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Lawsuit reveals Playboy’s Hugh Hefner contacted FBI about Epstein

First publishedAug 16, 22:45 UTC
Last updatedAug 17, 03:23 UTC · 12m ago
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Lawsuit reveals Playboy’s Hugh Hefner contacted FBI about Epstein
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A new lawsuit has revealed that “Playboy” founder Hugh Hefner contacted the FBI with allegations against Jeffrey Epstein over two decades ago. NBC News’ Valerie Castro reports.

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A new lawsuit has revealed that “Playboy” founder Hugh Hefner contacted the FBI with allegations against Jeffrey Epstein over two decades ago. NBC News’ Valerie Castro reports.
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