“I knew Jekyll. I didn’t know Hyde,” he said in his opening statement, a copy of which his lawyer shared with the BBC.

Black continued: "With the benefit of hindsight, I now know, as does the world, that Epstein was engaged in horrific, sordid activities. I feel terrible for Epstein’s victims.

“I want to state clearly that I did not know about this nefarious activity until Epstein was charged with trafficking in July 2019.”

He must think we’re all pretty stupid. Epstein was first arrested in 2006, and his sweetheart deal was a huge story. He also has the resources to know this kind of thing, being a billionaire and all.