A 2010 email chain sent to Epstein includes a description of a woman identified as “Kelly C.” provided by a Brussels-based “models agency” called Casting Factory. Kelly’s body measurements are provided along with an attestation she had a “very nice temper.” POLITICO was unable to reach Casting Factory, which no longer has a functioning website. A visit to the address associated with it in the exchange of messages, in Brussels city center near Avenue Louise, revealed a building that now appears empty.
Included in the exchange is a representative identified as being from MC2 Model Management — an agency co-founded by Epstein’s long-time associate Jean-Luc Brunel. Brunel was found hanged in his Paris prison cell in 2022 where he was being held on suspicion of raping minors and trafficking children for the purpose of sex.
MC2 is now defunct and could not be reached for comment.
Also in 2010, Epstein received a message from a redacted address informing him that the sender was “getting ready for tmrw flight)” and “will send you my new number from Brussels!” A single bracket is frequently used as a text shorthand for a smiley face in Eastern Europe.
Another message to Epstein, also from a redacted address, simply reads “miss you))))) bisous from Brussels.” Bisous means kisses in French.
In another exchange, an unknown sender reported to Epstein they had held a video call with a woman who appeared “pretty nice,” even if they “couldn’t see her face very well.” The woman, who was said to be “waiting for the visa”, was described as having previously been “a booker for a modeling agency (might have other candidates?) I think she will do well after our conversation.”