Archive · 2 Feb 2026
Bryan Johnson Recounts Unsettling Epstein Call
Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur, recently talked about a short Zoom call he had with Jeffrey Epstein, a man who was later found to have done bad things.
This call happened eight years ago when Johnson was starting his company, Kernel.
Johnson said that after just ten minutes, he felt really uncomfortable and told the person who introduced them that Epstein seemed like a very bad person.
He never talked to Epstein again.
Johnson didn't know about Epstein's bad past at the time, but he had a strong feeling that something was wrong.
Later, some documents mentioned Johnson's name, but he clarified that he only had that one call with Epstein and never met him in person.
Many other important people were also mentioned in these documents, but none of them have been accused of doing anything wrong.
Bryan Johnson had a 10-minute Zoom call with Jeffrey Epstein eight years ago.
Johnson felt uneasy and described Epstein as a 'very dark person'.
He never interacted with Epstein again after the call.
Johnson clarified that he only had one call with Epstein and never met him in person.
The interaction was mentioned in recently released US Department of Justice investigation files.
- Who
- Bryan Johnson, Jeffrey Epstein
- What
- Bryan Johnson recounts a brief, unsettling Zoom call with Jeffrey Epstein
- When
- Eight years ago (2018)
- Where
- Via Zoom
- Why
- Johnson was introduced to Epstein through a mutual contact while building his brain interface company, Kernel
- Person Involved
- Bryan Johnson
- Convicted Sex Offender
- Jeffrey Epstein
- Interaction
- Zoom call
- Year of Interaction
- 2018
- Company
- Kernel
- Epstein's Background
- Neuroscience at MIT
- Johnson's Reaction
- Felt sick to stomach, dark person
- Duration of Interaction
- 10 minutes