Jeffrey Epstein was a master at finding weaknesses and secrets in people, and then using them to get exactly what he wanted ... and we break down exactly how that worked in our new documentary.
"TMZ Studios Presents Jeffrey Epstein: The Devil's Rolodex" -- available on YouTube -- takes a hard, unvarnished look at how people like Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and Bill Gates got ensnared in Epstein's twisted world.
He was a seasoned blackmailer who also created what one person called an "intellectual ponzi scheme," as a way of climbing the social ladder to the highest of heights.
Jeffrey Epstein, a college dropout with marginal social skills, ingratiated himself with the richest, most powerful men in the world by using the almighty dollar ... along with extravagant perks.
Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, former Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, and many others were seduced into Epstein's orbit, and in a new documentary -- "TMZ Studios Presents Jeffrey Epstein: The Devil's Rolodex" streaming on YouTube -- we dig deep to expose his masterful con.
Of course, good ol' fashioned blackmail was also a tried-and-true tool Epstein used.
Jeffrey Epstein went from an unremarkable kid on Long Island to rubbing elbows with presidents, billionaires and royalty ... so how did a socially awkward college dropout pull it off?
Our new documentary, "TMZ Studios Presents Jeffrey Epstein: The Devil's Rolodex," digs into how one of America's most notorious sex offenders built an astonishing network of rich and powerful people.
From private jets and lavish dinner parties to charitable donations and alleged blackmail ... Epstein seemingly knew how to get exactly what he wanted from the rich and famous.
The pilot of a United Airlines plane that he says was targeted by terrorists on 9/11 is opening up about how frustrated he's been with the government's deafening silence.
Tom Mannello joined us on "TMZ Live" Friday -- the 25th anniversary of 9/11 -- to discuss what went suspiciously sideways on his flight ... and how he tried to put the events of the day out of his mind.
We told you all about United Flight 23 in our documentary "TMZ Investigates 9/11: The Fifth Plane" ... the plane was scheduled to take off from JFK at 9:00 AM for LAX ... but it never got off the ground. A total of 7 people on board raised suspicion.
Nick Reiner knows he killed his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, but he doesn't understand why he's in jail ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.
TMZ has a documentary -- "TMZ Investigates The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened" -- airing tonight on FOX and dropping Saturday on Hulu. Our sources say Nick is delusional and believes the people who put him behind bars are engaged in a "conspiracy" against him.
Our sources say Nick's fatal mental spiral occurred about a month before the murders, when doctors changed the meds he was taking for schizoaffective disorder -- a severe mental illness that causes delusions, hallucinations, and mania. The meds made him increasingly dangerous and erratic. We're told the meds are still not working properly.
Nick Reiner's mental breakdown in the weeks leading up to the murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, is directly tied to a head-scratching decision by doctors to change the meds he was taking for his mental illness ... sources with direct knowledge tell TMZ.
TMZ has a new documentary -- "TMZ Investigates: The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened" -- airing Friday at 8 PM ET on FOX and dropping on HULU Saturday. We explain in the doc, Nick was diagnosed around 2020 with schizoaffective disorder ... a condition that manifests itself with schizophrenia symptoms -- including delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking -- and mood disorder symptoms, including mania and severe depression.
Our sources say a month before the murders, Nick was stable on his meds for schizoaffective disorder ... we're told the meds were working just fine. For some reason, his doctors decided to change the meds. Our sources would not say why doctors made that decision ... only that we would be shocked to learn the reason, which we're told makes no sense.
Dr. Drew says doctors prescribing medication to Nick Reiner for his mental illness royally screwed up by changing his meds in the weeks leading up to his parents' murders ... but hindsight is 20/20, and there are all sorts of reasons why the meds get changed.
The good doc joined us on "TMZ Live" Thursday ... and we asked him about something we uncovered in our new documentary, "TMZ Investigates: The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened" ... Nick was stable on his meds for schizoaffective disorder a month before the killings, but then doctors decided to change things up.
Dr. Drew says meds get changed all the time when patients stress about how they're feeling or how their side effects are affecting them ... but that doesn't always make it the right move.
The murders of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner rocked Hollywood ... and, while it seems clear their son Nick killed them, we've learned his conviction is anything but assured.
Our new documentary on the Reiner murders dives into the tragic killings ... including new information tying the murders to Nick's medication.
"TMZ Investigates: The Reiner Murders: What Really Happened" is available to stream now on HuluandFox Nation.
Stalkers have become a huge problem for celebrities ... and huge stars like Taylor Swift are scared of what some of these folks might do ... because sometimes things turn deadly.
In "TMZ Investigates: Obsessed & Dangerous: Hollywood's Stalker Crisis," we explore the growing danger stalkers pose to celebs ... and we expose how laws and the police do little to protect stars from this sometimes deadly epidemic.
Taylor's dealt with stalkers for years, and she keeps medical supplies in her home now because she's scared one of them might break in and hurt her.
Britney Spears' divorce from her third husband Sam Asgharileft her completely alone ... and we explore the challenges she faced with her family estrangement in the aftermath of her conservatorship in a special documentary that's now on YouTube.
When Britney and Sam divorced in 2023, we took an in-depth look at her life with our TV special, "TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: Divorce & Despair," and it was super enlightening.
Britney's divorce left her with only two people in her life ... her manager and her lawyer. No friends, and basically no family.
Rex Heuermann is accused of hunting sex workers in a quiet Long Island beach town ... but could sloppy police work have allowed him to keep killing?
Our deep dive from 2023 is now officially on YouTube ... and it peels back the layers of the investigation, exposing critical mistakes and overlooked clues that may have cost more lives.
From the shocking discovery of multiple victims to the arrest of a seemingly ordinary man, we unpack how the system failed the victims and their families.
It’s a story of secrets, missed red flags, and a trail of tragedy that rocked a community to its core.
Watch "TMZ Investigates: Gilgo Beach Serial Murders" now on YouTube.
Our deep dive into the first-ever declassified Pentagon report detailing 144 accounts of UFO sightings is officially up on YouTube ... and there's a lot to unpack.
"TMZ Investigates: UFOs: The Pentagon Proof" analyzes our government's official response to UFO conversations from an investigative standpoint ... we interview key players and showcase footage of UFOs recorded from all over the world.
We talked to military officials and pilots who say they suffered severe retribution for daring to implore the Pentagon to take UFOs seriously ... including former Pentagon Counterintelligence official Lue Elizondo.
Luigi Mangione, the charged killer in the Brian Thompsonmurder case, enjoyed a privileged life ... but folks who know him say he also had a dark side.
We go inside Luigi's mind in a TMZ documentary that is now officially up on YouTube ... and if you haven't seen it yet, now's your chance to catch up on some shocking details.
Sources close to Luigi told us how Mangione became radicalized before quietly plotting to kill a healthcare CEO ... allegedly turning into an assassin despite a charismatic personality.
Michael Jackson died because Dr. Conrad Murray infused him with a fatal dose of propofol, at least that's the official story ... but it's not the REAL story ... and, our documentary covering it all is now available on YouTube.
A months-long TMZ investigation paints a very different picture than the official narrative ... a picture of numerous doctors who are largely responsible for the King of Pop's death.
Our documentary, "TMZ Investigates: Who REALLY Killed Michael Jackson," hones in on one doctor in particular ... the late Arnold Klein, a famous dermatologist with a practice in Beverly Hills.
On September 11, 2001, United Flight 23 was grounded when the World Trade Center was hit, but it might have been another plane hijackers planned to weaponize in the terrorist attack -- and, our documentary covering it all is now available on YouTube.
"TMZ Investigates 9/11: The Fifth Plane" -- the result of a 6-month investigation -- takes viewers through the litany of suspicious activities that prompted the FBI to look into whether the plane was also part of the horrific plot that fateful day.
We interviewed 3 flight attendants, the pilot, the United dispatcher, and a member of the 9/11 Commission ... who reveal a story about suspicious passengers who were a bit too eager to get into the air, and uniformed individuals running through the cabin after the plane was evacuated.
Justin Bieber just can't catch a break these days ... because he got a parking ticket Tuesday in L.A., and it was all caught on video -- and so was his crotch grab!
TMZ obtained footage of the troubled singer walking out of a commercial bank in Bev Hills — only to have a surprise waiting for him on the windshield of his Mercedes G-Wagon parked out front ... an annoying parking ticket.
