A striking image of Stephen Hawking flanked by two women in bikinis has gained significant attention as discussions around his ties to Jeffrey Epstein resurface.
The renowned British physicist appears cheerful, holding a red drink between the two unidentified women. The origins of this photo remain unclear, but it quickly spread across social media following the recent release of documents related to Epstein.
This photograph, among others of Hawking, was included in a new collection of Epstein files, as reported by the Times of London.
Hawking, who passed away in 2018 after living with early-onset ALS for five decades, has been linked to Epstein, the convicted sex offender, for some time.
In March 2006, he was part of a group of esteemed scientists attending a conference organized and financed by Epstein, just months after Epstein faced serious criminal charges in Florida.
The event took place on the Caribbean island of St. Thomas, close to Epstein’s notorious private island.
Hawking’s name resurfaced in connection with Epstein when whistleblower Virginia Giuffre alleged that he participated in an “orgy of minors” in the Virgin Islands.
Emails from Epstein’s files indicate he offered incentives to friends who could help counter Giuffre’s allegations.
“You can issue a reward to any of your friends, acquaintances, or family members in Virginia. Please come forward and help us prove her claims are false,” Epstein reportedly wrote in a misspelled email to Ghislaine Maxwell in January 2015.
He noted that the most significant claim involved a dinner with Bill Clinton, a new iteration supposedly involving Hawking at underage gatherings.
To date, Hawking has never faced formal accusations related to these matters, and his passing occurred prior to Epstein’s 2019 arrest on serious charges, leading to renewed scrutiny of Epstein’s troubling history.
