Stephen Hawking caught in Epstein files, with women in bikinis, relaxing on sunbeds and enjoying cocktails
A photo of the late British physicist Stephen Hawking relaxing on a sun lounger, accompanied by women in bikinis, was recently revealed in Jeffrey Epstein's files.
Stephen Hawking, in the Epstein files PHOTO: Department of Justice
The image shows Hawking with a cocktail in hand, the drink being held by one of two carers who were providing him with round-the-clock care, given that Hawking needed round-the-clock care due to motor neurone disease, according to theindependent.
The photo was taken in 2006 during a scientific symposium at the Ritz Carlton, St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands, where Hawking gave a speech on quantum cosmology. His name appears hundreds of times in the Epstein files, but the mere mention in the documents does not indicate involvement in any illegal act.
Stephen Hawking, in the Epstein files PHOTO: Department of Justice
Hawking has been seen in other photos on Epstein's private island, Little Saint James, but there are no pictures of him and Epstein together. He was among 21 scientists invited to scientific events organized by Epstein on his 75-acre island.
According to the Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation, in 2012 participants met for “chatting, relaxing on the beach and visiting the nearby private island” in order to “determine whether there is a consensus on the definition of gravity”.
Recent court documents show that Epstein allegedly told Ghislaine Maxwell to offer a financial reward to friends of his accuser, Virginia Giuffre, if she could prove that an allegation involving Hawking in a “orgy with minors” it was fake.
Earlier photos show Hawking in his wheelchair at an alfresco dinner on the Little Saint James and in a submarine modified by Epstein to allow him to take part in an underwater excursion.
A spokesman for the Hawking family said: “Professor Hawking made some of the greatest contributions to physics in the 20th century and was the longest known survivor of motor neurone disease. Any suggestion of misconduct on his part is wrong and grossly exaggerated.”
Hawking, whose pioneering work on black holes and general relativity revolutionized modern cosmology, died in 2018 at the age of 76 after living with motor neurone disease for more than 55 years.
