Who is Harvey Levin? The TMZ founder allegedly referred to Mike Sitric as a “good friend” in an email linked to the Epstein files

The recently released Epstein files included an email mentioning TMZ founder Harvey Levin. Mike Sitric referred to him as a “good friend” while writing to the late pedophile in March 2011.

The Justice Department released a new set of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the late convicted child molester, on Friday, January 30. Many big names, across industries, have been found in these files. One of them is Harvey Levin. Mike Sitric sent an email to Jeffrey on March 29, 2011, writing:

“I tried to contact you. Harvey Levin, who runs TMZ, is a good friend. They never reported this, but I might be able to get him to do something about the Duchess and her decline.”

The late financier replied:

“Okay with the leak to the British press, but I think we need to make a statement.”

It is important to note that the mere mention of a person’s name in these files does not necessarily indicate any wrongdoing. Further investigations will be needed to determine the extent of the relationship between them.

Meanwhile, Harvey Levin is a journalist, legal analyst, and producer who founded TMZ, an entertainment news website, in 2005.. Born in Los Angeles, California in 1950, he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California in 1972. He also received a juris doctorate three years later from the University of Chicago Law School.

Levine began his professional journey as a lawyer before moving into the entertainment industry and founding TMZ in 2005. He has been in a long-term relationship with Andy Mauer since the late 1990s.

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Harvey Levin claimed Donald Trump had something to hide in the Epstein files last year

Donald Trump was closely linked to Jeffrey Epstein, with photos of them together going viral and his name being mentioned in these files. Moreover, the President of the United States seemed reluctant to release these files for most of the past year.

on TMZ 2 angry men Podcast, published on November 15 last year, Harvey Levin criticized Trump, saying:

“You can’t say Donald Trump has nothing to hide. You know he does. There’s something, and he’s desperately trying to hide, that he will do anything, even humiliate himself, not to show it.”

Levin compared Trump to former US President Richard Nixon and said:

“he [Trump] Fuck Jeffrey Epstein. “I think what he did last month, which was to run away so scared and explain to the public that he had something to hide in the Justice Department files, is that people look at Donald Trump in a way, like they looked at Richard Nixon.”

He added: “Richard Nixon did a lot. You know, he opened up China, he helped end the Vietnam War. All we remember is Watergate. Donald Trump, if he doesn’t turn things around right away, and I don’t think he will, we will remember Jeffrey Epstein.”

Donald Trump eventually signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act on November 19, leading the Justice Department to release them.

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