Newly uncovered emails from Woody Allen’s wife, Soon-Yi Previn, to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein reveal a scheme to neutralise journalist Tina Brown, among other revelations. The communications, obtained from U.S. Department of Justice documents, show Previn discussing ways to counter Brown’s negative coverage of Allen.
In one exchange, Previn thanks Epstein for helping their daughter Bechet Allen gain admission to Bard College, leveraging Epstein’s connection with college president Leon Botstein. “I think it’s best that Bechet struggles and doesn’t know ahead of time that she got in so that when she gets into Bard she will have sweated it out a bit and will really want to go. Thank you for coming through for us,” Previn wrote. A Bard spokesperson said Epstein was “a serial liar” and that Bechet was admitted on her own merits.
Previn also discussed disgraced politician Anthony Weiner, blaming a 15-year-old victim for his actions: “She knew exactly what she was doing and how vulnerable [Weiner] was, and she reeled him in like fish to bait.” She referred to the minor as “prey.”
In a 2018 email, Previn criticised actor Timothée Chalamet, who starred in Allen’s shelved film “A Rainy Day in New York.” She wrote, “I’m glad that prick Chalamet’s movie did not get a good review,” adding, “No I’m not vindictive.”
The emails shed light on the couple’s close ties to Epstein, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Representatives for Allen and Previn did not respond to requests for comment.
