Whoopi Goldberg denies any connection to Epstein after her name appears in files

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Whoopi Goldberg spoke out after her name appeared in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein files on 'The View' Tuesday, February 17.

She clarified that the mention came from a 2013 email about arranging a plane to Monaco through “Julian Lennon’s charity,” not Epstein himself, and stressed she had no personal connection to him. Goldberg made it clear she was never involved with Epstein and never used his plane.

Whoopi Goldberg says she 'wasn't his friend' while talking about Epstein files

Speaking in the name of transparency, Goldberg asked the show to display the email on the screen. “My name is in the files,” she said. 

The 2013 email mentioned that she needed a plane to Monaco and that “John Lennon’s charity is paying for it.” 

Goldberg clarified that it should have said Julian Lennon’s charity and explained that the email asked Epstein if he would provide his private plane. The Justice Department document showed Epstein responding, “No thanks [sic].”

Goldberg added, “Well, this is my point! Because I’m telling you, when I tell you people are trying to turn me into, I wasn’t his girlfriend. I wasn’t his friend.” 

When Behar joked that Goldberg was “too old” for Epstein, she responded, “I was not only too old, but it was at a time, you know, where this is just not – you used to have facts before you said stuff!”

Whoopi Goldberg denies talking about Trump in Epstein files

When Behar mentioned President Donald Trump’s name appearing in the files, Goldberg clarified she was speaking about herself. “I’m speaking about me because I’m getting dragged,” she said. “People actually believe that I was with him, it’s like, ‘Honey, come on.’"

She added, "Every man that I’ve ever been with, you’ve known about because either the Enquirer wrote about it, people wrote about this stuff. So no, I never had this, and no, I didn’t get on the plane because you know what I would have to do to get on the plane?"

Her co-hosts joked, “fly,” and Goldberg admitted she doesn’t fly. “So they were trying to get me on a plane to attend something for Julian Lennon,” she added. The co-hosts noted they have discussed the Epstein files extensively, both before and after the Justice Department released the documents.

Pam Bondi shares letter on release of all Epstein files

On Saturday, February 14, Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter that the Justice Department has released all Epstein files, following Section 3 of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The letter lists more than 300 high-profile individuals, including Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Prince Harry, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, Mark Zuckerberg, and Bruce Springsteen.

The letter explained that, under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed by Congress and signed into law by Trump in November, the list includes "all persons where (1) they are or were a government official or politically exposed person and (2) their name appears in the files released under the Act at least once."

The letter also noted that the names appear in a wide variety of contexts. The letter added, "No records were withheld or redacted 'on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.'"

The letter insisted, "No records were withheld or redacted 'on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary.'"