Olivia Walker

Independent journalists @tarapalmeri and @RedPencilScript have both named celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai as one of the three men named by Sarah Kellen. The committee has not released the transcript and plans to redact the names. Here is some background on Fekkai. On June 27, 2002, Epstein’s Gulfstream, tail number N908JE, flew from JFK to Paris. The passenger manifest included Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, Sarah Kellen, Frédéric Fekkai, and Jean-Luc Brunel. In November 2010, Epstein wrote to a young woman surprised he knew Fekkai: “He's at my house now. I know him for ten years. I helped his company form.” That dates the relationship to 2000. In Epstein’s own words, he had a hand in building Fekkai’s business. Fekkai sold that business to Procter & Gamble. He was made a Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite, one of France’s highest civilian honors. Epstein RSVP’d to the ceremony at the Boom Boom Room in November 2010. The RSVP was for “Jeffrey Epstein and Andrew.” Epstein’s staff scheduled haircuts at Fekkai Salon in the Henri Bendel building at 714 5th Avenue for young women in Epstein’s orbit. One email instructs: “Tell the front desk your appointment is under Jeffrey Epstein’s name.” In December 2013, Epstein forwarded Fekkai what an assistant called “a selection from the book.” Fekkai replied: “What’s the hair length now? Can she come to the salon tomorrow at Bendel between 9-10 am?” In April 2018, ten years after Epstein’s conviction, a young woman named Lasma was flown from Budapest to Paris to Miami. Lesley Groff emailed Epstein that Lasma wanted to arrive a day early to see a hairdresser. The appointment was at Fekkai. A flight with the inner circle. A business Epstein claimed he helped build. A salon used to receive women Epstein flew in from Eastern Europe. An invitation list that included Prince Andrew. What do we not know about Fekkai? The attached photo from the DOJ Epstein files shows Frédéric Fekkai and Jeffrey Epstein.