The music world is reeling after the U.S. Department of Justice released a massive new tranche of documents on Friday, January 30, 2026 , related to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein . Among the three million pages of records, the names of hip-hop moguls Jay-Z (Shawn Carter) and Pusha T (Terrence Thornton) appear in a disturbing report originally filed with the FBI in 2019.
The documents, released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, include thousands of reports from the FBI's National Threat Operations Center. While the names of Beyoncé's husband and Pusha T do not appear in Epstein's personal flight logs or address books, they are cited in a detailed public complaint that alleges a predatory link between the artists and disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein.
According to the unsealed records, a report filed in 2019 details an incident that purportedly took place nearly three decades ago.
The documents also contain a startling reference to Pusha T, describing a role often associated with organized sex trafficking.
The release of these DOJ files comes at a time of intense legal scrutiny for Jay-Z.
Friday's document dump is the largest to date and includes several high-profile names, though many—like Jay-Z—are mentioned via unverified tips rather than personal records.