Long Before Epstein Came Along Jean-Luc Brunel Was Using His Modeling Agency to Abuse Women
February 23, 2026
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Jean-Luc Brunel's troubled history in the fashion industry dates back nearly four decades, long before his name became synonymous with Jeffrey Epstein's trafficking network. A 1988 PBS investigation exposed allegations of drugging and sexual coercion tied to Brunel, yet he faced no criminal charges and continued operating modeling agencies for years.
Hawk covers the disturbing details of how Epstein and Brunel built MC2 Model Management, a New York and Miami agency widely believed to be named as an inside joke referencing Epstein himself. The agency functioned as a procurement vehicle, using work visas to lure young women from Europe and Russia into a web of financial dependence and abuse. Epstein controlled these women by managing their housing, income, and immigration status, while pressuring them to share details of their personal lives and relationships.
Email records from 2006 show Epstein directing Brunel to place women on the MC2 payroll, while Brunel visited Epstein nearly 70 times during his Florida jail stint. The network extended into elite circles, with Joshua Frink, son of BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, unknowingly entangled through a romantic relationship with one of Epstein's victims. The woman described herself as trapped, her modeling career deliberately sabotaged, her relationships monitored and controlled by Epstein, who blocked a potential marriage proposal to keep her isolated.
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Long before Epstein this guy was abusing women and using his modeling agency to gain access to young women.
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