Season 02 Episode 06: Jean-Luc Brunel (The International Connector)

***The man who built the bridge***

In a 2015 court filing, a witness described Jean-Luc Brunel with terrifying simplicity: he was the one who “brought girls from overseas.” As a powerhouse in the French modeling industry and co-founder of MC2 Model Management, Brunel provided the Epstein network with something more valuable than money—access.In this episode, Betty tackles into the complexity of flight logs, wire transfers, and global modeling records to map out a pipeline that stretched from the fashion capitals of Europe to South America. We explore how Brunel used the legitimacy of his agencies to operate in jurisdictional blind spots, moving across borders to evade oversight.

Inside this Episode 06:

• The Financial Symbiosis: How Epstein’s capital fueled Brunel’s business ventures.
• The Flight Logs: Evidence placing Brunel on private jets dozens of times during peak recruitment periods.
• The Investigation: The 2019 French charges of sexual assault and rape of minors, and why his 2022 death in custody left the "full truth" behind a closed cell door.

"Brunel managed the pipeline, but who provided the social armor? "

Next week, we look at the billionaires who kept the doors of high society open: Glenn and Eva Dubin.