"Jess Michaels was in the prime of her life. It was 1990 and Michaels was working as a professional dancer. A colleague in Brooklyn needed a roommate and Michaels took her up on the offer, moving to New York City. Michaels' career swiftly took off; she even landed an 18-month contract in Japan. I worked with MC Hammer, Michaels said, recalling that she also worked as a backup dancer in an Aretha Franklin video. I was thriving."
"When Michaels returned from Tokyo, she learned her roommate had secured what seemed to be a plum gig. She shared with me that she was working for this wealthy Wall Street guy that was training her in how to be a masseuse. A few months later, Michaels' roommate seemed willing to share in her good fortune. She said she got a dance contract, and he needed a backup person, and was I interested? said Michaels, who was 22. I said yes."
Jess Michaels moved to New York City in 1990 and achieved rapid success as a professional dancer, including an 18-month contract in Japan and work with notable artists. A roommate introduced her to a wealthy Wall Street client who trained her to be a masseuse and later arranged a backup dance job involving Jeffrey Epstein. Michaels says Epstein raped her during a massage, an assault that she says destroyed her career, relationships, and self-trust while reactivating childhood sexual-abuse trauma. Michaels is now among survivors advocating for release of investigative files; the Department of Justice declined to release a client list or further documents in July.
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