Russell Wilson is not feeling the viral reactions to being named in the newly released Jeffrey Epstein files. He took to social media to clap back at allegations about his ties to the late sex offender. Wilson clarified why he’s been mentioned and distanced himself from the darker allegations of pedophilia surrounding others, including President Donald Trump.
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Russell Wilson Gives “Not Me, Not I” Energy In Epstein Files Response
On Sunday (Feb. 1), Russell Wilson moved to clear his name and any alleged affiliations with Epstein and his former property. According to Yahoo! Sports, the NFL player’s name appeared in a new batch of files released by the Justice Department on Friday (Jan. 30). Russell was reportedly mentioned in two email chains between Jeffrey Epstein and his pilot, Larry Visoski, in January 2019.
The emails were about Russell’s interest in Epstein’s private plane, a Gulfstream G-IV. A screenshot of the email shows Visosk claiming Wilson wanted to delay the purchase until after signing a new contract with the Seattle Seahawks. Months later, in April 2019, he signed a four-year, $140 million contract extension.
“He took many photos and video during the flight, with his wife or girlfriend Ciara (she’s a fairly popular singer),” the email says. “I truly think, he will perform after he signs his contract.”
Visosk shared that he and a person named Gary thought of a “creative contract” for Wilson. One proposal email listed the price at $3.2 million, while another listed it at $2.7 million. Other suggested terms included a $500,000 upfront payment, $16,000 monthly for coverage, a $28,000 veneer repair and 60 to 90 days to close deal or be subject to another nonrefundable $300,000.
The Epstein Files include Russell Wilson 😳
Wilson was allegedly looking to buy a plane from Epstein according to the file. pic.twitter.com/ZMizH8w96O
— Polymarket Football (@PolymarketBlitz) February 2, 2026
Years later, Russell Wilson has clarified that a deal never happened. Even more, he says he never spoke to or met Jeffery Epstein. He did not clarify the email thread’s claims that he took photos of the jet with Ciara in tow.
“NOPE!!! ABSOLUTELY NOT! Not TODAY Satan! Some Random plane broker tried to sell me a plane. I had no idea whose plane and never bought the plane. Never talked nor Never met the man. Thank God!!! 🙌🏾”
DOJ Likely Won’t Pursue Criminal Charges For Allegations In Epstein Files
Russell Wilson aside. President Donald Trump’s Justice Department said Friday that it would be releasing more than 3 million pages of documents and more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. This comes after a law passed requiring the release of materials the DOJ collected during its longtime investigations into Epstein. The DOJ began releasing documents in December 2025.
And while the internet is riled up over new (and old) names in the files, the DOJ seems unfazed, per the Associated Press. Rather than dig into allegations, a top Justice Department official played down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the files. On Sunday, the official, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the evidence doesn’t automatically equal charges.
“There’s a lot of correspondence. There’s a lot of emails. There’s a lot of photographs. There’s a lot of horrible photographs that appear to be taken by Mr. Epstein or people around him,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday on CNN’s ‘State of the Union.’ “But that doesn’t allow us necessarily to prosecute somebody.”
Blanche said victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex abuse “want to be made whole,” but that “doesn’t mean we can just create evidence or that we can just kind of come up with a case that isn’t there.”
Additionally, he said there were a “ton of people” named in the files besides Trump. The FBI had fielded “hundreds of calls” about prominent individuals where the allegations were “quickly determined to not be credible,” Blanche said.
Then, while appearing on ABC’s ‘This Week,’ Blanche confirmed there was a “small number of documents” the DOJ is waiting for a judge to approve for release. However, as for the DOJ digging into docs? “This review is over,” he reportedly said.
“We reviewed over six million pieces of paper, thousands of videos, tens of thousands of images,” Blanche said.
Some of Jeffrey Epstein’s personal email correspondence contained discussions with others about his preference for paying women for sex. That preference was ongoing, even after he served jail time for soliciting an underage prostitute. Epstein killed himself in a New York jail in August 2019, a month after being indicted on federal sex trafficking charges.
DOJ Addresses Redaction Fails In Epstein-Related Files
Meanwhile, on Monday, the DOJ circled back to address criticism about their redactions in the Jeffrey Epstein files. The agency confirmed it had pulled several thousand related documents and “media” from the search database. Their reason? Lawyers reportedly told a judge that nearly 100 victims’ lives have been “turned upside down” by sloppy redactions.
The exposed materials include nude photos showing the faces of potential victims. Also included: names, email addresses and other identifying information that the DOJ either unredacted or didn’t fully obscure. The department blamed it on “technical or human error,” per the Associated Press.
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Associated Press writers Eric Tucker, Michael R. Sisak, Larry Neumeister and Philip Marcelo contributed to this report via AP Newsroom.
