Issued on: 06/02/2026 - 11:01

Pressure is mounting on Jack Lang, ex-French minister, following the release of US Department of Justice files detailing his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. While Lang claims Epstein was merely a casual acquaintance met through Woody Allen, the documents suggest a more consistent correspondence between the two from 2012 until 2019. Consequently, the 86-year-old former minister was summoned by the French foreign ministry to address these discrepancies.

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