A guerrilla art installation dubbed the "Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame" appeared Sunday in Washington, D.C.'s Farragut Square, just a five-minute walk from the White House, plastering the sidewalk with stickers that publicly name prominent figures tied to the late convicted pedophile and sex trafficker.
The stickers are designed to resemble stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with Epstein's face replacing the traditional entertainment symbols on the plaques. It remains unclear who placed them. The stickers include QR codes that, when scanned, link to articles about a person's connection to Epstein or to documents from the Justice Department's library of files on the late convicted sex offender.
Names featured on the stars include Epstein's jailed accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, former President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, former Harvard president Larry Summers, retail billionaire Les Wexner, and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — all of whom have denied prior knowledge of Epstein's crimes. A star for Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk was also reportedly placed but was torn off within hours, though its QR code reportedly remained, linking to a 2012 email exchange about visiting Epstein's private island.
The display arrives amid intense, ongoing public scrutiny of the Epstein files. The Department of Justice released nearly 3.5 million pages of Epstein-related documents in compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on November 19, 2025, with a final release of more than 3 million additional pages on January 30, 2026.
Being named in the DOJ documents does not in itself imply wrongdoing. Several figures featured in the display have recently faced congressional scrutiny. Clinton told the House Oversight Committee that he "did nothing wrong" and "saw nothing that ever gave me pause" regarding Epstein's behavior, and said he cut ties with Epstein well before his 2008 guilty plea. Wexner testified before lawmakers, saying he was "naive, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein," and that he never witnessed the criminal side of his activities. Gates has apologized to staff at his philanthropic foundation for past dealings with Epstein. Summers has resigned from his teaching role at Harvard.
Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested last month as part of a police investigation into allegations that he passed market-sensitive information to Epstein. Commerce Secretary Lutnick had previously stated he met Epstein only once, in 2005, and cut off all contact after that, though DOJ files show emails between the two kept in touch for years after Epstein's 2008 guilty plea. Trump defended Lutnick on Friday, calling him "a very innocent guy" who "is doing a good job."
This is not the first provocative public display tied to the Epstein controversy in the capital. A satirical statue depicting Trump and Epstein holding hands appeared on the National Mall last year before being removed by federal agents.
The DOJ's Epstein file library remains publicly accessible online. Inclusion in the documents does not constitute evidence of criminal wrongdoing.
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