Rapper Pusha T showed up to music’s biggest night after his name was listed in connection to the case against late convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Pusha T’s name was included in the 3 million documents from the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice on Friday, January 30.
His name was offered as a tip to the FBI and did not come from any official Epstein records, and his involvement in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring has not been confirmed by law enforcement.
An anonymous victim said Pusha T, 48, (real name Terrence LeVarr Thornton) acted as one of her “handlers” when she was allegedly drugged and sexually abused multiple times.
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The victim “attributed the drugging as frequently performed by persons assigned as handlers, whom she described as persons who established friendships with the victims.”
Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019, was arrested in July 2019 for sex trafficking minors and was a registered sex offender from 2008 until his death.
Us Weekly has reached out to Pusha T’s representatives for comment.
Pusha T and rapper Malice make up the rap duo Clipse, who hit the 2026 Grammys red carpet at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena alongside Pharrell Williams in color-coordinated suits on Sunday, February 1.
Clipse — who are nominated for five Grammys at the 2026 ceremony for their album Let God Sort Em Out — won the award for Best Rap Performance for “Chains & Whips” featuring Williams, 52, and Kendrick Lamar during the Grammys’ premiere ceremony ahead of the prime-time telecast.
They emerged victorious over Cardi B’s “Outside,” Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Kendrick Lamar and Lefty Gunplay’s “TV Off” and Tyler, the Creator and Teezo Touchdown’s “Darling, I.”
Clipse lost Best Music Video and Best Rap Song during the premiere ceremony to “Anxiety” and “TV Off,” respectively.
The group is also nominated for Best Rap Album and Album of the Year. In Album of the Year, Clipse is facing off against Bad Bunny’s Debí Tirar Más Fotos, Justin Bieber’s Swag, Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend, Lady Gaga’s Mayhem, Lamar’s GNX, Leon Thomas’ Mutt and Tyler, the Creator’s Chromakopia.
Clipse are also scheduled to perform during the Grammys’ prime-time ceremony.
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Pusha T reflected on Clipse’s five Grammy nominations during an interview with Billboard published on Saturday, January 31.
“I mean, it’s extremely special,” the rapper said. “You know, I feel like this happening with Clipse, you know, me being with my brother is the only way it should be, honestly. And even, you know, just just doing this with Pharrell and us collectively — you know, just being together — it feels like, man, high school.”
Let God Sort Em Out was released on the heels of the death of Pusha T and Malice’s mother, Mildred Thornton, in 2021.
“It’s tough,” Pusha T told The Hollywood Reporter in October 2025. “Some days are better than others. Some mornings, it’s fine. Other mornings, it’s tears in the shower. Some shows, it’s fine performing it. Some rehearsals, it’s not. It’s just random times where it strikes you more than others. It’s kind of like a disbelief when I feel like, ‘Damn, I’m really singing this song and it’s real.’”
