{"id":74897,"date":"2026-02-01T00:17:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:17:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/2026\/02\/01\/vivian-wilson-recalls-childhood-island-visits-with-father-elon-musk-after-epstein-files-release-so-dark-at-night\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T00:17:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T00:17:12","slug":"vivian-wilson-recalls-childhood-island-visits-with-father-elon-musk-after-epstein-files-release-so-dark-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/2026\/02\/01\/vivian-wilson-recalls-childhood-island-visits-with-father-elon-musk-after-epstein-files-release-so-dark-at-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Vivian Wilson recalls childhood island visits with father Elon Musk after Epstein files release: &#8216;&#8230;so dark at night&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-127820906,imgsize-560282,width-400,resizemode-4\/musk-has-consistently-maintained-that-he-was-never-close-to-epstein-describing-him-as-obviously-a-creep-and-saying-he-refused-repeated-invitations-to-the-island.jpg\" alt=\"Vivian Wilson recalls childhood island visits with father Elon Musk after Epstein files release: '...so dark at night'\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Freshly released Jeffrey Epstein-related documents have reignited scrutiny around Elon Musk\u2019s past associations, this time pulling in an unexpected voice from inside his own family.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>As emails detailing Musk\u2019s attempted visits to Epstein\u2019s private Caribbean island circulated online this week, his estranged daughter Vivian Wilson shared a brief but unsettling recollection from her childhood, referencing holiday travel in the same region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"lOvcW vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"k7lcu\">\n<p>Trump&#8217;s Most Shocking New Epstein Secret Out; Disturbing Reveal On Underage Girls | DOJ Kills Link<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>The newly released files from the US Department of Justice include email exchanges between Musk and Epstein from 2012 and 2013. The correspondence shows the two communicating cordially while attempting to coordinate Musk\u2019s visit to Epstein\u2019s private island, Little St. <!-- -->James.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>In a December 13, 2013 email, Musk wrote, \u201cWill be in the BVI\/St Bart\u2019s area over the holidays. Is there a good time to visit?\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Epstein replied, \u201cany day 1st &#8211; 8th . play it by ear if you want. always space for you.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>After further exchanges, January 2 was tentatively selected. However, Epstein later canceled, citing scheduling conflicts.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>\u201cBad news- Unfortunately , my schedule will keep me in New York. I was really looking forward to finally spending some time together with just fun as the agenda. so i am very disappointed. Hopefully we can schedule another time in the near future,\u201d Epstein wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/><\/p>\n<div data-pos=\"0\" class=\"id-r-component QbQNS undefined  &#10;\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Wilson would have been around nine years old at the time the emails were exchanged.\" msid=\"127820922\" width=\"\" title=\"\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/imgsize-23456,msid-127820922\/wilson-would-have-been-around-nine-years-old-at-the-time-the-emails-were-exchanged.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Earlier emails reference parties and travel logistics<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>Another email chain from November 2012 shows Epstein asking Musk, \u201chow many people will you be for the heli to island\u201d.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>\u201cProbably just Talulah and me. What day\/night will be the wildest party on your island?\u201d Musk replied, referencing his former wife Talulah Riley.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"35\"\/>On December 25, Musk followed up after Epstein encouraged him to visit again.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"38\"\/>\u201cDo you have any parties planned? I\u2019ve been working to the edge of sanity this year and so, once my kids head home after Christmas, I really want to hit the party scene in St Barts or elsewhere and let loose. The invitation is much appreciated, but a peaceful island experience is the opposite of what I\u2019m looking for,\u201d Musk wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"40\"\/>Epstein responded, \u201cUnderstood , I will see you on st Barth, the ratio on my island might make Talilah uncomfortable.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"43\"\/>\u201cRatio is not a problem for Talulah,\u201d Musk replied.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"45\"\/>That visit, too, ultimately fell through. \u201cLogistics won\u2019t work this time around,\u201d Musk later wrote.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"47\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>Vivian Wilson recalls childhood trips<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"49\"\/>As the emails spread widely online, Vivian Wilson, Musk\u2019s estranged transgender daughter, weighed in with her own memory of childhood travel in the region.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"51\"\/>Writing on Threads, Wilson said, \u201cThere was this boat ride from St Vincent to St Barth&#8217;s I remember from when I was little. <!-- -->We used to visit around the holidays. I remember the sea being so dark at night.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"55\"\/>Wilson would have been around nine years old at the time the emails were exchanged.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"57\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>What remains unclear<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"59\"\/>It is not clear whether Musk ever actually visited Epstein\u2019s private island. While the emails show multiple attempts to arrange meetings, both planned visits appear to have been canceled due to logistical or scheduling issues. The documents do not confirm that Musk ever set foot on Little St. <!-- -->James.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"63\"\/>Wilson is one of Musk\u2019s children from his first marriage to author Justine Wilson. The 21-year-old has publicly distanced herself from Musk and filed a petition in 2022 to legally change her name, stating she did not want to be \u201crelated to [her] biological father in any way, shape or form.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/vivian-wilson-recalls-childhood-island-visits-with-father-elon-musk-after-epstein-files-release-so-dark-at-night\/articleshow\/127819520.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Freshly released Jeffrey Epstein-related documents have reignited scrutiny around Elon Musk\u2019s past associations, this time pulling in an unexpected voice from inside his own family.As emails detailing Musk\u2019s attempted visits&hellip;<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":74898,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-74897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-braking-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/musk-has-consistently-maintained-that-he-was-never-close-to-epstein-describing-him-as-obviously-a-cr.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sochtimes.com\/hi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}