Overview
- The Justice Department released millions of Jeffrey Epstein–related documents following a legislative mandate to publish previously sealed materials.
- Among the files is an invitation for April 22, 2018, listing Sonia Friedman, Colin Callender, and J.K. Rowling as hosts for the official Broadway opening of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.
- J.K. Rowling publicly stated that neither she nor her team ever met, communicated with, or invited Epstein, calling the assertions “beyond silly.”
- A separate redacted communication asks Epstein to help arrange a meeting with Rowling, but the documents do not show any response or contact.
- The files reference other public figures and are feeding ongoing oversight efforts, with reporting noting Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in a congressional probe, and entries are not proof of wrongdoing.