Top publicist Peggy Siegal has revealed that the late financier Jeffrey Epstein wanted to become friends with A-list director Woody Allen. Epstein was released from prison after serving a 13-month sentence in July 2009, in relation to child prostitution charges. After this, Siegal tried to reintegrate him into high society. After this information was released in the emails released by the Department of Justice, Siegal’s stature in the industry was affected.
Top publicist says Jeffrey Epstein was eager to befriend Woody Allen
According to a report by OK Magazine, publicist Peggy Siegal recently revealed that Jeffrey Epstein tried to befriend director Woody Allen after his release from prison in 2009. He invited the director and his wife, Soon-Yi Previn, to a party in December 2010.
In an email shared by the outlet, Siegal wrote to the convicted financier, “Woody is a great idea. Do you know Woody? I do. Could there be any resistance because he had a public issue with Soon-Yi? … just thinking ahead.” Siegal also suggested that Epstein invited Allen’s friend and art dealer, Lorinda Ash, to the party.
In September 2025, in an interview with The Sunday Times, Allen revealed how he went to the party with his wife and also had dinner with then-Prince Andrew. He stated, “Someone, a publicist, invited Soon-Yi and me to a dinner at Jeffrey’s house with one of those British royals. I can’t remember the name because I don’t follow the royals with any interest at all. There were about twenty people there, and we knew a lot of them from show business. I don’t want to say who.” He further stated that he and his wife “didn’t know Jeffrey at all then, but we see all these people there, and they all embraced him, so we figured, ‘OK, he’s a substantial character.”
