{
  "id": 3784778,
  "title": "Ex-Barclays boss denies having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/ex-barclays-boss-denies-having-sex-with-a-woman-dressed-as-snow-white",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:21:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/27/jes-staley-denies-sex-snow-white-barclays"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jes Staley, the ex-Barclays chief, rebutted allegations he engaged in sexual relations with a woman in Snow White attire during a recent congressional hearing. The remarks emerged from transcripts of a closed-door interview with US lawmakers probing Staley's association with Jeffrey Epstein, who perished in prison in 2019. In July 2010, Staley and Epstein corresponded about Disney princesses, with Staley jokingly referring to Snow White and Beauty and the Beast. When questioned about the possibility of a sexual encounter, Staley insisted he had no knowledge of the woman's other interactions and denied the coincidence was bizarre.",
  "summary": "Jes Staley made the comments to US lawmakers investigating his links to Jeffrey Epstein The former Barclays boss Jes Staley has denied having sex with a woman dressed as Snow White, after being questioned about an infamous email exchange about Disney princesses with Jeffrey Epstein. The comments were detailed in newly released transcripts from a closed-door interview last month with US lawmakers…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}