French Model Scout. Born in Paris, he worked for a modeling agency, Karin Models, being in charge of the company in 1978. He married a Swedish model, Helen Hogberg, divorcing him in 1979. He then started dating an American model, Roberta Chirko in 1986. After their marriage in 1988, they both divorced. He and his brother Arnaud, formed Next Management Company in 1989. In 1996, the Brunel brothers were sued by the global modeling agency for splitting them off with Miami models. Around the 1980's, he met Ghislaine Maxwell and was later introduced to Jeffrey Epstein, receiving funds worth of approximately $1M in 2004 to help launch a new modeling agency. He moved to America in the early 2000's. Jean-Luc was listed as a passenger in flight logs for Epstein's private plane on 25 trips from 1998 to 2005 and was also a regular visitor to the jail where Epstein was held in 2008, with at least 70 recorded visits. Brunel denied the allegations made by Virginia Roberts Giuffre about being sexually trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell to several high-profile individuals, while she was underage in the early 2000s. He was found dead in his jail cell at La Santé Prison.
French Model Scout. Born in Paris, he worked for a modeling agency, Karin Models, being in charge of the company in 1978. He married a Swedish model, Helen Hogberg, divorcing him in 1979. He then started dating an American model, Roberta Chirko in 1986. After their marriage in 1988, they both divorced. He and his brother Arnaud, formed Next Management Company in 1989. In 1996, the Brunel brothers were sued by the global modeling agency for splitting them off with Miami models. Around the 1980's, he met Ghislaine Maxwell and was later introduced to Jeffrey Epstein, receiving funds worth of approximately $1M in 2004 to help launch a new modeling agency. He moved to America in the early 2000's. Jean-Luc was listed as a passenger in flight logs for Epstein's private plane on 25 trips from 1998 to 2005 and was also a regular visitor to the jail where Epstein was held in 2008, with at least 70 recorded visits. Brunel denied the allegations made by Virginia Roberts Giuffre about being sexually trafficked by Epstein and Maxwell to several high-profile individuals, while she was underage in the early 2000s. He was found dead in his jail cell at La Santé Prison.
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