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Anthropic CEO’s Wife Sought Jeffrey Epstein’s Backing for Women‑Focused Porn Venture

The newly public emails raise questions about transparency around her informal influence at Anthropic as the company prepares for a possible IPO.

Overview

  • Reporting this weekend based on DOJ Epstein files shows Cami Clark pitched Jeffrey Epstein for investment in Eddice, a women‑focused “luxury porn” project, and a women’s‑health app, and Epstein declined, writing “Can’t do TV sex.”
  • The email exchanges date from 2011 to 2013 and began after literary agent John Brockman introduced Clark and her business partner to Epstein, according to the released records.
  • Clark married Anthropic co‑founder and CEO Dario Amodei in 2022 and, though she holds no formal position at the company, multiple sources describe her as a sounding board and network connector who helped introduce early investor Eric Schmidt.
  • The released documents do not show that Epstein invested in Clark’s ventures and contain no evidence accusing her of criminal wrongdoing.
  • The resurfaced correspondence is likely to sharpen investor and governance scrutiny of Anthropic because it highlights informal influence inside the company and raises questions about disclosure as the firm readies a potential public offering.