This Image Does Not Depict Taylor Swift with Jeffrey Epstein

Ahmed Sabry

Entertainment

9th January 2024

This Image Does Not Depict Taylor Swift with Jeffrey Epstein

The photo shows Swift with Monte Lipman, CEO of Republic Records (Getty)

The Claim

An Image shows Taylor Swift with Jeffrey Epstein.

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An image purportedly shared on X platform claims to depict musician Taylor Swift alongside Jeffrey Epstein.

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Misbar’s Analysis

Misbar investigated the circulating image and found the claim to be misleading.

Misbar's team found that the man featured in the image is not Epstein.

The picture was shared by a Swift fan website, who identified the man standing beside her as Lipman, the CEO and co-founder of Republic Records, a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Swift signed a deal with this company in 2018.

Monte Lipman - Variety500 - Top 500 Entertainment Business Leaders | Variety.com — Monte Lipman, CEO of Republic Records

Clarifying the Jeffrey Epstein-Related Court Documents-Release

The circulation of the claim came after the extensive coverage and analysis surrounding the recently unsealed court documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.

In 2019, Epstein was charged with sex trafficking conspiracy and sex trafficking involving underage girls, resulting in his arrest, imprisonment, and eventual suicide. Prior to his death, his 2008 plea deal with Florida prosecutors, which allowed him to evade federal charges by pleading guilty to lesser state charges, had come under investigation.