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Rhiannon12866

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Mon Sep 15, 2025, 09:30 PM Sep 2025

The Epstein survivor who 'changed' Nicolle Wallace speaks out - The Best People - Nicolle Wallace



At 22 years old, Jess Michaels was thriving. She was finding success as a dancer and model in New York City. Then, in 1991, she met Jeffrey Epstein. Jess Michaels was sexually assaulted by Epstein and it destroyed her stability, her career and her health.

After doing the work to begin healing from this trauma, she has found renewed purpose as an advocate alongside other survivors of Epstein's abuse. The day after excerpts from Epstein’s 50th birthday book were made public, Jess and her lawyer, Jennifer Freeman, joined Nicolle Wallace to call out the decades of institutional cowardice, and with a warning for elected leaders: Jess and her fellow survivors are not going away, and they are not going to stop until they get accountability, truth and justice. - 09/15/2025.

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The Epstein survivor who 'changed' Nicolle Wallace speaks out - The Best People - Nicolle Wallace (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2025 OP
Superb, powerful, moving conversation Wild blueberry Sep 2025 #1
I certainly agree, she is brave for speaking out - One of Nicolle Wallace's best! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2025 #2

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