Overview
- Hosting the Grammys for a sixth and final time, Trevor Noah joked after Billie Eilish’s Song of the Year win that, with Jeffrey Epstein gone, President Trump “needs a new island to hang out with Bill Clinton.”
- Trump blasted the telecast as “virtually unwatchable” and called Noah “a total loser” in a Truth Social post published shortly after the broadcast ended.
- He denied ever visiting Epstein’s island, writing that he has “never been to Epstein Island, nor anywhere close,” and vowed to send lawyers to sue Noah for a “false and defamatory” remark.
- As of the latest reports, no lawsuit had been filed and there was no substantive public response from Noah or CBS.
- The clash followed the Justice Department’s release of millions of Epstein-related documents naming numerous public figures, with coverage noting that document mentions are not criminal accusations; artists’ on-air statements about ICE also added political overtones to the night.