Overview
- Gigi Hadid wrote in a March 29 Instagram comment that the documents "made me sick to my stomach" and that she has never had any affiliation with Jeffrey Epstein.
- She said she stayed quiet to keep focus on victims and described starting her career by meeting agencies and signing with IMG in 2012.
- The DOJ release, required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, includes a December 2015 email where a redacted sender asked about the sisters and Epstein replied, "You know," then, "Because they follow directions, its that simple."
- Hadid called being named at about 20 to 21 "disturbing," and her now‑deleted reply was reshared online, with the original commenter later apologizing.
- The newly public files have drawn heavy attention even though the brief, redacted email exchange offers no proof of contact or wrongdoing involving Hadid.