Deepak Chopra (deepak chopra) appears extensively in the Department of Justice release known as the Epstein Library, with hundreds of emails and text messages between him and Jeffrey Epstein, as reported by CNN and other outlets.
The correspondence, drawn from the DOJ files, shows sustained contact from 2016 through 2019, including in‑person meetings at properties linked to Epstein, warm signoffs, philosophical banter and multiple invitations that urged Epstein to "bring your girls," according to a CNN review of the records.
Some messages quoted in the files include sexually suggestive lines and exchanges that linked spiritual language with references to women, and at least one thread records Chopra replying "I not a predator Just a lover" after Epstein wrote about watching him "zero in on your prey," as the documents show.
Chopra has posted on X that he was never involved in criminal or exploitative conduct, that some past emails reflected "poor judgment in tone," and that he regrets how those messages read now, according to his public statement cited in USA Today and other reports.
The DOJ release runs to millions of pages and is heavily redacted, and legal experts and media outlets have cautioned that appearing in the files does not itself prove criminal wrongdoing, a point noted in coverage by several news organizations.
Professional Links Financial Gifts And Wider Fallout
The files also document professional and financial ties between Chopra and Epstein, including collaboration on a wellness app called Jiyo and an apparent $50,000 check to the Chopra Foundation from Gratitude America, an Epstein-linked foundation, as reported in the DOJ records and covered by multiple outlets.
Documents show Epstein offered introductions to insurance executives for Jiyo and discussed business ideas such as an "aura" app, while federal records indicate Chopra facilitated Epstein's suggested involvement with a UC San Diego research pilot that later received a modest payment routed through the University of California Board of Regents, the DOJ files state.
UC San Diego's communications office has acknowledged awareness of the matter and said it is reviewing the university's records, according to reporting that summarized the university response.
The broader release has prompted political and legal reaction beyond Chopra. The archive has been cited in reporting about arrests and inquiries in the UK, survivor statements criticizing testimony from prominent figures, and contested remarks at congressional oversight hearings, including a public quote from FBI Director Kash Patel that there was "no credible information that Epstein trafficked underage girls to individuals other than himself," as reported in news coverage of the hearings.
Chopra maintains he had no role in any criminal activity while acknowledging regret over the tone of some exchanges, and the documents have renewed calls for transparency from institutions and scrutiny of relationships revealed by the Epstein files.
