Jeffrey Epstein He used his private Gulfstream Aerospace Gulfstream II (G-II) plane to transport underage girls to influential adults. Hence the jet earned the nickname «Lolita«, in reference to the 1955 novel about a sexualized minor.
Now, after the arrest of the former British prince Andrés Mountbatten-Windsor, who is accused of having flown on that ship, intensified the debate about what other celebrities They participated in trips in the same vehicle.
Below are the most relevant of them, the evidence that involves them and how they have been defended.
The links of former Prince Andrés with the «Lolita Express»
The short one arrest of former Prince Andrew was linked to the case that investigates an alleged disclosure of confidential government and commercial information with Epstein while serving as the United Kingdom’s special international trade envoy between 2001 and 2011.
However, after the arrest, and at the urging of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown, various police forces in the United Kingdom have once again focused their attention on the 90 Lolita Express flights to the countrysince there are strong suspicions that Andrés has been in some of them.
Essex Police confirmed it is assessing allegations that Epstein’s victims were taken to the private terminal at London Stansted Airport. Thames Valley Police, meanwhile, indicated that they are evaluating an accusation that, in 2010, Epstein sent a woman to the United Kingdom to have a sexual encounter with Andrés.
It is presumed that the former prince brought women into Buckingham Palace without security clearances and under code names. Members of the screening staff were allegedly forced to sneak these girls behind the palace walls for years, using one of the hidden entrances.
A source told The Sun: «He would call the guard office and always say the same thing: ‘Mrs. Windsor will be here soon, please let her in and escort her out.’ It was so common that they would just roll their eyes and say ‘yes, sir.’ It went on like this for years. The royal protection officers hated being assigned Andrew because he was so unpleasant and dismissive.»
Andrés has denied the accusations. In a 2019 interview with Newsnight of the BBCsaid he did not remember traveling on Epstein’s plane.
Presidents, models and actors: other celebrities who flew on the «Lolita Express»
Having traveled on Epstein’s plane does not, in itself, imply having committed a crime. However, due to how controversial its owner was, and due to the strong indications that sexual abuse was committed on board the plane, the celebrities involved in the flights of said ship had to give explanations.
The presence of Donald Trump: «He traveled on Epstein’s plane many more times than we were aware of»
The BBC, Reuters and other respected media reported that, in an email published by the US Department of Justice, dated January 7, 2020, the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, was listed as a passenger on Epstein’s plane eight times between 1993 and 1996.
He mail in question, sent by an assistant US attorney for the Southern District of New York, whose name has been withheld, says: «Donald Trump traveled on Epstein’s private plane many more times than had previously been reported (or of which we were aware).»
On the other hand, according to the aforementioned media, flight records show that Trump made most of these trips to and from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, which is about 19 kilometers from his former home in Manhattan. It was there that, in July 2019, Epstein was arrested for sex trafficking.
On May 15, 1994, Trump apparently traveled to Washington aboard Epstein’s plane, accompanied by his second wife, Marla Maples, their daughter Tiffany, then about seven months old, and a babysitter. On August 13, 1995, Trump flew from Palm Beach International Airport to Teterboro, accompanied by his third son, Eric.
The relationship between Trump y Epstein has been a topic of debate in recent years, and The two were frequently photographed together. at high-profile social events in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, before Epstein’s abhorrent crimes came to light.
In 2002, during an interview with the magazine New York Magazinethe current president, who has denied visiting Epstein’s island, described the sex offender as a «great guy» who «likes to have fun,» adding: «It’s even said that he likes pretty women as much as I do. And a lot of them are young.»
In the years since, Trump has sought to distance himself from Epstein, and there has been a reported alleged conflict over a coveted property in Palm Beach. The day after Epstein’s arrest, Trump insisted: «I knew him like everyone else in Palm Beach. I had an argument with him. I haven’t spoken to him in 15 years. I was not his fan, I can tell you that.»
Meanwhile, during an interview with Fox News in 2016, Trump Organization lawyer Alan Garten stated that the mogul had no relationship with Epstein, stating, «They were not friends nor did they socialize together.»
On January 8, 2024, finally, on the social network Truth Socialthe American president denied having traveled on the Lolita. ««I was never on Epstein’s plane,» wrote.
Bill Clinton and flights for «humanitarian purposes»
The former president Bill Clinton traveled aboard the Lolita at least 17 times, between 2002 and 2003.
In 2019, his spokesperson, Ángel Ureña, admitted these trips, although he declared that they were fewer: «In 2002 and 2003, President Clinton made a total of four trips on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane: one to Europe, one to Asia and two to Africa, which included stops related to the work of the Clinton Foundation.»
The flights were also recognized by Clinton himself, who assured that he traveled with humanitarian purposes and? was unaware of the financier’s «terrible crimes»while denying having visited his infamous island. In addition, he clarified that he cut off all contact with Epstein two decades ago.
Naomi Campbell: trips and controversial emails
He Palm Beach Post reported that British supermodel Naomi Campbell flew five times aboard the Lolita Express between 2001 and 2003. Two of these flights departed from the US Virgin Islands, while a couple more headed to São Paulo, Brazil.
Campbell, now 55, said she met Epstein in 2001, on her 31st birthday, after being introduced by her ex-boyfriend, Italian businessman Flavio Briatore.
Addressing the connection in a 2019 YouTube video, Campbell claimed he was unaware of Epstein’s crimes at the timeand maintained that he considered him one of the «hundreds of thousands of people he had stood next to to take a photo.»
Howeveraccording to documents released by the US Department of Justice, Campbell sent Epstein invitations to two events in 2010, just a year after the pedophile was released from prison after pleading guilty to soliciting sexual services from a minor.
In addition, emails show that, in 2016, Campbell’s associates contacted Epstein again to ask for Lolita, with the aim of taking a trip to Miami.
After learning of this evidence, the model’s lawyer, Martin Singer, declared: «Prior to Epstein’s arrest in New York in 2019, my client was completely unaware of his atrocious criminal conduct,» and justified this by saying that Campbell had lived in Moscow between 2008 and 2013 and that, therefore, «I had no idea Epstein was registered as a sex offender.«.
Kevin Spacey: a flight with a stranger surrounded by «young girls»
In 2002, the Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey was photographed with Ghislaine Maxwell in the throne room of Buckingham Palace. That same year, he attended a meeting at Epstein’s private estate in New Mexico, and there is also an image that credits him, in which he is seen with Maxwell and Clinton, among other people.
Later, it was learned that Spacey had previously flown on the Lolita. As the actor explained, the flight was the same one that Clinton participated in, and that it had as its purpose a humanitarian mission.
In fact, in a 2024 interview, Spacey said that, When he flew, I didn’t know who Epstein was, but he did find it strange that he was surrounded by «young girls,» so he tried to keep then-President Clinton away from him.
According to what was detailed, he learned who Epstein was after that meeting at Buckingham Palace, in which the pedophile did not participate but was in the vicinity. «Since then I knew who he was, and I was able to go back and discover that the plane we flew on for the humanitarian mission was owned by Jeffrey Epstein,» the Hollywood star explained.
