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New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch has addressed the controversy surrounding his presence in the recently released files related to the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein.
Tisch released a statement through the Giants, saying he never visited Epstein’s infamous island.
“We had a brief association during which we exchanged emails about grown women and, in addition, we discussed films, philanthropy and investments. I responded to none of his invitations and never went to his island. As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret having been associated with,” Tisch said.
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Steve Tisch said the conversations with Jeffrey Epstein were about “grown women,” movies and investments, but said he never visited the island. (Tim Heitman/USA TODAY Sports)
The Justice Department’s release Friday of more than 3 million documents related to the Epstein investigation included email exchanges from April 2013 to June 2013 between Tisch and the convicted sex offender.
Some exchanges between Tisch and Epstein appear to show conversations about women.
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Tisch’s family owns about 45% of the Giants. Alongside co-owner John Mara, Tisch took control of the team in 2005 after his father purchased a majority stake in the team in 1991.
Under Mara and Tisch’s co-ownership, the Giants won two Super Bowls and recently hired John Harbaugh as head coach.
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Steve Tisch, executive vice president of the New York Giants, looks on before the preseason football game against the Carolina Panthers at MetLife Stadium on August 18, 2023, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
Epstein was found dead in a Manhattan federal prison cell on August 10, 2019. His death was later ruled a suicide.
He faces up to 45 years in prison for crimes related to sex trafficking of minors.
