Jeffrey Epstein and Hollywood: How the Notorious Pedophile Used Oscar Guru Peggy Siegal to Help Get Back Into High Society

February 10, 2026 Variety

On July 22, 2009, Peggy Siegal, one of New York’s cultural ringmasters, welcomed Jeffrey Epstein home from prison. How did it feel, she asked, “to fall asleep on 100% Egyptian cotton again? Exactly how long was your first freedom shower? What did you have for breakfast? Caviar, smoked salmon, eggs benedict?” Siegal was “working away” […]