Michael Ovitz
Co-founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA); former President of The Walt Disney Company
Michael Ovitz — Co-founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA); former President of The Walt Disney Company — is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released documents show email correspondence with Epstein spanning 2010–2013, years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea. In 2010 Ovitz emailed Epstein following a dinner they had both attended with former Barclays CEO Jes Staley. In April 2012 he wrote to Epstein that he would drop by the financier's Manhattan townhouse for a drink. In December 2012 Epstein invited Ovitz to his private Caribbean island, which Ovitz declined. In January 2013 Ovitz emailed Epstein praising his "outstanding multiple talents," to which Epstein replied "great to see you smiling again." Epstein also told others — including his publicist Peggy Siegal — that he knew Ovitz "well." A spokesperson for Ovitz stated: "They had very limited interaction and correspondence. When Mr. Ovitz and Mr. Epstein did correspond, Mr. Ovitz was cordial." No wrongdoing is alleged against him. This profile is auto-generated from public reporting and is pending editorial review; inclusion does not imply guilt or wrongdoing.
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Is Michael Ovitz in the Epstein files?
Yes. Michael Ovitz (Co-founder of Creative Artists Agency (CAA); former President of The Walt Disney Company) is named in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files. DOJ-released documents show email correspondence with Epstein spanning 2010–2013, years after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea. In 2010 Ovitz emailed Epstein following a dinner they had both attended with former Barclays CEO Jes Staley. In April 2012 he wrote to Epstein that he would drop by the financier’s Manhattan townhouse for a drink. In December 2012 Epstein invited Ovitz to his private Caribbean island, which Ovitz declined. In January 2013 Ovitz emailed Epstein praising his “outstanding multiple talents,” to which Epstein replied “great to see you smiling again.” Epstein also told others — including his publicist Peggy Siegal — that he knew Ovitz “well.” A spokesperson for Ovitz stated: “They had very limited interaction and correspondence. When Mr. Ovitz and Mr. Epstein did correspond, Mr. Ovitz was cordial.” No wrongdoing is alleged against him.
Being named in the files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing. People appear in these documents in many contexts — correspondence, flight logs, contact books, scheduling, photographs, or passing references. See the sources below for the specific, documented context, and the note at the bottom of this page.
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