He never went to the Island. Nice try.
Elon Musk sought visit to Epstein’s ‘Pedo Island’ but never made it, emails released by DOJ reveal
By
Samuel Chamberlain and
Steven Nelson
Published Jan. 30, 2026
Updated Jan. 30, 2026, 4:37 p.m. ET
Tech billionaire Elon Musk asked Jeffrey Epstein when he could visit Little St. James — the notorious “Pedo Island” in the Caribbean — early in 2014 but never made it, emails released by the Justice Department show.
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On Dec. 13, 2013, the Tesla and SpaceX founder emailed Epstein that his family would “be in the BVI/St Bart’s area over the holidays. Is there a good time to visit?”
“[A]ny day [Jan.] 1st-8th,” Epstein answered. “[P]lay it by ear if you want. [A]lways space for you.”
 Tech billionaire Elon Musk asked Jeffrey Epstein when he could visit Little St. James — the notorious “Pedo Island” in the Caribbean — early in 2014. AFP via Getty Images
After Musk responded “probably the 1st then,” Epstein rejoined: “[T]he 2 or 3 would be perfect. I will come and get you.”
The two men tentatively agreed that Musk would visit on Jan. 2, 2014, but the visit was never confirmed — as Epstein’s assistant Lesley Groff sent him an email on New Year’s Eve: “Just a reminder Elon Musk was asking about coming to your island Jan. 2…”
Epstein followed up with Musk on Jan. 1, writing: “sorry we didn’t connect, why don’t you consider clearing customs into the states in st thomas, come for lunch with the wife[?]”
Musk wrote back the next day, “Logistics won’t work this time around.”
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Musk, now 54, later was scheduled to visit the island in December 2014, according to a copy of Epstein’s daily agenda released this past September by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. That schedule indicated that Epstein was at his ranch in New Mexico at the time.
“Elon never went. I can tell you that 100%,” a source close to Musk told The Post at the time, going on to claim that the South Africa-born mogul had “no social relationship” with Epstein “whatsoever.” |
