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Model Agency Linked to Epstein: Allegations Spark Controversy

2/22/2026

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Jean-Luc Brunel, owner of MC2 modeling agency, and Ofer Raphaeli, head of MC2’s Tel Aviv branch, allegedly helped Jeffrey Epstein recruit underage models, Channel 12 reports.
Ofer Raphaeli says he met Epstein only twice and denies criminal involvement.
Raphaeli plans to consult a lawyer about a defamation lawsuit.
The Epstein file releases have intensified antisemitic conspiracy theories about Epstein's identity, and they show connections to Jewish nonprofits and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

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Jean-Luc Brunel, owner of MC2 modeling agency, and Ofer Raphaeli, head of MC2’s Tel Aviv branch, allegedly helped Jeffrey Epstein recruit underage models, Channel 12 reports.
Ofer Raphaeli says he met Epstein only twice and denies criminal involvement.
Raphaeli plans to consult a lawyer about a defamation lawsuit.
The Epstein file releases have intensified antisemitic conspiracy theories about Epstein's identity, and they show connections to Jewish nonprofits and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.