"Is Epstein Still Alive?" Man Denies in Video: I'm Not Him, That Bastard Died Long Ago

How did AI Pete respond to his accidental rise to fame after being mistaken for Jeffrey Epstein?

According to a March 20 report from Fox News, a man from Florida, USA, who was mistaken for the late American billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, posted a video on social media through the account “@not.epstein,” claiming to be “Palm Beach Pete” and denying he is Epstein.

A video of a man resembling Epstein driving a convertible has gone viral online.

“Palm Beach Pete” has facial features somewhat similar to Epstein. Previously, a video of him driving a convertible went viral, with over 10 million views on TikTok, prompting many netizens to exclaim, “Epstein is still alive!”

“Palm Beach Pete” posted a video to prove he is not Epstein.

He stated that after a widely circulated video of him driving on a highway in southern Florida was shared, he was completely caught off guard. The video also fueled conspiracy theories suggesting Epstein might still be alive.

“I want to thank everyone who left positive comments because I declared I am not Jeffrey Epstein. I am definitely not Jeffrey Epstein. I am just myself.”

Pete also emphasized, “He was clearly a complete bad person. He’s dead, and I am alive.”

He said, “Some guy randomly filmed me driving on Interstate 95, and I had no idea at the time.” He added that afterward, his phone was flooded with messages, and by the time he realized it, he had become an internet celebrity.

Jeffrey Epstein (photo)

Epstein was convicted in 2008 for soliciting minors for prostitution. In July 2019, he was arrested again on suspicion of sex crimes and died in jail in August of the same year, ruled a suicide.

For years, there have been suspicions that Epstein’s connections with prominent figures in politics, finance, academia, and business across Europe and America may have involved crimes or deliberate enabling. On January 30 of this year, the U.S. Department of Justice released the final batch of Epstein case files, totaling over 3 million pages, more than 2,000 videos, and 180,000 images. Several high-profile individuals from the U.S., Norway, France, and the UK are involved, with some being forced to resign. Names of Trump, his government officials, and allies also appear multiple times in the documents.

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