Epstein cancels the January 2014 island visit

From:: Jeffrey Epstein
Date:: December 30, 2013 (TIME says Epstein cancelled on 30 Dec 2013; Lead Stories says three days before the planned 2 Jan arrival)
To:: Elon Musk
Subject:: Christmas and New Years

Partial text. Only these passages were published; [...] marks a gap.

Bad news- Unfortunately , my schedule will keep me in New York . I was really looking forward to finally spending some time together with just fun as the agenda. so i am very disappointed. Hopefully we can schedule another time in the near future.

About this email

Epstein tells Musk he must stay in New York and cancels the planned island visit; Musk replied 'No problem.'

Notes

Released by the U.S. Department of Justice on 2026-01-30 as part of the Epstein files (about 3 million pages). The text here is only what news outlets quoted from the DOJ PDF; the DOJ file itself sits behind an age-verification page and could not be retrieved, and '=' characters are encoding artifacts in the released files. Being named in the files is not evidence of wrongdoing, and no record of Musk actually visiting the island appears in the reporting. Musk's public response on X (31 Jan 2026, as quoted by TIME): "No one pushed harder than me to have the Epstein files released and I'm glad that has finally happened" and "I had very little correspondence with Epstein and declined repeated invitations to go to his island or fly on his 'Lolita Express'"; NBC also quotes him: "I have never been to any Epstein parties ever and have many times call for the prosecution of those who committed crimes." Email sent TO Musk. Musk's reply, per TIME: "No problem."

Where it came from

Government release; attribution widely reported.

Personal, outside & personal. Tags: epstein-files, island-invitation

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