Jack Lang steps down as President of the Arab World Institute over the Epstein Files
Former French Culture Minister Jack Lang, 86, steps down as president of the prestigious Arab World Institute amid explosive revelations from Jeffrey Epstein's files.
U.S. DOJ documents unsealed January 30, 2026, expose over 670 mentions of Lang, detailing his requests for funds, private jet rides, and even Epstein's car for family use from 2012 until the financier's 2019 death.
His daughter Caroline, a film producer, also resigns from her union role over links to an offshore entity, Prytanee LLC, sparking a tax fraud laundering probe by French prosecutors. Lang denies wrongdoing, introduced via Woody Allen, but political pressure mounts across France. No charges yet, but the scandal rocks elite circles.