Following the revelation that conductor Frédéric Chaslin’s name appeared in the Epstein files, the musician has released a statement.

Chaslin said, “I want to make a clear and definitive statement. My name appears in certain documents made public because I have, occasionally and perfectly transparently, exchanged emails with Jeffrey Epstein between 2013 and 2019, in a then-trivial context where he was presented, like many others, as a possible patron of the arts. I only met him very rarely, always in the presence of my companion of that time or my wife; our meetings were strictly enrolled in this context.”

He added, “It is, however, totally inadmissible and inappropriate to imply that I would have “found a girl” for Jeffrey Epstein. The reality is simple and verifiable: he asked me to recommend an interpreter to accompany him in the visit of Parisian museums. I have put two emails together. This person contacted him, then eventually declined the proposal. No meeting took place and there never was a sequel. So this case is empty of any content, and any other reading is a clear distortion of facts.”

The conductor concluded, “Current interpretations are based on isolated sentences, out of context and loaded with intentions they never had. I formally refute these hints, which are not in line with the facts, the timeline, or the documents themselves. I have absolutely nothing to blame. However, I want to express my full and unwavering solidarity with the true victims of Jeffrey Epstein. Their suffering must never be exploited or obscured by unfounded generalizations. If I am speaking out today, it is solely to set the record straight and defend myself against defamation, without ever minimizing the very real crimes they have endured.”

According to documents in the Epstein files, Chaslin had lunches with Epstein and had conversations regarding the possibility of working with Woody Allen and the MeToo movement.

On June 30, 2008, Epstein pleaded guilty to a state charge of procuring for prostitution a girl below age 18 and was sentenced to eighteen months in prison. In 2019, he was arrested and convicted on sex trafficking charges.

Chaslin has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

 

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