KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP AND AHILJATED PARTNERSHIPS 601 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 Jay P. Lefkowitz, P.C. To Call Writer Directly: (212) 446-4970 lefkowitz©kirkland.com (212) 446-4800 anwtkirkland.com September 23, 2010 VIA HAND DELIVERY & FED EX Ms. Tina Brown Editor The Daily Beast 555 W. 18th Street New York, NY 10011 Re: Jeffrey Epstein Dear Ms. Brown, Facsimile: (212) 446-4900 Dir. Fax: (212) 446-6460 This letter is written for the purpose of requesting that you review both the accuracy of a series of past articles originating with The Daily Beast, each authored by one of The Daily Beast's contributing writers, and the appropriateness of The Daily Beast's publication of any further articles about Mr. Epstein. We ask you to conduct this review for the purpose of determining (a) whether the facts as stated in the prior (and any prospective) articles are accurate and (b) whether the intensity of repetitive articles is appropriate. As you may know, Mr. Epstein has completed his state sentence for events that occurred over five years ago. There have been no allegations of any improper conduct since the fall of 2005. Mr. Epstein has now returned to his life as a philanthropist and financial advisor. The series of three articles published in The Daily Beast on July 21, July 22, and July 29, 2010 have already done significant damage to Mr. Epstein. Given that they contain provably untruthful inaccuracies and omissions of material fact, we ask you to defer any future articles authored by Ms. about Mr. Epstein until such a time as you can review the articles, and meet with us to discuss the subject matter. Without in any way addressing each and every inaccuracy, just several examples should illustrate the seriousness with which we view the issue, and demonstrate the necessity for our request for your intervention: 1. One of the two principal sources for Ms s articles is a former Miami bookkeeper for the modeling ag