Stephen Hawking pictured in Epstein files with bikini-clad women — stephen hawking seen with carers
A photograph newly revealed in Epstein files shows stephen hawking reclining on a sun lounger beside bikini-clad women, one of whom steadies a cocktail in his hand. The image and other documents connect Hawking to a 2006 science symposium and to visits to Jeffrey Epstein’s properties.
Stephen Hawking photo details
The world-renowned British theoretical physicist is seen reclining in what the article describes as an undated picture, with a cocktail placed in his hand. The photograph is said to have been taken in 2006 during a science symposium at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, St Thomas, in the US Virgin Islands, where Hawking gave a speech on quantum cosmology. The drink is steadied by one of the two women in the picture; it is understood they were his long-term carers, since he needed round-the-clock care.
Where and when taken
The photograph was included in documents released by the US Department of Justice as it investigates sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Department of Justice documents mention the theoretical physicist hundreds of times, and Hawking’s name appears hundreds of times in the Epstein files, although simply being identified in the documents does not indicate any wrongdoing. He was among 21 scientists who visited St Thomas and Epstein’s 75-acre private island, Little Saint James, for a science event. Young women joined Epstein science event attended by Stephen Hawking, the coverage says.
Role of the women
The picture shows bikini-clad women beside Hawking on the sun lounger; one steadied the drink he held. The women are described in the material as long-term carers who provided round-the-clock medical support for Hawking, who lived with motor neurone disease and required continuous care.
Other images and island visits
Hawking has previously been seen in photographs taken on Epstein’s Caribbean island, though no pictures of him and the convicted paedophile together are known to exist. A photograph released in 2015 showed Hawking in his wheelchair at an outdoor dinner on Little Saint James with several other people. Another picture shows the cosmologist in a submarine, having a tour of the island’s seabed. Epstein had reportedly modified the underwater vessel to allow Hawking to get into it.
Court papers and family response
Two years ago, court documents revealed that Epstein told his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell she could offer a financial reward to friends of his accuser Virginia Giuffre if they could “help prove” an apparent allegation Hawking had engaged in an “underage orgy” was false. The Jeffrey Epstein VI Foundation said that in 2012 guests met to “discuss, relax on the beach, and take a trip to the nearby private island retreat” during the event “to determine what the consensus is, if any, for defining gravity. ”
A spokesperson for the Hawking family said: "Professor Hawking made some of the greatest contributions to physics in the 20th century, while at the same time being the longest-known survivor of motor neurone disease, a debilitating condition which left him reliant on a ventilator, voice synthesiser, wheelchair and round-the-clock medical care. Any insinuation of inappropriate conduct on his part is wrong and far-fetched in the extreme. "
Hawking died in 2018, aged 76, after living with motor neurone disease for more than 55 years.
