Piers Morgan

Piers Morgan is a British broadcaster, journalist, and television presenter. He served as editor of the Daily Mirror from 1995 to 2004, hosted CNN’s Piers Morgan Live from 2011 to 2014, and currently hosts Piers Morgan Uncensored on TalkTV. He has built a career on provocative interviewing and outspoken commentary, making him one of the most recognizable media figures in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Appearance in the Epstein Files

Morgan’s name appears 29 times in documents released under the Epstein Transparency Act, according to a detailed breakdown published by BuzzFeed. The outlet titled its investigation “Piers Morgan Wouldn’t Accept His Name Is In The Epstein Files” and published a catalogue of all 29 mentions.

The files were among the 3.5 million pages released by the Department of Justice following the Epstein Transparency Act, which passed the House 427-1, passed the Senate unanimously, and was signed into law on November 19, 2025.

The 29 mentions appeared primarily in connection with social events and potential media projects, according to reporting from The Guardian. The specific contexts of the individual mentions — whether they reflected invitations, correspondence, third-party references, or other forms of documentation — have been catalogued by BuzzFeed but not comprehensively summarized in other reporting.

Morgan’s Response

Morgan has publicly disputed and refused to accept that his name appears in the documents. His denial has persisted despite BuzzFeed’s published breakdown documenting each of the 29 instances. Morgan has not provided an alternative explanation for the documented mentions.

His approach stands in contrast to other media figures named in the files. Podcast host Joe Rogan, whose name appeared in a 2017 email where Epstein asked physicist Lawrence Krauss to introduce them (Rogan never responded and no meeting occurred), publicly acknowledged the mention on air and explained the full context. The two responses illustrate different strategies by public figures confronted with their documented proximity to Jeffrey Epstein’s network.

Context

Being named in the Epstein files does not itself prove wrongdoing. Epstein maintained extensive records of contacts, communications, and social connections across media, finance, politics, and academia. For comparison, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem of DP World appeared more than 4,700 times in the files and was subsequently forced out as CEO. The significance of 29 mentions depends on the nature and context of each reference.

Morgan’s 29 mentions indicate multiple documented points of contact within the networks Epstein maintained. The documents are public. Morgan continues to dispute the reports.

Documents

Primary-source records that reference Piers Morgan. Inclusion in these documents is not, by itself, evidence of wrongdoing; per BuzzFeed’s breakdown, the mentions are third-party references and Morgan is not alleged to have corresponded with Epstein or to have been involved in any crime.

• DOJ Epstein Files (EFTA release portal) — Morgan’s name appears roughly 29 times across the records the Department of Justice released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Per BuzzFeed’s catalogue, the references are passive — third-party emails (e.g., a publicist and a journalist mentioning him as a possible guest or media contact), archived news clippings, and a single complaint about a TalkTV appearance — with no correspondence between Morgan and Epstein.
• House Oversight Committee — Epstein records provided by the DOJ (33,295 pages, 2025) — Morgan’s mentions are among the Epstein-related records the Department of Justice provided to Congress.