Epstein's Chilling Confession Uncovered in Mansion Tour

In 2025, journalist Michael Wolff recounts his visit to Jeffrey Epstein's extravagant Manhattan mansion around the year 2000. Wolff was immediately struck by the $51 million property's palatial appearance, but Epstein made a comment that now seems to foreshadow the unraveling of his carefully constructed persona.

Epstein took his knuckle, rapped on the wall, and said, "Fake! It's all fake." Wolff says this was a "prophetic comment" in hindsight, given the revelations about Epstein's crimes that would later emerge.

Wolff also recalls another anecdote that carries new weight - Epstein passing by a children's art exhibition, buying a painting, and proudly displaying it, boasting that he had paid only $25 for an 11-year-old's work. Wolff says there was something "hugely suspicious" about "every aspect" of Epstein's life, even though many wealthy New Yorkers are known to be eccentric.

Epstein's lavish home was filled with exotic trophies, including a taxidermied tiger and a stuffed baby elephant in his Paris flat. The mansion was also allegedly the site of some of his sexual abuse of underage girls. Despite his 2008 conviction for prostitution charges involving a minor, Epstein managed to reenter elite circles after his release from jail.