JAMES PaTTERSON
Jean-Luc Brunel: 2005
or Jeffrey Epstein, Leslie Wexner is more than a mentor.
More than the last ina line of older men—father figures—
whom Epstein cultivated while making his way in the
world.
Wexner is also a steady, if indirect, source of beautiful
women.
After all, Wexner is th part of the Limited family of companies and charge of the Victoria’s Secret catalog. Wha Epstein is models galore. In a fox that’s gotten hold of
the lease to a henhouse, Eps in a later lawsuit brought by Epstein vic vided financial support for a modeling agenc d by that agency, in New York City.
a Frenchman—a playboy modeling f the Karin
e man in charge of Victoria's Secret, —pbetter yet—im t this means for
fact, like tein, according to evidence collected tims, eventually pro- y, and provided
support for models employe
This story begins with
agent named Jean-Luc Brunel—who was an owner 0
modeling agency: Brunel had been working as a ave launche
modeling agent since the sev-
enties. He claimed to h d the careers of Monica Bel-
lucci, Estelle, Jerry Hall, Rachel Hunter, Romijn, Kristina Semenovskaya, Sharon ren, as well as Christy Turlington an
girls, Brunel had also been a su
tion, broadcast in 1988, into sexual expl
industry. That exposé had caused Eilee
modeling agency to sever her
hronicled in a 1995 book about the
activities were also Cc
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Milla Jovovich, Rebecca © Stone, and Estella Ware 7 d other well-known cover 4 bject of a 60 Minutes investiga 4 citation in the modeling q n Ford of the elite Ford
ties with the playboy. (Brunels fashion ©
industry — Model: The U; Gross.)
But Brunel's reputat | getting involved in his I | According to a sun
2 Edwards, a victims’ law ez Epstein alleging fabrics Epstein had provided st
its name, in 2005, from As a scout for MC2 undiscovered talent, fav the former Soviet reput eling competitions and eling agents and agenci But according to th the information he hac and Brunel had used th eign countries into the | ing contracts. These g belonging to Epstein. ' _ visa for these girls,” ; | underage girls rent, pre | the condos.” ; “It strongly deny I " indirectly, in the actior “Brunel would say. “I st “act or any wrongdoing Model agencies manag ‘cal standard for almos! . According to Bru
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