Editor-in-chief of Vanity Fair (1992-2017). Cut Maria and Annie Farmer's on-the-record abuse interviews from Vicky Ward's 2003 Jeffrey Epstein profile, leaving only a flattering portrayal. House Oversight files show Jeffrey Epstein asked Carter for media advice as both Vanity Fair and New York Magazine were profiling him. Bill Clinton reportedly pressured Carter to kill the Jeffrey Epstein exposé. Appeared frequently in Peggy Siegal's Oscar diary drafts alongside Jeffrey Epstein network figures.
Key Findings
- EFTA00076625: Ward stated Vanity Fair profile was 'far from the whole story' - editor Graydon Carter cut first-person accounts of Jeffrey Epstein's treatment of women
- EFTA00031312: Email criticism: 'Graydon Carter could have written a better statement'
- EFTA00204650 (Mar 2003): Published 'The Talented Mr. Epstein' in Vanity Fair with victim interviews removed
- Cut Farmer sisters' on-the-record abuse allegations, leaving flattering 7,494-word profile (external source, not in EFTA corpus)
- EFTA00860835: House Oversight: Jeffrey Epstein asked Carter for advice about media coverage, 'Did you also ask Graydon Carter for advice, expressing doubts about increased public profile'
- House Oversight (disclosures): 'Bill Clinton came into 4 Times Square and told Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter that this expose of Epstein must not run' (EFTA02811446)