诺姆·乔姆斯基的妻子回应埃普斯坦争议
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来自瓦莱里亚·乔姆斯基的声明
正如许多人所知，我的丈夫诺姆·乔姆斯基现年 97 岁，2023 年 6 月因一次毁灭性的中风正面临严重的健康挑战。目前，诺姆正接受 24 小时全天候的医疗护理，完全无法说话或参与公共讨论。
自这场健康危机以来，我全身心投入诺姆的治疗与康复，唯一负责他的医疗事务。诺姆和我没有任何公共关系协助。因此，直到现在我才有机会说明我们与杰弗里·爱泼斯坦的联系。
诺姆和我对围绕我们过去与爱泼斯坦交往的未解之谜感到沉重。我们不希望这一章节笼罩在模糊之中。
在他的一生中，诺姆一直坚持知识分子有责任说出真相、揭露谎言——尤其是当这些真相对他们本人而言不舒服时。
众所周知，诺姆的一个特性是相信人们的善意。诺姆在此案例中过于信任的本性，使我们双方都做出了极其错误的判断。
关于诺姆与爱泼斯坦的会面，以及他办公室在一件私人财务事务上提供的行政帮助——这件事与爱泼斯坦的任何犯罪行为毫无关联——人们提出了合理的质疑。
诺姆和我是在同一时间被介绍给爱泼斯坦的，那是在诺姆 2015 年的一次职业活动中，当时爱泼斯坦 2008 年在佛罗里达州的定罪只有极少数人知晓，而大多数公众——包括诺姆和我——都不清楚。直到 2018 年 11 月《迈阿密先驱报》的报道才改变了这一状况。
当我们被介绍给爱泼斯坦时，他自称是科学慈善家和金融专家。通过这种自我包装，爱泼斯坦吸引了诺姆的注意，二人开始通信。我们在不知情的情况下打开了一扇特洛伊木马之门。
爱泼斯坦开始围绕诺姆，送礼物并创造机会进行诺姆长期研究领域的有趣讨论。我们后悔没有将此视为一种诱捕策略，也没有意识到他企图削弱诺姆所坚持的事业。
- 我们曾在一次职业活动期间在爱泼斯坦的牧场共进午餐。
- 我们参加过他在曼哈顿的联排别墅的晚宴，并在我们访问纽约市时多次住在他提供的公寓。
- 我们还在一次工作出差期间于下午拜访了爱泼斯坦的巴黎公寓。
在所有情况下，这些访问均与诺姆的职业承诺有关。我们从未去过他的岛屿，也不知晓岛上发生的任何事情。
我们参加了爱泼斯坦在场的社交会议、午餐和晚宴，讨论的都是学术事务。我们从未目睹爱泼斯坦或其他人有任何不当、犯罪或应受谴责的行为。期间也从未出现儿童或未成年人。
爱泼斯坦曾安排诺姆与他感兴趣的、在诺姆研究和思想相关主题上持不同观点的人会面。正是在这种学术背景下，诺姆写了一封推荐信。
诺姆给爱泼斯坦的邮件——其中爱泼斯坦寻求关于媒体的建议——应放在当时的语境中阅读。爱泼斯坦向诺姆声称自己受到不公平的迫害，诺姆则以自己在政治争议中与媒体的经验作答。爱泼斯坦制造了一个操纵性的叙事，诺姆本着善意相信了它。现在已清楚，这一切都是被策划的，至少爱泼斯坦的意图之一是让像诺姆这样的人通过关联来修复他的声誉。
诺姆的批评从未针对女性运动；相反，他一直支持性别平等和妇女权利。实际发生的情况是，爱泼斯坦利用诺姆对后来被称为“取消文化”的公开批评。
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re” to present himself as a victim of it.
Only after Epstein’s second arrest in July 2019 did we learn the full extent and gravity of what were then accusations—and are now confirmed—heinous crimes against women and children. We were careless in not thoroughly researching his background. This was a grave mistake, and for that lapse in judgment, I apologize on behalf of both of us. Noam shared with me, before his stroke, that he felt the same way.
In 2023, Noam’s initial public response to inquiries about Epstein failed to adequately acknowledge the gravity of Epstein’s crimes and the enduring pain of his victims, primarily because Noam took it as obvious that he condemned such crimes. However, a firm and explicit stance on such matters is always required.
It was deeply disturbing for both of us to realize we had engaged with someone who presented as a helpful friend but led a hidden life of criminal, inhumane, and perverted acts.
Since the revelation of the extent of his crimes, we have been shocked.
Financial matters
- Check for a linguistic challenge: Epstein asked Noam to develop a linguistic challenge that Epstein wished to establish as a regular prize. Noam worked on it, and Epstein sent a check for US $20,000 as payment. Epstein’s office contacted me to arrange for the check to be sent to our home address.
- Transfer of approximately $270,000: These were entirely Noam’s own funds. At the time, Noam had identified inconsistencies in his retirement resources that threatened his economic independence and caused him great distress. Epstein offered technical assistance to resolve this specific situation.
On this matter, Epst… (the original statement ends abruptly here).
February 7, 2026
Ein acted accordingly, recovering the funds for Noam, in a display of help and very likely as part of a machination to gain greater access to Noam. Epstein acted solely as a financial advisor for this specific matter. To the best of my knowledge, Epstein never had access to our bank or investment accounts.
It is also important to clarify that Noam and I never had any investments with Epstein or his office—individually or as a couple.
I hope this retrospectively clarifies and explains Noam Chomsky’s interactions with Epstein. Noam and I recognize the gravity of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes and the profound suffering of his victims. Nothing in this statement is intended to minimize that suffering, and we express our unrestricted solidarity with the victims.
Valéria Chomsky