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Investigative report / dossier page (house oversight committee exhibit)
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Summary
This document appears to be a page from a House Oversight Committee report detailing allegations against Jean-Luc Brunel. It cites media reports from Jezebel and the book 'Model' to describe Brunel's scouting of underage girls, his ownership of MC2, and accusations by John Casablancas that Brunel and his associates drugged girls in Paris clubs. It also discusses Katie Ford's transition from modeling executive to human trafficking abolitionist.
People (9)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Jean-Luc Brunel | Subject/Modeling Agent |
Owner of MC2 agency, accused of avoiding depositions via French citizenship, described as a 'danger' and 'scouting ts...
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| Jeffrey Epstein | Associate |
Mentioned regarding Brunel avoiding deposition in 'Epstein's sex related cases'.
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| Jérôme Bonnouvrier | Source/Industry Figure |
Quoted calling Brunel a 'danger'.
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| Michael Gross | Author |
Author of the 1995 book 'Model'.
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| John Casablancas | Founder of Elite Modeling Agency |
Quoted despising Brunel and accusing him of drugging girls.
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| Patrick Gilles | Associate of Brunel |
Part of a group with Brunel and Varsano accused of roaming clubs and drugging girls.
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| Varsano | Associate of Brunel |
Part of a group with Brunel and Gilles accused of roaming clubs and drugging girls.
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| Katie Ford | Human Trafficking Abolitionist |
Eileen Ford's daughter, sold stake in family business, works with UN on trafficking.
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| Eileen Ford | Parent |
Mother of Katie Ford.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| MC2 |
Modeling agency owned (85%) by Jean-Luc Brunel.
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| Jezebel |
Media outlet that attempted to interview Brunel.
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| Karin |
Modeling agency in Paris formerly owned by Brunel.
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| Elite modeling agency |
Founded by John Casablancas.
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| Wall Street Journal |
Published story 'A Model Trade Union' featuring Katie Ford.
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| Stone Tower Equity |
Private equity firm that bought Katie Ford's stake in 2007.
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| United Nations |
Contacted Katie Ford regarding a women's leadership group on trafficking.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (1 events)
Late 1970s onwards
Relationships (4)
Brunel avoided deposition in Epstein's sex related cases.
Casablancas states 'I really despise Jean-Luc' and calls him a creep.
Part of a 'little group' that roamed clubs together.
Part of a 'little group' that roamed clubs together.
Key Quotes (7)
"Brunel continues to hide behind his French citizenship to prevent depositions."Source
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"Trawling for 5'11" underage teenagers to work for his agency, MC2, or anyone else who requests, Brunel is free to scout for very young girls without limitations."Source
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"The company blog refers to Brunel as a 'scouting tsunami'"Source
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"Jean-Luc is considered a danger"Source
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"Owning Karin was a dream for a playboy. His problem is that he knows exactly what girls in trouble are looking for."Source
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"There was a little group, Jean-Luc, Patrick Gilles, and Varsano. They were very well known in Paris for roaming the clubs. They would invite girls and put drugs in their drinks."Source
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"The way people traffic across borders is parallel to the way we recruit models."Source
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have been filed by any of his accusers" — although many have tried to serve him including lawyers representing Epstein's victims, Brunel continues to hide behind his French citizenship to prevent depositions. "Trawling for 5'11" underage teenagers to work for his agency, MC2, or anyone else who requests, Brunel is free to scout for very young girls without limitations." Given his citizenship he also successfully avoided deposition in Epstein's sex related cases.
Like so many other reporters who have tried to report his side of the story when Jezebel contacted Brunel, "he did not respond to our interview request." According to Jezebel:
we spoke to a number of people who worked with his agency and while MC2 isn't considered a major industry player, it isn't exactly bottom-shelf, either... Brunel isn't involved with the business on a day-to-day basis, although he owns an 85 percent stake in MC2. Instead, he does scouting for the agency and takes care of the international relations with other agencies, reports one source. Scouts scour the world for unrepresented teenage girls who could make it as models. They work largely unsupervised and are generally paid a headhunting fee for every girl an agency signs. Even when affiliated with an agency, as Brunel obviously is with MC2, scouts operate mostly independently and with little oversight. The company blog refers to Brunel as a 'scouting tsunami' and MC2 is fairly well known for the strength of its international scouting.
Model, Michael Gross's 1995 book, describes Brunel's activities in Paris from the late 1970s onwards, when he worked for, and eventually owned, the modeling agency Karin. "Jean-Luc is considered a danger," says Jérôme Bonnouvrier. "Owning Karin was a dream for a playboy. His problem is that he knows exactly what girls in trouble are looking for. He's always been on the edge of the system."
John Casablancas, founder of Elite modeling agency said:
I really despise Jean-Luc as a human being for the way he's cheapened the business. There is no justice. This is a guy who should be behind bars. There was a little group, Jean-Luc, Patrick Gilles, and Varsano. They were very well known in Paris for roaming the clubs. They would invite girls and put drugs in their drinks. Everybody knew they were creeps." Casablancas was a professional rival who was pushed out of his agency for questionable concerns.
Katie Ford human trafficking abolitionist and Eileen Ford's daughter, talked to the Wall Street Journalmagazine. In that story "A Model Trade Union," Ford describes herself as a "roving ambassador" to help stop human trafficking. Ford sold her stake in the family business in 2007 to the private equity firm Stone Tower Equity. "In her new life as a nearly full-time, unpaid, roving ambassador for the cause her job is an outgrowth of her former work, rather than a repudiation of it, or an atonement.
Her interest in human trafficking began when a representative of the United Nations called to ask if she would participate in a women's leadership group that was studying the issue of trafficking. "I said, 'I can't come talk about it, because I don't know anything about it!'" Ford recalls. "But I went, and after two hours, I knew why I was there. The way people traffic across borders is parallel to the way we recruit models. According to Ford "the target age is 14 to 24, and so it's
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