He’s not name-dropping.
An Australian man named Geoffrey Epstein is operating for mayor in a Massachusetts city — and he rejects any comparisons to the convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, in keeping with a report.
Epstein, who goes by “Geoff,” stated he wasn’t afraid of the overt homophonic resemblance his identify bears to that of the infamous, useless intercourse trafficker.
“That other one is a dead American and I am a live Aussie,” Epstein, who’s looking for workplace in Framingham, a Boston suburb, informed HuffPost Tuesday.
“But, of course, there is all the horrifying criminality and darkness of the other guy,” the aspiring pol stated, including, “I have lived my life trying to be straight up and improving things.”
Epstein stated there was “no way” he would change his identify to keep away from affiliation with the degenerate felony, who officers stated dedicated suicide in a Manhattan lockup in 2019.
“I like my name and I am proud of my family,” he stated, including his household proudly fought in World Warfare II.
The Aussie, who famous he was born on September 11, additional stands other than his doppel-namer by means of holding a Ph.D. in theoretical physics, whereas Jeffrey Epstein dropped out of Cooper Union earlier than attaining a level.
He’s not the primary politician to struggle off associations with the notorious intercourse trafficker.
New York State Assemblyman Harvey Epstein was mocked on Saturday Night time Dwell final 12 months for having a reputation that recalled not solely Jeffrey Epstein, however convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein.
“It was a total surprise,” Epstein informed The Submit the day after the present aired. “Imagine if you were watching SNL and there was a parody about you.”
“Your name is your name. It is what it is. Both [Jeffrey Epstein and Harvey Weinstein] are horrific,” the pol added.
