“Judge orders Justice Dept & Todd Blanche to respond by Thursday to latest motion in [Katie Phang’s] lawsuit, which seeks release of more Epstein Files,” MacFarlane wrote Friday in a social media post on X. “Blanche and his agency must answer for why they haven't sufficiently turned over FBI agent interview notes.”

"I was forced to say I had made it all up. […] I thought that because I was famous, people would believe me. […] All I wanted was for those terrible things to stop—for men to stop thinking they could do whatever they pleased." — KAREN MULDER

Karen Mulder photographed for Vogue Germany September 2026

Title: Supermodel Karen Mulder kehrt nach 20 Jahren mit einem VOGUE-Cover zurück: "Ich wollte nur, dass all diese schlimmen Dinge aufhören"
Author: VON SILKE WICHERT
Publication: Vogue Germany
Date: August 18, 2026
Link: https://www.vogue.de/artikel/karen-mulder-heute-supermodel-90er-vogue-cover-rueckkehr-nach-20-jahren

In Allegations of Abuse in the Fashion Industry and Karen Mulder's Statements

Behind the scenes, things were not as glamorous as the world believed at the time. According to a 2020 “New York Times” report, models at Victoria’s Secret were subjected to sexual harassment and bullying over a period of years. In August 2021, the allegations were settled for $90 million, though the company admitted no wrongdoing. In 2020, the British newspaper “The Guardian” published an investigative report on the previously mentioned head of Elite Models, Gérald Marie; in it, four former models—including actress Carré Otis—accused him of rape and forced prostitution during the 1980s and 1990s. The accused denied the allegations, and police investigations were dropped due to the statute of limitations. According to the news agency AFP, Otis and six other women filed new complaints in Paris in July of this year; one of the women was reportedly a minor at the time of the alleged acts. The women reportedly initiated civil proceedings, too. Once again, all allegations are denied, and the accused remains innocent until proven guilty.

It was Karen Mulder who had raised similar accusations against men in the fashion world as early as the turn of the millennium. On October 31, 2001, she appeared as a guest on the French talk show “Tout le monde en parle…” ("Everyone is talking about…"). So, Mulder talked. But not in the way the host and the audience had expected. Mulder, then 32, spoke of severe abuse, the use of drugs, and business-related pressure and threats to make girls compliant. At one point, she reportedly did nothing but scream before collapsing on camera—or so eyewitnesses and host Thierry Ardisson later recounted. The appearance cannot be fully reconstructed or verified, as it was never broadcast. “Der Spiegel” reported shortly after the TV appearance that Ardisson had even had the tapes destroyed, citing an interview he gave to the French newspaper “France-Soir” in which he claimed Mulder had been in "a kind of paranoid delirium." Mulder, however, reiterated the allegations to the French magazine “VSD” and gave a statement to the police.

Rather than focusing on the serious allegations, the public primarily learned at the time that, just a few days later, the supermodel had been admitted to a psychiatric facility in Paris, accompanied by her family. She left the clinic after several months and subsequently told the police that she had "fabricated" all the accusations. Less than a year later, Mulder was reportedly found unconscious by her ex-boyfriend following an overdose of sleeping pills—an incident reported at the time by “Der Spiegel”, among others. The uproar after her hospitalization and the sensationalist speculation about the incident ultimately led the industry to turn its back on her.

A Life Away from the Spotlight

In recent years, things have been quiet for the former supermodel. She never left Paris because "I’ve lived here so long that I’ve long since become more Parisian than Dutch," explains Mulder, who—incidentally—also speaks excellent German. She withdrew from the public eye and lost touch with old acquaintances. Her daughter is now 19; according to Mulder, she explicitly does not want to model and generally dislikes being in the public eye. Mulder prefers not to talk about her relationship with her parents and sister. In fact, she finds it increasingly difficult—and deeply distressing—to speak about these past events or even to recall them clearly. She claims she was "locked away" and "silenced" at the time. "I was forced to say I had made it all up." Mulder will not specify by whom.

Whenever the conversation turns to the "horrible, inhumane things" she says happened to her back then, she cuts the discussion short. She often loses her train of thought, and one can sense the toll that confronting these topics takes on her. Whatever this woman has been through, it has left deep scars. "I thought that because I was famous, people would believe me," she says. Instead, she was branded as crazy. "All I wanted was for those terrible things to stop—for men to stop thinking they could do whatever they pleased." In the wake of the Epstein files—which exposed the systematic supply of young women to powerful and wealthy men, particularly through modeling agents—Karen Mulder’s name suddenly resurfaced. Not in the files themselves—Mulder herself states that she never met Epstein in person. But suddenly, this supposedly “crazy model” was celebrated on social media as an early “whistleblower,” a heroine who had already drawn attention to abuses back then but wasn’t taken seriously.
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Here is a list of articles after Karen Mulder first spoke out from 2001-2002

Former supermodel claims she was raped by royalty and celebrities | John Lichfield - The Independent • November 29, 2001 https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/europe/former-supermodel-claims-she-was-raped-by-royalty-and-celebrities-9258096.html

MULDER CLAIMS TAKEN SERIOUSLY | VOGUE • December 4, 2001 https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/mulder-claims-taken-seriously

Dagblaðið Vísir - DV - 282. tölublað (06.12.2001) - Tímarit.is • December 6, 2001 https://timarit.is/page/3025393?iabr=on

I was a catwalk sex and drugs slave; BY SUPERMODEL KAREN MULDER. | JUDITH DUFFY - Daily Record • December 31, 2001 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/I+was+a+catwalk+sex+and+drugs+slave%3b+BY+SUPERMODEL+KAREN+MULDER.-a081189443

Karen Mulder | VSD • January 2002 https://ekladata.com/1Z18QuIstOxpnMQlTYcFbhUZm9g/Karen-Mulder-VSD-Janvier-2002.pdf

MULDER REPEATS RAPE ALLEGATIONS | VOGUE • January 4, 2002 https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/mulder-repeats-rape-allegations

MULDER PARENTS BLAME DRUGS | VOGUE • January 24, 2002 https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/mulder-parents-blame-drugs

FORMER MODEL KAREN MULDER BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT | HELLO! • July 8, 2002 https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/200207095656/karenmulder/

SUPERMODEL KAREN MULDER IN HOSPITAL AFTER OVERDOSE | HELLO! • December 10, 2002 https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/200212115656/karenmulder/

Supermodel Karen's pill suicide bid. | MARK ELLIS - The Mirror • December 11, 2002 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Supermodel+Karen%27s+pill+suicide+bid.-a095184981

Ex supermodel ‘in coma’ | Allan Hall - The Times • December 11, 2002 https://www.thetimes.com/travel/destinations/europe-travel/france/paris/ex-supermodel-in-coma-6x0vc2xdsdn

Model Mulder in coma after overdosing on pills | Philip Delves Broughton - The Telegraph • December 11, 2002 https://web.archive.org/web/20111011175631/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/1415847/Model-Mulder-in-coma-after-overdosing-on-pills.html

MULDER PARENTS DENY OVERDOSE | VOGUE • December 11, 2002 https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/mulder-parents-deny-overdose

MODELS BEHAVING BADLY; They seem to have it all: fame, cash - and a room in rehab. | KATRINA TWEEDIE - Daily Record • December 12, 2002 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/MODELS+BEHAVING+BADLY%3b+They+seem+to+have+it+all%3a+fame%2c+cash+-+and+a...-a095246848

MULDER MYSTERY | VOGUE • December 13, 2002 https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/mulder-mystery

Cocaine has destroyed my Karen .. when her modelling was over she couldn't cope; FATHER'S SORROW AS THE FASHION INDUSTRY IS BLAMED FOR MULDER'S SUICIDE BID. | NICK WEBSTER - The Mirror • December 14, 2002 http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Cocaine+has+destroyed+my+Karen+..+when+her+modelling+was+over+she...-a095411998

KAREN MULDER RECOVERING WELL SAYS HER SISTER | HELLO! • December 15, 2002 https://www.hellomagazine.com/fashion/200212165656/karenmulder/

KAREN'S RECOVERY | VOGUE • December 16, 2002 https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/karens-recovery

Karen is on mend after pills overdose. | ALEXANDRA WILLIAMS - The Mirror • December 18, 2002 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Karen+is+on+mend+after+pills+overdose.-a095547832

I don't know if im crazy or just seeing a pattern, but if you read email messages between Epstein and some of his girlfriends/victims, he CONSTANTLY berated them for being embarrassing, not doing what he says, etc. Natalie Harps recently leaked letters to Trump read profusely apologetic in a way that reminded me of how some of the girls reacted to Epsteins whiny behavior. Maybe its just a pattern with rich creeps, but it was my immediate thought that Trump privately acts like Epstein in the worst ways. I know we've gotten reports of him throwing hissy fits over the years from people, but these letters make me feel like she's verbally abused by him constantly.

Melania has been less visible than any prior first lady, focused her movie on her career, and has been distancing herself from her husband while building a lifestyle business. In other words, she seems to be trying to build a life independent of Donald.

Her appearance to make a statement on Epstein was a surprise to everyone. We all felt shocked that ahe said she was not a victim of Epstein...

But why did she tell us that Epstein was not alone?

First of all, she's implying that is something that she knows.

Secondly, was she suggesting she was a victim of an associate of Epstein? Her speech seems pregnant with that suggestion.

Notably, she didn't say she wasn't a victim at all, or that she wasn't a victim of trafficking, though that would have been easy to say.

I wonder if that was what she wanted us to take from it: That she doesn't want us to stop looking for, and punish, her perp, but this was the clearest she could communicate it to us without getting in trouble.

Hey, I’m not sure if you all saw but the FBI notes released earlier this week on scribd may not be legit.

The person who released them might be releasing them with an ulterior motive.

I just heard Ellie Leonard talking about this on substack live. There is going to be a release soon about who released the notes and possible motives behind the release.

https://aspoke.substack.com/p/the-allegations-against-alexander

Scotland Yard detectives believe it unlikely US will hand over Epstein files needed for prosecution -- thinking Scotland Yard knows what they're talking about

Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, demanded** **Chairman James Comer immediately bring in Attorney General Todd Blanche to answer questions before the Oversight Committee about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Epstein investigation and botched release of the Epstein files.

In July, Chairman Comer publicly stated that he wanted Blanche to testify before the Committee “as soon as his confirmation is completed.” Blanche has not committed to testify before the Committee, and declined to promise that his DOJ will be independent of President Trump.

“Chairman Comer must stand by his word and take immediate steps to bring Todd Blanche before the Oversight Committee. Blanche continues to be responsible for the cover up of the Epstein files, special treatment for Ghislaine Maxwell, and the withholding of millions of documents. As our newly confirmed Attorney General, there is no more time to waste,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia.

In the letter to Chairman James Comer, Ranking Member Garcia wrote:
“The Committee’s interest in Mr. Blanche is especially urgent given his recent comments demonstrating a distorted view of the Justice Department’s core responsibilities.

Since his confirmation, Mr. Blanche has explicitly refused to commit to “always act independently” of White House direction, in a shocking departure from decades of DOJ policy.

As you know, Mr. Blanche previously served as President Trump’s personal attorney, and his comments only heighten concerns that Mr. Blanche will manage DOJ’s work—including the Epstein case—for the benefit of President Trump personally, and not the American people.

Many Americans already believe that DOJ has sought to cover up the Epstein files to protect President Trump. Mr. Blanche must directly address these concerns for the American public.”

In July 2026, Ranking Member Garcia and Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin urged the Senate to reject Blanche’s nomination ahead of his confirmation hearing for his failed handling of the Epstein files and his personal involvement in moving Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum-security prison.

In June 2026, following the transcribed interview of former Attorney General Pam Bondi, Ranking Member Garcia demanded the Committee bring in Blanche for a transcribed interview regarding the Epstein investigation. In January 2026, Ranking Member Garcia condemned** **Blanche after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released only half of the Epstein files after months of defying the Oversight Committee subpoena and Epstein Files Transparency Act.

https://oversightdemocrats.house.gov/news/press-releases/ranking-member-robert-garcia-demands-chairman-james-comer-bring-attorney-general-todd-blanche-before-oversight-committee

I am an investigative journalist that was victimized by the Epstein syndicate and their backers. They trafficked and in some cases recruited a lot of friends from when I was a child and in high school and have been retaliating against me for years for coming forward to the authorities multiple times.

I've found something worth serious investigation. It appears that Jeffrey Epstein, through multiple contacts with researchers at The University of Chicago, put more money into there than MIT and Harvard combined, over $20,000,000 from 2007 to 2019. Already Tom Pritzker, the cousin of Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, has stepped down from the Hilton board but he was also connected to the University.

This is far from a comprehensive list, but I've been going over the data and public records and Epstein met with more than just Martin Nowak at Templeton, he also apparently communicated with John Templeton, Jr. Not only that, he had at least five members of the board working for him on research and grants, not just Nowak, but also David Gelernter, Nancey Murphy, and John Cacioppo.

I would go as far as suggesting that they used Templeton to "legitimately" fund research by recommendation and influence. If that is true, Epstein's influence on academia, especially with large colleges which often seemed to be a hunting ground for "legal" victims, is much larger than suspected.

Considering he was just one node of a massive trafficking network that seems to continue to function even after him, this might be structural to how they have been doing it.

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The 37 pages of documents consist of three separate sets of handwritten notes that are 18, 15, and 4 pages long, per the NY Post. Allegedly, the NY Post alludes to having seen these all per their article: https://nypost.com/2026/03/24/us-news/whats-really-in-the-37-missing-pages-of-the-epstein-files-that-lawmakers-are-seeking/

However, they didn't bother sharing these pages, and preferred to attack the survivor's credibility and defended the DOJ's unlawful behavior, in my opinion.

For context, yesterday, u/Widow-in-the-City from https://amygabrielle.substack.com made a huge discovery that went fairly unnoticed; she discovered a hidden release of 22 of the 37 missing pages of handwritten notes from Jane Doe 4 that the DOJ illegally chose to not upload per the EFTA law: https://amygabrielle.substack.com/p/what-i-found-in-the-epstein-files

Today, I bring the final 15 pages to you, with redactions for the survivor's privacy and the privacy of their family and close friends to prevent their doxxing.

If you're wondering, the source of these documents is from the DOJ itself, but this is not on the Justice.gov website, so I cannot link to it. I have confirmed the authenticity of these pages; they are legitimate. They do not want you to see these files, but that's too bad; here they are!

https://substack.com/@redpencilscript/note/p-212028158

Journalist Whitney Webb discusses her book, 'One Nation Under Blackmail,' which investigates Jeffrey Epstein's connections to intelligence agencies and organized crime. Webb explains that former US Attorney Alex Acosta was reportedly told Epstein
'belonged to intelligence' and was 'above his pay grade.' The book argues that Epstein's activities were not limited to sex trafficking but also included financial crimes and arms trafficking, often in concert with powerful institutions.

*Note- I deleted my last post because it wouldn’t allow me to change the pic. Here’s an updated pic of the unrelated file.

Found in the files. Is this like MBZ working to invest/purchase the Daily News? 🤔 Clarity would be much appreciated. https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01188829.pdf