barts or elsewhere and let loose', after which the paedophile asked how many people Musk would like to bring along to his private island, Little St James.
He also promised to 'send heli' to the South African billionaire.
"Probably just Talulah [Riley, ex-wife] and me," Musk wrote back before asking: "What day/night will be the wildest party on our island?"
It's important to note, however, that the father-of-13 has long maintained he never visited Epstein's island - a vow he made once again this week, in response to the Justice Department's latest exposé.
"No one pushed harder than me to have the Epstein files released and I’m glad that has finally happened," Musk wrote on X on Saturday (31 January).
"I had very little correspondence with Epstein and declined repeated invitations to go to his island or fly on his 'Lolita Express', but was well aware that some email correspondence with him could be misinterpreted and used by detractors to smear my name."
He added: "I don’t care about that, but what I do care about is that we at least attempt to prosecute those who committed serious crimes with Epstein, especially regarding heinous exploitation of underage girls."
Topics: Celebrity, Crime, Elon Musk, Jeffrey Epstein, Politics, US News, Social Media
Rhianna Benson