Epstein Files

Newly surfaced surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death ... and it appears to show prison guards hanging out just steps away from his cell during the suspected timeframe he had taken his own life.

In the video, first reported by the NYPost, correctional officers Tova Noel and Michael Thomas can be seen around 3:15 AM in the Special Housing Unit at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center -- writing on paper, pacing, and chatting on the phone -- instead of carrying out the required checks, according to footage included in a recently released batch of DOJ documents.

Epstein was incredibly close to where this encounter was captured ... as he was housed in the first cell on the block, just down a short flight of stairs behind the officer station on the ninth floor.

Palm Beach Pete says he's not changing his look despite the frequent comparisons to Jeffrey Epstein ... because he's a good-looking, decent dude -- not a monster like Epstein was.

The viral sensation joined us on "TMZ Live" to talk about his overnight fame ... which began when some guy started filming him while he drove his convertible down a Florida highway.

PBP says this is par for the course in his life ... telling us it's pretty normal for him to go viral like this.

A Florida man named Peter -- or Palm Beach Pete, as he calls himself -- is setting the record straight ... he is not Jeffrey Epstein.

Pete went viral after he was filmed driving in his convertible on I-95 because he bears such a strong resemblance to Epstein.

Pete spoke about the social media whirlwind on Thursday's episode of the "Nicky Gordo Show," saying ... "I'm minding my own business driving down to a place in town. And the next thing you know, hundreds of millions of views."

A prison guard working the night Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide has been called to testify before the Congressional House Oversight Committee.

The committee sent Tova Noel -- the guard who was fired from the Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in New York City after Epstein was found dead in his cell -- a letter requesting her to testify on March 26 at 10 AM ET.

The House Oversight Committee has members who believe Noel has "information that will assist in its investigation" into Epstein's shocking death.

A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse says she can't remember all of the horrors he inflicted on her ... because her traumatized brain blocked the memories out.

We spoke to Marina Lacerda -- known as "Minor Victim-1" in legal documents, who revealed her identity back in September -- and asked her about a turning point in her association with the convicted pedophile.

Marina tells a story about gathering with other survivors of Epstein in recent years ... and, she says she was shocked to hear other survivors talk about Epstein raping them.

Valerie Bertinelli is angry and disappointed by the overall response to the Epstein Files ... and she says "idiots in Congress" are protecting pedophiles.

The famous chef was on "The View" Wednesday, plugging her new memoir, "Getting Naked," where she talks about being sexually abused at the age of 11 ... and the conversation made its way to current events ... namely, the Epstein Files.

Valeria told the panel she's pissed because "pedophiles aren't being held accountable" and she ripped Congress for sitting on their hands.

She also lamented the way sexual abuse survivors are being treated in this country ... going beyond the Epstein Files.

Jeffrey Epstein wasn't just a pedophile, he was also a proud papa ... at least that's what he told one of his sexual assault victims.

In the Epstein Files, there's a document that makes it sound like Epstein was a father to a child.

A woman, who claims Epstein sexually assaulted her for years starting when she was 16, told the feds Epstein once pointed to a photo of a blonde woman displayed inside his New York City mansion and told her it was the mother of his child.

Attorney General Pam Bondi's recent relocation to a U.S. military base has nothing to do with the Epstein files ... so says a Department of Justice official.

Here's the deal ... The New York Times dropped a bombshell revelation this morning when it reported the AG was quietly moved to a Washington, D.C. military installation for her own safety.

NYT -- citing people familiar with the situation -- claimed she'd been moved because of threats from drug cartels and people upset over her handling of the Epstein Files.

Jeffrey Epstein's once notorious Zorro Ranch in New Mexico is now crawling with investigators -- and TMZ has learned the authorities are trying to see if there's any substance to rumors dead bodies were buried on the property.

Sources familiar with the situation tell us ... the New Mexico Department of Justice is working in coordination with the ranch's new owner, Don Huffines, a Dallas-based real estate mogul who is currently running for Texas Comptroller.

Huffines and his family purchased the property in 2023 and then renamed it Rancho de San Rafael in honor of the patron saint of healing, promising to turn the land into a Christian retreat.

State officials in New Mexico are reportedly conducting the first known thorough search of Jeffrey Epstein's infamous Zorro Ranch ... years after an anonymous tip alleged there were bodies buried on the property.

According to The New York Times, investigators began their search Monday, but acknowledged the passage of time may make things difficult.

The state's attorney general, Raúl Torrez, wrote in The Albuquerque Journal last week that there will be "real obstacles" to finding evidence of any potential offenses that may or may not have taken place on the ranch, but that "the people of New Mexico, and those who were harmed, are entitled to a complete and transparent accounting of what we found and what we did not."

Bill and Hillary Clinton were blowing off steam with a little NYC date night -- their sighting coming just days after they got grilled over their ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

The couple were spotted leaving Italian hotspot Il Tinello after dinner Monday night ... Hillary flashing a quick wave to people outside as she slid into their waiting ride, with Bill trailing right behind.

Judging by the scene, the mood was pretty breezy -- relaxed, casual, and a far cry from the hot seat they were in during those Epstein depositions.

Princess Eugenie is stepping down as patron of the world’s oldest human rights organization ... and the timing’s raising eyebrows after her father, former Prince Andrew, was arrested last month.

The UK-based charity Anti-Slavery International confirmed the split in a statement thanking Eugenie for seven years of support, ending with a polite send-off ... "We hope that she continues to work to end slavery."

The org didn’t waste time cleaning house -- her profile was quickly scrubbed from the website ... despite previously praising her work ''across the board with leaders in the fight against modern slavery.”

Dr. Eva Andersson-Dubin -- a renowned physician at Mount Sinai hospital as well as a former model -- was featured prominently in the Epstein files ... and now the hospital is turning over every leaf to get to the bottom of the nature of their relationship.

A spokesperson from the Mount Sinai Health System tells TMZ ... "Jeffrey Epstein’s actions are abhorrent, reprehensible, and stand in direct opposition to what Mount Sinai believes in and stands for as an institution and as medical professionals."

They added, "All patients who walk through our doors will always be treated with the highest level of care and respect.  We do not comment on the clinical care provided to individual patients."

A correctional officer working in the wing where Jeffrey Epstein was incarcerated the night he died searched his case on the internet less than an hour before his death ... this according to Department of Justice records.

Tova Noel -- a former guard at Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC) in Lower Manhattan, New York City -- did a couple Google searches about Epstein's case on August 10, 2019 around 5:43 AM. The convicted pedophile was found dead around 6:30 AM.

Noel searched "latest on Epstein in jail" and clicked on an article about documents related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, her newly released search history reveals.

Something's up with Epstein Island ... because new video shows police boats speeding toward the late pedophile's former lair ... and we've learned it's related to an active investigation.

TMZ obtained video showing Virgin Islands police cruising up to Little St. James island with their police lights activated ... and it looks like there is another law enforcement vessel already docked.

Deborah Hodge, Chief of Police for the Virgin Islands Police Department, tells TMZ ... the police response is related to an active investigation that does NOT have to do with Epstein.

Bill Clinton couldn't take his eyes off a photo from the Epstein Files ... and it looks like the throwback made him smile and laugh.

Check out this clip from the former president's hours-long deposition last week ... he's grinning and chuckling as he appears to look at an old photo.

Clinton was grilled about a photo from the Epstein Files showing him in a hot tub with a redacted person next to him ... and he explained his story behind that snap -- though it's not clear in this video which photo Clinton is having a laugh over.