Jeffrey Epstein boasted of spurious celebrity connections, documents show

Court document released Wednesday confirmed some celebrity connections but also showed late sex offender's flimsy braggadocio

While Jeffrey Epstein counted many rich and powerful men among his associates -including Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew - a court document released on Wednesday suggests the late financier so craved proximity to celebrity that he made spurious boasts about relationships with Hollywood A-listers.

Johanna Sjoberg, an accuser of the late sex offender and financier, claimed in a deposition that he liked to talk about knowing movie stars, such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Cate Blanchett, and that these statements appeared to come across as flimsy braggadocio.