Jeffrey Epstein's Celebrity Hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai Accused of Bleaching Girls Blond and Grooming Them 'Like Dolls'

Seven women have sued celebrity hairstylist Frédéric Fekkai, alleging he participated in grooming them for Jeffrey Epstein, including, according to the complaint, bleaching their hair blond at Epstein's direction and styling them 'like dolls' to suit the disgraced financier's preferences.

The 17-page complaint, filed in New York Supreme Court on 1 September 2026, accuses Fekkai and his employee Patrick Coombs of turning the stylist's Manhattan salon into what the plaintiffs call 'the epicentre for victim grooming'.

The lawsuit lands amid renewed Congressional scrutiny of Epstein's associates and follows separate allegations that Fekkai sexually assaulted one of Epstein's former aides.

The Lawsuit Grooming Bleaching and 'Sit on His Lap'

According to the complaint, obtained by both Courthouse News Service and TMZ, Epstein routinely directed Fekkai to alter the women's appearance to his taste. 'Epstein would direct Fekkai to bleach victims blond and groom them like dolls into Epstein's and others' liking,' the filing states.

The suing women say Fekkai 'groomed the victims to look as young as possible under Epstein's direction'. They allege Epstein frequently brought groups of young women into the salon and had them 'sit on his lap and stroke his hair' while services were carried out. Five of the seven plaintiffs are proceeding anonymously.

The two named claimants are Kersti Ferguson, a former model who alleges Epstein committed 'gender-motivated violence' against her for two decades beginning when she was around 16, and Audra Christiansen, a former Playboy Playmate who has separately claimed she alerted the FBI to Epstein's conduct as early as 2005.

The women are suing under New York's Gender-Motivated Violence Act, legislation that extends the statute of limitations for survivors of gender-based violence, allowing claims that would otherwise be time-barred to proceed.

Their complaint states Fekkai and his salon operated as 'a network to manipulate, coerce and commit acts of gender-motivated violence' against young women and girls, and that Fekkai 'enabled Epstein to build a vast and sophisticated sex trafficking operation'.

Fekkai's Business Ties to Epstein

The lawsuit draws a direct line between Epstein's patronage and Fekkai's commercial rise. The plaintiffs claim Epstein's connections helped place Fekkai's haircare line in retailers including Victoria's Secret, then owned by Epstein associate Les Wexner. 'Without Epstein, Fekkai Brands would not have grown into a billion-dollar brand,' the complaint alleges.

In return, the women argue, 'without Fekkai, Epstein would not have been able to control and commit gender-motivated violence against the victims'. They further claim the US Department of Justice's release of the so-called 'Epstein Files' included more than 3,000 documents and emails connected to Fekkai's salon.

A representative for Fekkai did not immediately respond to a request for comment when approached by Courthouse News.

Fekkai's Previous Epstein Ties and New Congressional Pressure

Tuesday's filing is not the first time Fekkai's name has surfaced in connection with Epstein. In May 2026, during a closed-door interview with House Republicans, Epstein's former aide Sarah Kellen reportedly accused Fekkai of sexually assaulting her in the early 2000s, according to reporting by CNN.

Fekkai denied any wrongdoing; a media representative told CNN at the time that he was 'astonished' by Kellen's testimony and maintained 'he did nothing wrong'.

The civil suit also arrived a day after US Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, publicly named 14 alleged Epstein associates he believes should be investigated and prosecuted, including Fekkai.

Massie has said he is continuing to gather signatures for a petition intended to force a floor vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II.

Fekkai, a French-born stylist, built his reputation styling A-list clients before selling his salon business and expanding into a global haircare brand.

His alleged ties to Epstein date back further still: he was named during a 2016 deposition connected to Epstein litigation, in which it was alleged Epstein had once offered to 'look for girls' for him while both men were in Hawaii.

None of the allegations in the new complaint have been tested in court, and Fekkai has not yet filed a formal response. The case is the latest civil action to test how far New York's Gender-Motivated Violence Act can reach into Epstein's wider network of enablers, and it now awaits Fekkai's response in New York Supreme Court.