During a tense deposition, billionaire Les Wexner was confronted with allegations from Epstein survivor Maria Farmer, who claims she was assaulted by Jeffrey Epstein near Wexner’s property in 1996. Farmer was not present in court, but her accusations loomed large over the proceedings. Wexner repeatedly denied any knowledge of her, bluntly stating, “I didn’t know sh*t about her,” and insisting he had no idea she was ever on or near his estate. The sharp contrast between Farmer’s claims and Wexner’s firm denials has reignited scrutiny over his long-standing ties to Epstein and how his vast estat...
Is it your testimony today that you do not know whether Maria Farmer ever stayed on your property? Do you have any reason to not believe Maria Farmer's account of being abused by Jeffrey Epstein on your property?
The reason I'm laughing, I don't know. There's a lot of people around, but I don't know how many. I didn't know her. I didn't know she was here, so I didn't know about her.
I am only bringing up the recollection of an Epstein survivor for the record. Your client is welcome to provide a statement. So again, Maria Farmer was reportedly brought to the guest house in 1996. She stayed there for a summer and claimed she was assaulted there by Mr. Epstein and Miss Maxwell. Mr. Wexner, do you recall who Maria Farmer is?
Wexner, L. (2026, February 22). 'Did you ever meet Maria Farmer?': Les Wexner grilled over Epstein survivor in House deposition [Interview transcript]. The Economic Times. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/748865/
MLA
Les Wexner. "'Did you ever meet Maria Farmer?': Les Wexner grilled over Epstein survivor in House deposition." The Economic Times, 22 Feb. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/748865/.
BibTeX
@misc{wexner2026_748865,
author = {Les Wexner},
title = {'Did you ever meet Maria Farmer?': Les Wexner grilled over Epstein survivor in House deposition},
howpublished = {Interview transcript, The Economic Times. CEOInterviews.AI},
year = {2026},
month = {feb},
url = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/748865/},
note = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}
