There’s nothing to see here, folks.
At least that’s what Stephen King is saying when it comes to the existence of Jeffrey Epstein’s rumored client list.
The prolific author sparked backlash from his followers on X (formerly Twitter) this week after sharing a condescending post about convicted sex offender Epstein.
‘The Epstein client list is real. So is the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus,’ he posted on Tuesday.
Later that day, the 77-year-old followed it up with, ‘Boy, I hit a nerve with that Epstein post. The ‘list’ is like UFOs: Everyone knows someone who’s seen one.’
The second post also contained two crying-laughing emojis.
King’s glib posts came not long after a bombshell memo released by the Justice Department and FBI concluded the agencies found no proof that the convicted child sex criminal was murdered nor that he held a list of high-profile clients that he blackmailed.
The memo was controversially endorsed by President Donald Trump, who recently said that only ‘stupid Republicans’ believed in the client list.
Stephen King has been slammed by his followers for downplaying the existence of Jeffrey Epstein’s rumored client list
‘The Epstein client list is real. So is the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus,’ he posted on Tuesday
Later that day, the 77-year-old followed it up with, ‘Boy, I hit a nerve with that Epstein post. The ‘list’ is like UFOs : Everyone knows someone who’s seen one’
Now King, who has earned a reputation as one of Hollywood’s most anti-Trump celebrities, is under fire from his own followers for dismissing the Epstein conspiracy.
‘We’re just a little confused on why you’re siding with Trump on this issue after a decade of being his biggest critic. Care to elaborate on your position?’ wrote one.
Another commented, ‘Oh so you add laughing emojis too when you’re referencing horrific sex crimes on minors. F**k you man, f**k you.’
A third wrote, ‘And why is this funny? What about powerful men abusing children is funny? Stfu.’
As the backlash continued, King fired off a third post on the issue.
‘Did Epstein traffic young girls? Yes, of course. Is there a client list? Doubtful. Conspiracy fodder,’ he wrote.
The post didn’t do much to quell the furore, with one fan responding, ‘It’s still a bit odd that you’d choose to downplay this one issue that Trump is getting hammered on. Do you support further transparency?’
Another commented, ‘No “client list”? Just decades of flight logs, sworn testimony, and a *who’s who* of wealthy “enthusiastic repeat customers” cycling through Epstein’s world. But yeah, *totally* a conspiracy.’
King’s posts came after after a bombshell memo said there was no proof that Epstein was murdered nor that he held a list of high-profile clients that he blackmailed
King’s followers were furious over his take and weren’t afraid to voice their outrage online
One fan called King’s position on the matter ‘confusing and sickening.’
Attorney General Pam Bondi and Trump are both under immense pressure from some MAGA loyalists who claimed they failed to expose Epstein’s alleged client list and reveal the truth about his alleged suicide inside his cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for child sex trafficking charges.
Bondi in February shared binders with MAGA influencers called ‘Phase 1’ of the Epstein release, but the folders contained previously published information.
She assured the public at the time that the client list was ‘on her desk to be reviewed’ and that more bombshell information would soon follow.
Earlier this month, she backtracked and insisted that the highly sought after client list ‘doesn’t exist.’
She also said that Epstein killed himself in jail, and that there was no evidence to suggest he was murdered.
Earlier this month, Attorney General Pam Bondi backtracked and insisted that the highly sought after client list ‘doesn’t exist’
The lack of new information has sparked mutiny among some MAGA members and deeply divided Trump’s base.
Trump lashed out at his own supporters and accused them of being duped by Democrats over the Epstein saga as he looks to shield himself and Bondi from backlash.
‘Their new SCAM is what we will forever call the Jeffrey Epstein Hoax, and my PAST supporters have bought into this “bulls**t,” hook, line, and sinker,’ Trump wrote Wednesday.
‘They haven’t learned their lesson, and probably never will, even after being conned by the Lunatic Left for 8 long years.
‘Let these weaklings continue forward and do the Democrats work, don’t even think about talking of our incredible and unprecedented success, because I don’t want their support anymore!’
There is no evidence former Democratic officials tampered with the documents or played any role in promoting conspiracies about the files, which members of Trump’s administration stoked for years.
