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ITV Drops Sarah Ferguson After Leaked 2011 Epstein Email Triggers Charity Exits

A leaked 2011 message praising Jeffrey Epstein renewed scrutiny that led named charities to end her patronages.

Overview

  • ITV will no longer feature Ferguson on programmes such as This Morning and Loose Women, according to a Daily Mail report citing an internal ITV source, and the broadcaster has not issued a detailed public statement.
  • Children’s hospice charity Julia’s House confirmed it has ended Ferguson’s patronage following the correspondence becoming public.
  • Teenage Cancer Trust said it has terminated its relationship with Ferguson effective immediately.
  • News outlets report that at least five UK charities in total have cut ties with Ferguson since the email surfaced.
  • Ferguson says she sent the 2011 email under coercion after Epstein allegedly threatened to sue for defamation; the leaked note called him a “faithful, generous and supreme friend.”