Famous inventor says he has no memory of cozy Segway ride with Ghislaine Maxwell after embarrassing new Epstein photos emerged
Dean Kamen, 74, has broken his silence over photos depicting him with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein in newly released files.
A famous inventor who created the Segway was pictured in the Epstein files enjoying a ride with Ghislaine Maxwell, but claims he has no memory of taking the photograph.
Dean Kamen, 74, a New Hampshire-based inventor and research developer, was pictured behind Maxwell on a Segway with his arms wrapped around her in newly released files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
A second photo featuring Kamen depicted him sitting at a table with billionaire Richard Branson while Epstein himself stood behind them in a tropical atmosphere.
The files were released to the public by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on December 12, and Kamen has now broken his silence over the photos he was featured in.
'I have been a guest of Richard Branson on his Necker Island a number of times for conferences and fundraisers,' Kamen said in a statement to local ABC affiliate, WMUR, referring to Branson's private Caribbean island.
'I believe this photo must have been taken during one of those events many years ago. I have no knowledge of any of the horrific actions of Jeffrey Epstein other than what I have learned from news reports.'
Kamen is best known for inventing the Segway, but also owns a medical innovation company called DEKA Research & Development Corp.
He was previously connected to Epstein when flight logs were released that included his name on a flight from New York to California.
Inventor Dean Kamen was pictured riding a Segway with Ghislaine Maxwell in photos released by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
Another photo revealed Kamen with billionaire Richard Branson and Epstein in the tropics
Kamen said in a statement that the photos were taken at Branson's island for a conference he was invited to
The New York Times also named Kamen in a 2022 investigation detailing a multi-day TED conference that Epstein attended.
Flight logs that named Kamen as a passenger on Epstein's flight were released in January 2024, as part of a lawsuit filed by one of Epstein's victims, Virginia Giuffre.
The lawsuit was filed against Maxwell for her role in recruiting young and vulnerable women to be abused by Epstein.