Author and alternative medicine guru Deepak Chopra is the latest celebrity to come under scrutiny after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released more than three million pages of files on the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

A slew of famous names pop up in the DOJ’s files, released on January 30, including business leaders like Casey Wasserman and powerful politicians like former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Chopra was among them, and a new investigation from CNN reveals the extent of his ties with Epstein.

On February 4, Chopra posted on X defending his appearance in the files and distancing himself from Epstein’s crimes, which include operating a sex-trafficking ring and sexually abusing underage girls.

“I want to be clear: I was never involved in, nor did I participate in, any criminal or exploitative conduct. Any contact I had was limited and unrelated to abusive activity,” he wrote. “Some past email exchanges have surfaced that reflect poor judgment in tone. I regret that and understand how they read today, given what was publicly known at the time.”

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Fast Company has reached out to Deepak Chopra for further comment.

Now, those email exchanges are under scrutiny, particularly Chopra’s frequent references to Epstein’s “girls.”

Chopra and Epstein maintained frequent contact over text and email from 2016 to 2019, the year that Epstein was arrested. Their messages, which number in the hundreds, according to reports, also indicate several in-person meetings at Epstein’s properties in New York City, Paris, and South Florida.

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