Leon Black Decries ‘Vicious Narratives’ About His Relationship With Epstein

Leon Black is a wealthy businessman. He talks to a group of lawmakers in Washington. This group is called a House committee. Mr. Black says bad stories about him are not true. He calls these stories "vicious narratives." These stories say he did bad things with women. But Mr. Black says, "I never hurt any woman."

He also talks about Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Epstein was a man who did many bad things. Mr. Black gave money to Mr. Epstein. He paid him a lot of money. This money was for help with his taxes and his family money, called his estate. Mr. Black says these payments were okay. He defends paying Mr. Epstein, saying he helped him with financial advice.

Mr. Black wants everyone to know his side of the story. He says the stories about him are wrong. He wants to clear his name. He tells the committee that he is innocent of the bad things people say. He thinks the stories make him look bad unfairly. He is strong in his defense.