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Type: Email
File Size: 1.45 MB
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An email from Jeff Fuller to Jean Luc Brunel dated November 12, 2014, discussing the severe business impact on their modeling agency, MC2, caused by Brunel's association with Jeffrey Epstein. Fuller notes that despite Brunel not being convicted of a crime, the 'guilty by association' perception and online articles (specifically mentioning Conchita Sarnoff) have stunted the agency's growth for years and hindered model recruitment. The email also lists major American retailers (Target, Macy's, etc.) who are clients, noting concern that these companies are disassociating from the agency due to reputation risks.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Jeff Fuller Sender / Business Partner
Partner at MC2, writing to express concern over business damages caused by Brunel's reputation.
Jean Luc Brunel Recipient / Business Partner
Partner at MC2, described as a 'top scout', suffering reputation damage due to association with Epstein.
Jeffrey Epstein Associate
Mentioned regarding his friendship with Brunel causing 'guilty by association' issues for the agency.
Conchita Sarnoff Journalist/Author
Accused by Fuller of defaming Brunel and MC2.

Organizations (10)

Name Type Context
MC2
Modeling agency owned/run by Jeff Fuller and Jean Luc Brunel.
Kohls
Client/Vendor of MC2.
JC Penney
Client/Vendor of MC2.
Sears
Client/Vendor of MC2.
Nordstrom
Client/Vendor of MC2.
Target
Client/Vendor of MC2.
Neiman Marcus
Client/Vendor of MC2.
Macys
Client/Vendor of MC2.
Saks
Client/Vendor of MC2.
Belk
Client/Vendor of MC2.

Locations (2)

Location Context
Mentioned in email subject line.
Mentioned in context of Google searches and corporate clients.

Relationships (2)

Jeff Fuller Business Partners Jean Luc Brunel
Fuller writes 'I chose to partner with you' and discusses 'MC2' as their shared agency.
Fuller refers to 'the problem of your friendship with Jeffrey Epstein'.

Key Quotes (5)

"I could have never foreseen the problem of your friendship with Jeffrey Epstein turning into the situation it has where you are seen as guilty by association when you have never done anything or even been convicted of a crime."
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"Frankly, I don't understand the necessity for Conchita Sarnoff or anyone else to continue to defame your name and MC2 by association."
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"I would not pick MC2 if I saw the article online about you."
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"This has stunted our growth and our billing over the past 6 or 7 years."
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"It really worries me as some of those companies have disassociated themselves from what"
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----- Original message -----
From: Jeff Fuller
Date: 11/12/2014 11:49 (GMT-05:00)
To: Jean Luc Brunel
Subject: RE: New York
Jean Luc,
I am really sorry you feel so bad and I know it has been a mental and psychological frustration. As you know I chose to partner with you due to your reputation in the business for being a top scout and developing a couple world class agencies in the past. I knew what you could bring and I knew what I could bring and contribute and I thought it would be a great partnership. Clearly, I never expected to have the level of challenges we have had recruiting new models over the last several years. I could have never foreseen the problem of your friendship with Jeffrey Epstein turning into the situation it has where you are seen as guilty by association when you have never done anything or even been convicted of a crime. Frankly, I don't understand the necessity for Conchita Sarnoff or anyone else to continue to defame your name and MC2 by association.
It is true that we constantly have to justify ourselves when recruiting new models. The industry is extremely competitive and as a parent myself if faced by the same information and having to make a tough decision between too agencies I would not pick MC2 if I saw the article online about you. You have to read closely to see there is not a charge against you but the implication is strong and of course now days everyone believes everything they read online even more than the traditional newspapers of the past.
I know you are now feeling like a liability to MC2. But you personally are not a liability to MC2 but this published information online is a liability. We are not a large enough company, nor do we have the capacity to fight this on a global level. On a google search in America we have put enough information online to not have it popping up so blatantly but we have no controls over the rest of the world or the finances to control this situation and we are affected as every major model agency recruits it's best models from all the various countries abroad. This has stunted our growth and our billing over the past 6 or 7 years. In fact, we do not even know who avoids us based on finding this information. I have been surprised how challenging it is for us to grow due to this problem.
I have also had a tremendous amount of worries from our clients that we are vendors for that are large American corporations likes Kohls, JC Penney, Sears, Nordstrom, Target, Neiman Marcus, Macys, Saks, Belk, and so forth that require vendor agreements and for us to be considered an upstanding company. It really worries me as some of those companies have disassociated themselves from what
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