Gigi Hadid has broken her silence on being named in the Epstein files months after the fact.
The model, 30, was mentioned with her sister Bella Hadid, 29, in a 2015 email exchange between the late financier and pedophile and another individual, whose name was redacted.
“How did the Hadid sisters became [sic] models and make so much money?! I don’t understand,” the unknown party wrote to the financier.
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“You know,” Epstein replied. The mystery individual then claimed that the girls’ father, Palestinian-American real estate developer Mohamed Hadid, “paid the agency.”
Epstein simply replied, “No.”
The other party then claimed, “there are too many girls giving blowjobs.” Epstein said he “agreed.”
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After a fan asked Hadid about her being named in the released files a few months ago, the mother-of-one replied in a lengthy and now-deleted comment.
“Made me sick to my stomach,” she told the fan, who threatened to unfollow the supermodel on Instagram.
“Horrible to read someone you’ve never met speak about you that way. Especially in this context.”
Hadid said that she had”never in [her] life met the monster”, but believed she was mentioned because Epstein “tried to take responsibility of peoples careers in order to manipulate his victims.”
“I didn’t comment [because] I don’t want to take away from the stories of real victims of his; but your comment made me realise maybe its not clear-and it’s important to let you know.”
She acknowledged, “I grew up privileged, yes. But my parents protected me and taught me the value of hard work, the same hard work that got them to this country and gave them careers.”
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The model shared that she launched her career with the help of her mother’s connections in the field, meeting with many agencies before signing with IMG in 2012 at the age of 18.
“And I’ve worked hard every moment since,” she wrote.
“To be named in those files, I think I was 20-21 at the time he would have written that email- is disturbing, and I want to state unequivocally that I have never had any affiliation with that disgusting human being.”
“May he rest in [fire emojis],” she concluded her post.
The fan replied “that it was a “COMPLETE HONOR” to have her reply. Hadid said in response, “💖💖 sending love thanks for your support x.”
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