Exclusive: Survivors say Epstein gave celebrity stylist Frédéric Fekkai’s salon ‘instructions’ to make them look younger

Exclusive: Epstein Survivors Sue Stylist Fekkai

Earthguardiansonline.com – In this exclusive report, seven women alleging they were victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking operation have filed suit in New York Supreme Court against celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai and salon employee Patrick Coombs. The complaint, filed this week, does not allege sexual assault by either defendant. Rather, it characterizes their role as complicity — grooming the appearance of young women to match Epstein’s prescribed aesthetic, effectively styling them into objects within his network.

Salon Visits Framed as Styling Orders

One plaintiff, a 19-year-old aspiring actress in 2004, described being sent from Epstein’s Upper East Side townhouse to Fekkai’s midtown Manhattan salon after what he called a “massage.” She requested a shoulder-length cut. The stylist assigned to her, per her account, refused outright.

“Those aren’t the instructions I got.”

Rather than the requested cut, the stylist thinned her hair with a razor and added curtain bangs she never asked for. She stopped seeing Epstein for weeks afterward. When she returned, he greeted the new look with exaggerated enthusiasm, calling it “so close” to what he wanted. She said she could not recall ever meeting Fekkai in person and spent years wondering how so many people around Epstein appeared to overlook his abuse.

“I tend to give people a lot of grace when I shouldn’t. You had to have known this was wrong.”

A second woman, identified only as a Jane Doe, recounted a separate episode from the early 2000s at Nikki Beach in Saint-Tropez. Roughly 20 years old at the time, she recalled Epstein approaching Fekkai and asking how to make her look younger. Back in New York, she was directed to a stylist at Fekkai’s 57th Street salon. Her natural, long, unstyled hair left the appointment with new layers and bangs. The hairdresser never asked what she wanted.

“He had instructions and that’s all. You went in there and that was it. It’s not like he was like: ‘So what are we doing with your hair today?'”

What the Exclusive Complaint Alleges

The named plaintiffs are Kersti Ferguson, a former model, and Audra Christiansen, joined by five Jane Does. All seven state they were victims of Epstein’s abuse. The complaint asserts that Fekkai and Coombs facilitated the trafficking operation over an extended period by managing the physical presentation of the women involved.

“Fekkai groomed the victims to look as young as possible under Epstein’s direction. Epstein would direct Fekkai to bleach victims blond and groom them like dolls into Epstein’s and others’ liking.”

Five of the Jane Doe plaintiffs had filed a comparable suit against Fekkai earlier this year before withdrawing it in June. This renewed filing represents a fresh legal effort to hold the stylist accountable for his salon’s role in the Epstein ecosystem.

Fekkai’s Camp Pushes Back

Mark Herr, speaking for Fekkai, called the allegations false and stated that Fekkai “has done nothing wrong.” Herr added that the stylist has no knowledge of whether any Epstein victim was among the tens of thousands of clients whose hair was cut annually across Fekkai’s salon locations. On the Saint-Tropez episode, Herr told the outlet that Fekkai was never present in that French resort town alongside Epstein.

Attorney Josh Perry, representing Fekkai, sent a letter stating his client “did nothing wrong” and denying that he “in any way knew about, participated in, enabled, or endorsed Epstein’s illicit and illegal conduct. He did not.” No comment was received from Coombs, who was reached for response.

Ferguson alleges in the complaint that Epstein “committed gender-motivated violence against her” for roughly two decades beginning when she was about 16, and that Fekkai helped enable that violence.

FAQ

What does this exclusive lawsuit allege? Seven Epstein survivors claim Fekkai and Coombs styled their appearance under Epstein’s direction, facilitating the trafficking operation without committing direct sexual assault.

Where was the suit filed? New York Supreme Court, this week.

Has Fekkai responded? His representatives denied all allegations, stating he “did nothing wrong” and had no knowledge of any Epstein victim among his salon clients.

Is this the first legal action against Fekkai? No. Five Jane Doe plaintiffs filed a comparable suit earlier this year and withdrew it in June. The current filing is a renewed effort.