Even in their incomplete and heavily redacted form, the three million pages of released Epstein files make for grim reading, torrentially upsetting from every conceivable angle. However, one under-discussed figure whose name comes up again and again is Peggy Siegal.
Siegal made her name as an entertainment publicist who specialized in organizing premieres and movie screenings attended by the rich and powerful. Pulling from her 30,000-strong contact list—organized by, among other things, nationality, number of children, and success level—she would flatter, cajole, and bully the great and good to attend. She was, by all accounts, extremely gifted at this. A Harper’s Bazaar profile from 2012 noted that she had attended every Oscars ceremony since the 1970s purely to schmooze with the stars; a year later, The Hollywood Reporter called her “New York’s top buzzmaker.”
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