Timothée Chalamet was 'made to give away his money', publicist claims in newly released Epstein files
Timothée Chalamet is mentioned in the newly released Epstein files for an unusual reason, with it being claimed he was 'made to give away his money'.
Chalamet has starred in several hit movies over the course of his career and in 2020, his film A Rainy Day In New York hit theaters in the US.
The rom-com was directed by Woody Allen, who has long faced allegations by his adopted daughter, Dylan Farrow, of sexual abuse dating back to the 1990s - which he has denied.
The movie faced a two-year delay due to people tied to the film denouncing Allen because of the allegations, Griffin Newman being the first to do so.
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Then in January 2018, Chalamet announced that he was donating his entire salary from the movie to the charities Time’s Up, the LGBT Centre in New York, and Rainn [the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network].
The matter was mentioned by publicist Peggy Seigel in an email to Jeffrey Epstein around the time Chalamet made the announcement.
The email, which was part of the 3,000,000 new documents released last week on the disgraced financier, read that Chalamet was 'made to give away his money'.
What the email read
Siegel penned to Epstein: "I am sick about Woody. This '#Me Too' witch hunt is out to destroy an 80 year old global cinematic treasure and it makes me so sad.
"I saw literary agent Lynn Nesbit at Billy Rayner's funeral and she said Woody is guilty. Of course she is the agent for Ronan and Dylan.
"Even my friend Timothy Chalemet [sic], who donated his salary from Woody's last film to THREE political agencies was sick about being forced into any action by the press.
"He could not go anyplace on his 'Call Me By Your Name' Oscar campaign with out the press hounding him about working with Woody. His agents made him give his money away, supposedly not as a sign of Woody's guilt, but support of hysterical woman and media."
Seigel went on to say of her 'friend' Chalamet what he was upset about everything and described him as a 'pawn in a bigger game'.
She also speculated that the actor would win an Oscar for Beautiful Boy, which he didn't even get a nomination for.
What Chalamet said at the time
Speaking when he made the donation, Chalamet said in a public statement: "I am learning that a good role isn’t the only criteria for accepting a job – that has become much clearer to me in the past few months, having witnessed the birth of a powerful movement intent on ending injustice, inequality and above all, silence."
He went on: "I have been asked in a few recent interviews about my decision to work on a film with Woody Allen last summer. I’m not able to answer the question directly because of contractual obligations.
"But what I can say is this: I don’t want to profit from my work on the film, and to that end, I am going to donate my entire salary to three charities: Time’s Up, the LGBT Centre in New York, and Rainn [the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network].
"I want to be worthy of standing shoulder to shoulder with the brave artists who are fighting for all the people to be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve."
UNILAD have approached reps for Chalamet for comment.
Topics: Timothee Chalamet , Celebrity, News, Jeffrey Epstein
Niamh Shackleton