A video from Florida had gone viral some time back, showing a man who looked uncannily like Jeffrey Epstein. Given the many speculations around the late convicted child sex offender, people took a lot of interest in the clip. There were also unfounded claims about Epstein being alive. Now, the man seen in the video has been identified as Palm Beach Pete.
He released a clip on his own Instagram account and wrote “I am not Jeffery Epstein i am Pete.” In a follow-up video, he added “Hello it’s Palm Beach Pete just wanted to thank everybody for the support and good vibes… I’m not Jeffrey Epstein.”
Notably, Epstein has been in focus again as the Justice Department released the final tranche of files linked to the disgraced financier. Several notable people like President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton's names were mentioned there.
{{/usCountry}}Notably, Epstein has been in focus again as the Justice Department released the final tranche of files linked to the disgraced financier. Several notable people like President Donald Trump and former president Bill Clinton's names were mentioned there.
{{/usCountry}}Epstein himself was found dead in his jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City in August 2019. While authorities ruled it a suicide, many people have raised questions about the night of his death.
Amidst interest in Epstein's lookalike, here's all you need to know about Palm Beach Pete.
Palm Beach Pete: 5 things to know
- Palm Beach Pete is also known as Peter. After the video on I-95, he wrote “I’m just Palm Beach Pete gonna play some tennis today, going into town, have lunch.”
- As per reports he is a former Division 1 tennis player and a gold medalist who was surprised at all the attention channeled towards him. Peter also appeared on The Nicky Gordo Show and said “I’m minding my own business driving down to a place in town and the next thing you know, hundreds of millions of views.”
- Pete also spoke to TMZ and confirmed that he had lived and worked in New York City for some time. He told the publication that he was on The Real Housewives of New York City. “Sonia Morgan gave me a kiss hello. A Generation Z was watching it during COVID, posted it on TikTok with the banner, Why is Sonia Morgan kissing Jeffrey Epstein? That went viral,” he recalled.
- Pete also has kids and goes to hockey games. “I was at a hockey game with my, with my kids, and I'm leaving the hockey game, and a guy has an Instagram account…and he filmed me, and there was a banner that said Jeffrey Epstein rising from the grave that, that went viral,” he told TMZ.
- Pete noted he was retired now and had earlier worked in commercial real estate. “I love to play tennis. I'm very social. I'm not gonna change,” Pete added.
Palm Beach Pete also made a shocking confession about attending a party where Epstein was present. “I went to a couple of parties and Epstein was there at a party and he was kind of creepy,” Pete said as per TMZ, and added “I never really encountered him and had a conversation with him. I just saw him at a party.”