Some US schools cancel class pictures after online claims surrounding Epstein

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: AP

Updated 7:11 PM EST, February 13, 2026


MALAKOFF, Texas (AP) — Some school districts in the U.S. dropped plans for class pictures after widespread social media posts linked a billionaire with ties to Jeffrey Epstein to the photography giant Lifetouch, which on Friday called the claims “completely false.”

The disruption to school picture plans in Texas and elsewhere began after online posts linked Lifetouch, which photographs millions of students each year, to the investment fund manager Apollo Global Management. Apollo’s former CEO is billionaire investor Leon Black, who met regularly with Epstein and was advised by Epstein on financial matters.

Black led the company in 2019, when funds managed by Apollo bought Lifetouch’s parent company, Shutterfly. The $2.7 billion deal closed in September 2019 — a month after Epstein’s death by suicide behind bars as he awaited trial over allegations from federal prosecutors that he sexually abused and trafficked dozens of girls.

Both Lifetouch and Apollo noted that timeline in statements Friday, two days after Lifetouch CEO Ken Murphy said in an Instagram post that neither Black nor any of Apollo’s directors or investors ever had any access to Lifetouch photos.

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[JT45242]

1. Epstein was no advisor ..blackmailer or money launderer

Period.
He was NEVER an economic advisor...pimp, slaver, Russian intelligence operative (perhaps) but never a financial advisor.

[Raven123]

2. Sure looks like "economic advisor" was a cover

[sop]

3. School districts in Texas are canceling student photos because Lifetouch's CEO was in contact with Epstein.

Paradoxically, Trump (whose name appears over a million times in the Epstein Pedo Files) still enjoys their unquestioning support.

[niyad]

4. Excellent point.