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Skin Care Mogul Addresses Epstein Ties
Peter Thomas Roth says he regrets any association with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after high school.
Published on Feb. 6, 2026
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Skin care entrepreneur Peter Thomas Roth said in a social media post that he regrets having any association with Jeffrey Epstein after leaving high school, where Epstein had been his physics teacher. Roth said he visited Epstein's Manhattan residence once to show him some skin care products, but was never present for any inappropriate activity, never attended his parties, never flew on his plane, and never traveled to his private islands.
Why it matters
Multiple prominent figures have been named in documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier who died in 2019 while awaiting sex trafficking charges. The Justice Department recently published over 3 million pages of Epstein-related material under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The details
Roth said in his statement that Epstein was his physics teacher when he was 17 and in the 12th grade at the Dalton School in New York City. Roth noted that he had stayed in touch with Epstein casually over the nearly five decades since high school, but said he was "in disbelief" and "gravely mistaken" about Epstein's crimes, and that he "deeply regrets maintaining any association with him after leaving the Dalton School."
- Epstein briefly taught at the Dalton School in the 1970s.
- Roth visited Epstein's Manhattan residence once, at Epstein's request, to show him some skin care products.
The players
Peter Thomas Roth
A skin care entrepreneur who said Epstein was his physics teacher when he was 17 and in the 12th grade at the Dalton School.
Jeffrey Epstein
A convicted sex offender and disgraced financier who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting sex trafficking charges.
What they’re saying
“Jeffrey Epstein was my physics teacher when I was 17 in the twelfth grade at the Dalton School.”
— Peter Thomas Roth, Founder and CEO, Peter Thomas Roth Skin Care (Instagram)
“When allegations surrounding Epstein's behavior first surfaced, I was in disbelief that he could commit such heinous crimes. I was gravely mistaken. I'm horrified by the crimes he committed and the lasting impact they have had on his victims, and I deeply regret maintaining any association with him after leaving the Dalton School.”
— Peter Thomas Roth, Founder and CEO, Peter Thomas Roth Skin Care (Instagram)
What’s next
Members of Congress will reportedly be able to review some of the unredacted Justice Department files related to Epstein on Monday.
The takeaway
This case highlights the ongoing fallout from the Epstein scandal, as more prominent figures continue to be linked to the disgraced financier, raising questions about the extent of his network and the need for further transparency around these connections.
