Paul Tweed

Paul Tweed is a Northern Irish solicitor and international media lawyer specialising in defamation and libel, whose clients have included Liam Neeson, Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Timberlake, Harrison Ford, Johnny Depp and others. Reporting on the Epstein files indicates that Jeffrey Epstein was among the figures Tweed has represented.

Byline Times reported on 4 February 2026, in an article by Iain Overton, that Tweed was engaged by Epstein in 2011 and that Tweed’s then London-based firm wrote to publications including Tatler and The Telegraph contesting descriptions of Epstein as a paedophile. According to Byline Times, Tweed wrote to Tatler in May 2011 disputing “grossly inaccurate and defamatory references,” sent similar letters to The Telegraph, invoiced Epstein a total of £25,254 across April and August 2011, and emailed Epstein saying he “had put some timely pressure on the Telegraph in particular.”

Byline Times reported that when questioned, Tweed downplayed his involvement, saying he gave “limited advice,” never met Epstein, and that his contact amounted to “an exchange of emails and phone calls” before he walked away after a few months. Tweed told Byline Times: “I most certainly did not seek to ‘deter or manage media scrutiny’.” Being named in connection with the Epstein files is not evidence of any crime or wrongdoing.

Is Paul Tweed in the Epstein files?

Byline Times reported that Tweed was engaged in 2011 to contest media descriptions of Epstein and corresponded with him over a matter of months. Tweed has said he provided only limited advice, never met Epstein, and did not seek to manage media scrutiny. Inclusion here reflects documented reporting of a professional engagement and does not imply any wrongdoing. See the sources above for the specific context.

Documents

Primary-source records that reference Paul Tweed. Inclusion in these documents is not, by itself, evidence of wrongdoing; Tweed has said he gave only limited advice, never met Epstein, and did not seek to manage media scrutiny.

• DOJ Epstein Files (EFTA release portal) — Per Byline Times (February 4, 2026), which cites the Justice Department release, the files include 2011 correspondence and invoices between Tweed’s then-firm and Epstein, totalling £25,254, relating to letters his firm sent to publications including Tatler and The Telegraph contesting descriptions of Epstein — among them an email in which Tweed said he had “put some timely pressure on the Telegraph in particular.”