Barry Josephson opened up publicly after emails linking him to Jeffrey Epstein were released in newly unsealed Justice Department documents.

The longtime Hollywood producer addressed the situation and admitted that he regrets his past contact with Epstein.

Josephson, who worked as an executive producer on Bones, shared that he was embarrassed by the language used in some of the emails.

In a statement, he said, “There’s no excuse for what I said in some of my emails… the language was crude and juvenile, and I’m ashamed.”

He explained that he did have social contact with Epstein years ago and this included attending events and having him visit a television set.

However, Josephson made it clear that he never travelled with Epstein, never went to his private island and never saw him around minors.

The producer went on to add that his biggest mistake was believing Epstein when he denied any wrongdoing.

“My biggest regret, bar none, is that I foolishly believed his denials of wrongdoing,” he said.

He continued that Epstein’s powerful connections influenced his judgment at the time.

The emails, moreover, were released as part of a wide transparency effort that has renewed attention on Epstein’s network.

Josephson said he apologises “to all who were hurt by this clearly terrible and depraved individual” and stressed that he never knowingly supported or took part in Epstein’s crimes.

As more documents continue to surface, the focus remains on accountability.

The FBI has confirmed a new message related to the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, who went missing from her home in Arizona last week.

Authorities said that they are now carefully checking the information to see if it is real.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and the FBI are asking anyone with information to speak up.

The FBI is offering $50,000 for tips that could help bring Nancy home safely or catch anyone involved in her disappearance.

Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation, shared that this week that people must stay hopeful.

“You have to have hope. Come on, this is somebody’s mom. We’re gonna find her,” he said, holding back emotion during an interview.

Authorities, however, are looking into a ransom note asking for bitcoin, while a fake ransom note has already led to one arrest.

FBI Special Agent Heith Janke warned anyone who is trying to take advantage of the situation that they will be held responsible.

Savannah Guthrie and her siblings, Annie and Camron, have asked people to show proof if they have any which claims that Nancy is alive.

Savannah said her mother, who is 84 years old, is in fragile health and needs medicine to survive.

Jodie Turner-Smith became a fangirl of Taylor Swift the director, after working with her for the first time on the Opalite music video.

The 39-year-old actress took to Instagram on Friday, February 6, and gave a shout out to the pop superstar, 36, after the music video was released.

The Star Wars star shared a sweet note for the Anti-Hero hitmaker, alongside some unseen pictures from the set of the Opalite music video in a carousel.

“Continue to be in awe of you @taylorswift. Your creativity, your intelligence, your wit, your generosity, your grace. I had so much fun doing this, and the entire time I was thinking ‘Taylor directing me again when??!,’” Smith wrote.

The Tron: Ares actress also shared snaps from her part in the music video, in which she plays a ‘90s aerobics instructor teaching on the television.

In the carousel, Smith included a picture of her 5-year-old daughter meeting Swift as the Eras Tour performer bent down to hug the kid.

The 14-time-Grammy winner directed her latest music video and starred all her fellow guests from her Graham Norton Show appearance in October, including Smith, Domhnall Gleeson, Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee and Lewis Capaldi, as well as Norton.

Soon after the music video launched on Spotify and Apple Music, Smith took to Instagram and shared her reaction from when Swift reached out to her with the idea.

“[I] had an actual blast doing this for the incredible @taylorswift. Also shoutout to my daughter for managing to not spill the beans,” she wrote on Instagram Stories, on Friday.