Jeffrey Epstein’s Association with Victoria’s Secret Owner Les Wexner Explored in New Hulu Docuseries
Edited by: TJVNews.com
As the Jeffrey Epstein case continues to dominate the headlines as his cohort Ghislaine Maxwell has now been found guilty by a jury of her peers in the sex trafficking case that rocked the world, it now appears that the media is exploring another relationship that was pivotal in Epstein’s disgraced life.
The New York Post has reported that Epstein had a “bromance” of sorts with Victoria’s Secret owner, Les Wexner, 84. The lingerie mogul is a billionaire and that fact motivated Epstein to become close to him, as was indicated in the report.
On August 10, 2019, Epstein committed suicide in his prison cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in lower Manhattan at the age of 66, as he awaited on the sex trafficking charges filed against him. Epstein had continually recruited underage girls for massages and other sexual romps with him and others in his circle of compatriots.
The Post reported that Epstein shared such a close friendship with Wexner that he once joked that the two “share a brain.” For his part, Wexner has claimed that he had no knowledge whatsoever of Epstein’s sex trafficking.
In a new Hulu docuseries entitled, “Victoria’s Secret: Angels and Demons” those who knew both Epstein and Wexner said the two were tied together by more than ambition.
Wexner, a Midwest native was a self-made successful entrepreneur, and Epstein was a Brooklyn born college dropout was had a flair for creating a smooth image of himself in order to snag positions in the financial district of New York City, as was reported by the Post.
The Hulu docuseries is a three-part tale based in reality and was directed and produced by Matt Tyrnauer who also did such productions as “The Reagans” and “Studio 54”
Cindy Fedus-Fields, the former CEO of Victoria’s Secret Direct said in the series that, “Wexner had the money that Epstein was seeking, and Wexner got from Epstein the glamour and smoothness that he was seeking.”
Although it seemed like a quid pro quo type of friendship, apparently Epstein had a lot less to offer on paper, the Post report indicated.
As a clothing tycoon, Wexner was worth more than $5 billion as he successfully peddled a bevy of trendy apparel stores and is given credit in the series as the inventor of fast fashion. Wexner had given Epstein the job of being his money manager and financial advisor, according to the Post report.
Even though Epstein’s assets were no where near the amount that Wexner amassed during his business career, the Post reported that the series said that Wexner was attracted to Epstein’s New York City style and savoir faire.
In the Hulu docuseries, Barry Levine, the author of “The Spider”, an expose on the bizarre life of Epstein said that Wexner found Epstein to be “so exciting.” Levine said of Epstein, “He was everything that Les Wexner thought was lacking in Ohio.”
In 1963, Wexner had launched “The Limited” line of clothes from his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. The Post also reported that in the early 1980s was when Wexner’s empire began to see significant growth as he purchased the Victoria’s Secret line of lingerie from the original founders, Roy and Gaye Raymond for $1 million. The series indicated that Wexner wanted to then make his mark in the fashion world of New York City.
The Hulu docuseries said that in 1985, Wexner then purchased the swanky Henri Bendel emporium for almost $10 million, as was reported by the Post. He did so in order to impress the movers and shakers in the New York City world of high-end fashion.
Despite his repeated attempts to gain the kind of formidable influence in the NYC fashion scene, Michael Gross, author of “Model” said in the series that Wexner was considered as nothing more than a mere “pimple on New York’s backside” to the high and mighty in the fashion world.
The Post reported that in the series, Teri Agins, author of “The End of Fashion,” said that Wexner sought “that New York cachet, and that was a way to buy into it. He invited Jackie Onassis to the christening of the store … because he wanted that respect with New York society and high-fashion New York.”
In order to solidify his credentials as a real player in the high-end fashion world, Wexner even plunked down $13.2 million for an Upper East Side sprawling townhouse, as was reported by the Post.
The Post reported: “In Epstein, Wexner found the suave, business-savvy and streetwise ally he’d been longing for. And for his urbanity, the mogul gave him carte blanche access to his businesses and billions.”
In the docuseries, Steven J. Hoffenberg, Epstein’s former business partner said, “Epstein was extraordinarily mesmerizing and could convince anything of anybody. He was the master manipulator.”
