"Won't make the movie..but may try for party..is that still ok?" Banfield allegedly wrote in December 2012, according to the emails. "And is your friend Jeffrey still single? In a separate email, Epstein privately asked Siegal "why" Banfield had been asking if he was single. Siegal replied: "Because she is a desperate single sexy smart newly dumped single mom looking for love in all the wrong places.

Source: CNN February 15, 2026 12:01 UTC