Middle Aged Billionaires and Royals Play Epsteins’ Ultimate ‘Who Dined With Him?’
KEY POINTS
- •Børge Brende resigned as World Economic Forum CEO in February after Epstein-related scrutiny during Davos.
- •Numerous high-profile figures including Larry Summers, Casey Wasserman, and Steve Tisch faced resignations or investigations due to links with Epstein.
- •Europe and Middle East saw similar upheavals with former Prince Andrew’s arrest and UAE’s Sultan Ahmed replaced amid damning emails.
Børge Brende, the CEO of the World Economic Forum, resigned post-Davos after admitting it was 'time for the Forum to move on'—or basically, to ghost the Epstein scandal more aggressively. Meanwhile, Harvard's Larry Summers went from textbooks to 'text me when you’re no longer on OpenAI’s board,' bowing out due to Epstein call logs. Tom Pritzker of Hyatt penned a regret-filled apology admitting his judgment on dining buddies was ‘terrible’, shockingly less humble than his hotels’ lobbies. Hollywood’s Casey Wasserman ditched his agency after losing clients like Chappell Roan, who probably family-texted ‘ew’ real hard. Even Dubai’s Sultan Ahmed got a private Epstein fanmail revelation: Epstein claimed to 'love the torture video,' proving bad emails aren’t just a LinkedIn problem. The Epstein dominoes also toppled throne-side, as Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor learned losing royal titles beats losing public trust, and French, British, and Norwegian players filled out the ‘Who Didn’t Text Epstein Back?’ guest list. The NFL steps in to investigate Steve Tisch's Giants co-ownership ties, proving the only place bigger scandals can resurface is football fields.
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Apparently the ultimate leadership skill nowadays is avoiding dinner invitations from Jeffrey Epstein. Billionaires, politicians, and royals failing spectacularly at this. It's like being terrible at hide-and-seek but with global reputations.
If your job involves firing yourself because of Epstein connections, congratulations, you made the big leagues of scandal management.
Epstein files: the world's most unwelcome guest list that’s more comprehensive than Apple’s latest iPhone features.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/26/2026 | Author: April Rubin
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