Epstein eyed record label investment to access women, files suggest
Ben King
Business reporter
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EMI Records was one of the major players of the music industry
Jeffrey Epstein considered investing in music company EMI after his associate David Stern appeared to suggest it potentially offered access to women, recently released emails suggest.
Stern told the convicted sex offender that the music industry was "related to P", a way Epstein apparently often referred to women, in emails newly released by the US Department of Justice (DOJ).
Epstein replied that he was interested, adding: "Do we need help - mandelson? [sic]"
Stern and Lord Mandelson did not reply to requests for comment.
Stern was a London-based German businessman who was close to Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and previously directed the former prince's start-up business competition Pitch@Palace.
He acted as a go-between in negotiations with Mountbatten-Windsor over Sarah Ferguson's money troubles, and has connections to China.
Many of his emails to Epstein flagged potential deals, and in February 2010 he forwarded a short news article about the financial woes of EMI at the time.
EMI is a now-defunct conglomerate that included EMI Records, formerly one of the major players of the music industry. It was acquired by Universal Music in 2012.
"Troubled industry but related to P," Stern wrote to Epstein.
"P", which Epstein apparently used to refer to women, is believed to be an abbreviation of the word "****", another term Epstein often used.
For birthdays and New Year greetings, Stern wished Epstein "lots of P", according to the recently released files. He once offered to get Epstein fashion show tickets "to review Chinese P".
He would send Epstein a "P factor" for the places he visited, giving the Spanish island Ibiza 9/10, and Sarah Ferguson's 50th birthday party 0.2/10.