Email records have surfaced, revealing conversations between Steve Tisch, co-owner of the New York Giants, and Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, in which Epstein introduced several women to Tisch back in 2013.
These exchanges were made public last Friday when the Department of Justice unveiled over three million documents associated with the late financier, notorious for his criminal activities.
Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail cell in August 2019, a month following his indictment on federal charges related to sex trafficking.
The emails, as reported by The Athletic, highlight discussions between Tisch, a notable Hollywood producer, and Epstein about several women and the arrangement of meetings with them.
Tisch reportedly offered Epstein tickets to a Giants game in his VIP suite and extended similar invitations to others. Additionally, Epstein invited Tisch to his private island in the Caribbean, though it remains unknown if Tisch ever accepted the offer.
In a statement to ESPN’s Jordan Raanan, Tisch commented: “We had a brief association where we exchanged emails about adult women. Additionally, we discussed movies, philanthropy, and investments.”
Exchanges between Steve Tisch and Jeffrey Epstein were published Friday by the DOJ
Tisch produced the iconic Tom Hanks movie ‘Forrest Gump’, as well as a number of other hits
‘I did not take him up on any of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with.’
In May 2013, Epstein emailed Tisch, 76, while he was sat in an NFL meeting before their conversation continued later in the day.
‘I can invite the (Russian) … to meet if you like,’ Epstein wrote. ‘Is she fun?’ Tisch replied just a minute later.
A month later, Tisch contacted Epstein about a specific woman, to which he replied: ‘(Tahitian) speaks mostly french exotic’
Tisch wrote back asking if she was a ‘working girl?’ before Epstein replied ‘never’.
Later in June 2013 when seemingly discussing a different woman, Tisch asked Epstein: ‘Is my present in NYC?’
Epstein replied ‘Yes’ and Tisch emailed again the following morning to ask: ‘Can I get my surprise to take me to lunch tomorrow?’
In a separate conversation, Epstein asked Tisch if he had reached out to ‘the great a** fake t** (name redacted) she’s a character, short term, has an older boyfriend going to acting school, a 10 ass.’
Tisch replied: ‘Thanks Jeffrey. Curious to know about (name redacted). I will contact (name redacted)… pro or civilian?’
Epstein said back: ‘civilian, but Russian, and rarely tells the full truth, but fun.’
Tisch pictured with former Giants quarterback Eli Manning after their Super Bowl win in 2012
After Tisch had seemingly met up with one of Epstein’s women, he passed on her feedback about the Giants exec.
Epstein wrote: ‘report just in, you did very well, she wants to go to the play, she is a little freaked by the age difference but go slow … i will try to convince her not to return to Ukraine. having her crying worked.’
Tisch said in response: ‘Nice report … Funny comment on crying!!!’
The emails also show that some of Epstein’s women were hoping to use Tisch to get a foothold in the movie business.
‘Gonna meet Steve Tisch next week for a dinner,’ one wrote to Epstein. ‘He said that he gonna work on 3 movies starting June. So I’ll ask if I can read scripts and maybe audition for some part.’
Tisch is a producer and partner at Escape Artists Entertainment. He produced the iconic Tom Hanks movie ‘Forrest Gump’, as well as other critically-acclaimed hits like ‘Snatch’, ‘American History X’ and ‘The Pursuit of Happyness’.
The Mara and Tisch families own 45 per cent of the Giants franchise, with the other 10 per cent acquired by the Koch family last year.
During their ownership, the Giants have won two Super Bowls. But in recent years the franchise has struggled and they have made the playoffs just twice in 14 seasons.
Tisch and the Mara family recently made the decision to hire John Harbaugh as the Giants’ new head coach after firing Brian Daboll last season.
