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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nZohran Mamdani<\/a> was heckled by voters outside Gracie Mansion, the official residence of New York mayor, after the US Justice Department released new Jeffrey Epstein-related records that mentioned his mother, filmmaker Mira Nair<\/a>.Videos show NYC residents gathered outside Mamdani\u2019s home, speaking into a megaphone and constantly yelling \u201cshame”\u201cThat\u2019s right, we know about your mom. Now listen. We was with you, Zohran. We voted for you, Zohran. We advocated for you, Zohran. We advocated for you.\u201d\u201cYou ain’t getting nothing, get up in here and you lie to us. You lied, Zohran. Shame, Zohran!\u201d they added.The attention comes after Nair\u2019s name appeared in an email connected to a 2009 social event hosted at the townhouse of convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell<\/a>. According to the email, Nair attended an \u201cafter party\u201d for a film screening along with high-profile figures including Bill Clinton and Jeff Bezos.An email, dated October 21, 2009, sent by American publicist Peggy Siegal, read, \u201cJust left Ghislaine’s townhouse… after party for film. Bill Clinton and Jeff Bezos were there… Jean Pigozzi, director Mira Nair…etc. Film received tepid reaction although women like it much more… Hillary Swank and Gere at stupid party in Bloomingdales cheap sportwear department… very weird.\u201dStudio went for free party from store and windows for a month… Going to be in Wall Street 2 tomorrow…. more to come. xoxo Peg,\u201d it added.While the email does not name the film, it appears to refer to Nair\u2019s 2009 movie Amelia<\/span>, based on the life of aviator Amelia Earhart and starring Hillary Swank and Richard Gere.On Friday, the Department of Justice published more than three million additional pages of Epstein-related records under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on November 19, 2025. This release includes over 2,000 videos and 1,80,000 images, bringing the total pages made public to nearly 3.5 million.The newly released records were collected from multiple sources, including Florida and New York cases involving Epstein, the New York case against Maxwell, investigations into Epstein\u2019s death, a Florida case involving a former Epstein butler, multiple FBI investigations, and an Office of Inspector General investigation into Epstein\u2019s death.Zohran Mamdani assumed office as New York City\u2019s mayor on January 1 after defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa in the mayoral election. At 34, Mamdani becomes the city\u2019s youngest and first Muslim mayor. He succeeds Mayor Eric Adams, who dropped his re-election bid in September but remained on the ballot.<\/div>\n