--- title: "Stephen Hawking Implicated in Jeffrey Epstein Documents" description: "Stephen Hawking has once again been posthumously implicated in the scandal surrounding the dead billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein." date: "2024-01-04" modified: "2024-01-04" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/stephen-hawking-epstein-documents" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "billionaires" - "jeffrey epstein" - "Stephen Hawking" - "the digest" --- # Stephen Hawking Implicated in Jeffrey Epstein Documents ![Stephen Hawking has once again been posthumously implicated in the scandal surrounding the dead billionaire pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.]() *\Image: Bruno Vincent via Getty / Futurism\* ## Name Drop Acclaimed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking has once again been [posthumously implicated]() in the scandal surrounding the dead billionaire sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein — and has now been accused of participating in an "underage orgy." The [cache of documents](), which had previously been redacted, were [initially part of a defamation lawsuit]() filed by accuser Virginia Giuffre against Epstein and his alleged procurer Ghislaine Maxwell. In the intervening years, rumors about the names on the so-called "[Epstein list]()" have swirled around [other unredacted documents](), and as they continue coming out, we're learning more and more about the alleged relationships between the infamous creep and some of the world's [richest and most powerful men](). The document's mentions of Hawking, like many others named in the unsealed filings, are not exactly new. In fact, knowledge of that relationship has been in circulation since at least 2015, when the physicist was [photographed on Little St. James](), Epstein's private island and alleged trafficking compound where, among others, [Britain's Prince Andrew]() has been accused of sexual contact with underaged girls forced to be there. ## You've Got Mail In one email from the documents sent from Epstein to Maxwell in 2015, the now-dead pedophile told his consigliere that she could give money to Giuffre's friends to "help prove" that her claims about being forced into sex acts with famous men "were false." Among those accusations: that former president Bill Clinton had had dinner on Little St. James and that Hawking had engaged in an "underage orgy." "You can issue a reward to any of Virginia’s friends, acquaints, \[and\] family that come forward and help prove her allegations are false," the billionaire wrote to his confidante. "The strongest \[claim\] is the Clinton dinner, and the new version in the Virgin Islands that Stephen Hawking participated in an underage orgy." Notably, the photos of Hawking on Epstein's island were [said to have been taken before]() the bizarre billionaire was first charged in relation to his sex crimes in 2006 — but if the famed British scientist was actually involved in any sex with underage girls there, that timeline would be beside the point. **More on weird rich guys:** [*Guy Who Used Son as a "Blood Boy" Says Elon Musk Will "Fire You and Leave You to Die"*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()