Seven women have filed a civil lawsuit in New York accusing celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai and employee Patrick Coombs of helping groom them for Jeffrey Epstein, including by altering their appearance to suit Epstein’s preferences. According to the complaint, Epstein allegedly sent young women and girls to Fekkai’s Manhattan salon, where their hair was bleached blond and they were styled to look “as young as possible,” with the plaintiffs describing the salon as a central part of the grooming process. Five of the seven women are proceeding anonymously, while the named plaintiffs include former model Kersti Ferguson and former Playboy Playmate Audra Christiansen. The lawsuit was filed under New York’s Gender-Motivated Violence Act and alleges that Fekkai and his salon were part of a broader network that helped manipulate and prepare women for Epstein’s abuse. Those allegations have not been proven in court, and Fekkai has denied wrongdoing in connection with separate Epstein-related accusations.
The lawsuit also places Fekkai’s business relationship with Epstein under scrutiny, alleging that Epstein helped boost Fekkai’s commercial success while Fekkai, in turn, provided services that benefited Epstein’s operation. The plaintiffs claim Epstein’s connections helped Fekkai’s products gain access to major retailers, including Victoria’s Secret, which was then controlled by Leslie Wexner, and they argue that Fekkai’s salon became intertwined with Epstein’s broader social and trafficking network. The case comes amid renewed congressional attention to Fekkai after Sarah Kellen reportedly accused him during a closed-door House interview of sexually assaulting her years earlier, an allegation Fekkai has denied. Rep. Thomas Massie has also publicly named Fekkai among people he believes should face further investigation. The new lawsuit therefore pushes Fekkai from being merely another name associated with Epstein into a direct civil defendant accused of helping shape and groom women for Epstein’s benefit.
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