Tony Hawk Refutes Epstein Island Wedding Claims After DOJ Releases Documents [WATCH]

Skateboarding icon Tony Hawk publicly rejected rumors that his wedding took place on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, calling the claims “nonsense” and “easily verifiable” after his name surfaced in recently released federal documents, as reported by The New York Post.

The speculation emerged following the release of new materials tied to Epstein, the deceased financier and convicted pedophile, whose criminal activities have been the subject of renewed scrutiny.

Hawk addressed the rumors Thursday in a detailed Instagram post, laying out the dates and locations of all four of his marriages.

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“I apologize if they don’t fit a narrative of nonsense,” Hawk, 57, wrote.

“1990: Married in Fallbrook, CA (At home). 1996: Married in San Diego, CA (At Hilton Hotel). 2006: Married in Fiji (On Tavarua Surf Island). 2015: Married in Ireland (At Adare Manor).”

Hawk confirmed that his 2006 wedding to his third wife, Lhotse Merriam, took place on Tavarua Island in Fiji, not on Epstein’s Little Saint James estate in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

According to Hawk, the rumor appears to have originated from a coincidental name match involving one of the wedding photographers.

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“One of the guests in 2006 shot photos of the Fiji ceremony and licensed them to Getty Images,” Hawk wrote. “His name is (coincidentally) Mark Epstein.”

Hawk clarified that the photographer, credited on Getty Images for capturing moments from the ceremony, has “no relation” to Jeffrey Epstein and is “an accomplished action sports photographer from Wyoming.”

The images show Hawk and Merriam exchanging vows, cutting their wedding cake, and greeting guests during the reception on the South Pacific island.

Hawk said the details surrounding the wedding, including the photographs and their licensing history, are publicly available.

“Facts are not fungible,” Hawk wrote. “Sorry you got pulled into the misinformation vortex @MarkEps @MarkEpsteinPhoto.”

Hawk’s name appeared three times in the Epstein-related materials released by the United States Department of Justice last week.

Two of those mentions were connected to Activision’s 2010 video game “Tony Hawk: Shred,” not to any personal association with Epstein.

The specific claim that Hawk married on Epstein’s island appears to trace back to an email synopsis written by an FBI agent in 2024.

The email summarized a conversation with a tipster who alleged witnessing criminal activity involving Epstein.

“They would have sex with the young women, and she was taken from Ireland and brought to Jeffrey Epstein’s Island when she was 13 years old,” the agent wrote in an email dated Oct. 22, 2024.

“(Redacted) said that she was there when Prince Edward was there and when Tony Hawk got married on the island.”

FBI report in the Epstein files states Tony Hawk got married on Epstein Island

“She was taken from Ireland and brought to Jeffrey Island when she was 13 years old. REDACTED reported that she was there when Prince Edward was there and when Tony Hawk got married on the island.… pic.twitter.com/gaWdBF04KT

— Red Panda Koala (@RedPandaKoala) February 5, 2026

Hawk categorically denied that claim, stating his wedding history is documented and verifiable.

The DOJ released more than 3.5 million pages of investigative materials related to Epstein on Jan. 30.

The records include approximately 2,000 videos, 180,000 images, search warrants, previously sealed court filings, flight logs, and internal emails.

The disclosure followed passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, approved by Congress in a bipartisan vote last November and signed into law by President Donald Trump on Nov. 19.

The files include references to numerous high-profile figures, among them Elon Musk, former President Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, Woody Allen, and former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak.

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