Errol Musk Claims Epstein Is Still Alive on Russian TV

Errol Musk, the father of Tesla CEO Elon Musk, sparked renewed controversy by claiming during a recent interview on Russian state television that financier Jeffrey Epstein is still alive, dismissing the official account of his 2019 death as absurd.

The 79-year-old South African made the remarks on Rossiya 1, a state-controlled channel, while visiting Moscow. In the primetime appearance hosted by Andrey Malakhov, Musk stated, "In my opinion, it's absurd to think that he is dead. It's ridiculous." He elaborated on persistent conspiracy theories surrounding Epstein's demise, asserting that prison guards had swapped out the inmate the night before and that surveillance cameras malfunctioned at a suspicious time while guards slept. Musk concluded, "It's absolutely absurd to think that this man is dead. He's alive and well." The comments drew groans from the studio audience, though he provided no evidence to support his assertions.

Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York on August 10, 2019, while awaiting federal trial on sex trafficking charges involving underage girls. The New York City chief medical...