Chris Tucker

Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He gained international prominence through the Rush Hour film series alongside Jackie Chan, in which he played Detective James Carter, and also appeared in films including Friday (1995) and The Fifth Element (1997).

Tucker’s connection to the Jeffrey Epstein record is a single documented trip. On a high-profile trip in 2002, Clinton flew aboard Epstein’s jet to Africa, along with actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker, to visit HIV/AIDS project sites. FactCheck.org dates the journey to “Sept. 21, 2002,” describing it as “a nine-day trip to Africa with actors Kevin Spacey and Chris Tucker, visiting Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Mozambique and South Africa,” during which Clinton “worked on HIV and AIDS prevention projects, democratization, and economic development.”

FactCheck.org reports that this Africa trip “was the longest trip Clinton took on Epstein’s plane, and it accounted for 11 of the 26 total flights” logged on Epstein’s aircraft between February 2002 and November 2003. The reporting frames the flight in the context of Clinton Foundation humanitarian work, and it predates the public emergence of the criminal allegations against Epstein.

Is Chris Tucker in the Epstein files?

Chris Tucker appears in the public Epstein record solely in connection with the September 2002 humanitarian trip to Africa aboard Epstein’s plane, a flight he shared with Bill Clinton and Kevin Spacey for HIV/AIDS relief work, as documented by FactCheck.org. He has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

Being named or appearing in connection with the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in this record in many contexts — flight logs, correspondence, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources above for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.

Documents

Primary-source records that reference Chris Tucker. Inclusion in these documents is not, by itself, evidence of wrongdoing; Tucker’s sole documented connection is the 2002 humanitarian trip, and he has not been accused of any crime.

• Giuffre v. Maxwell — unsealed court records (Jan. 2024) — Tucker is referenced in Ghislaine Maxwell’s deposition in this civil case (U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., No. 1:15-cv-07433). Counsel directs Maxwell to a flight-log exhibit and reads an entry listing “President Clinton, Kevin Spacey, Chris Tucker, Jeffrey Epstein and the initials GM,” asking whether she recalls the trip.
• Epstein flight logs — Pilot manifests for Epstein’s aircraft record Tucker as a passenger on the September 2002 trip to Africa for HIV/AIDS relief work, which he took alongside Bill Clinton and Kevin Spacey.