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Was a long list of Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirators just released?

By Alexis Tereszcuk
NO

A woman who claimed she was trafficked by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed suit in 2020.

The suit included 35 co-defendants including Harvey Weinstein, Kanye West, Shawn Carter (Jay-Z) , Beyonce, David Bois and "the 1953 Trust," which is the Epstein estate.

The list of names have nothing to do with the federal case against Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's companion, who's charged with transporting minors for Epstein and others.

The court called the list of defendants "irrational" and dismissed the case in 2020.

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