> "What happened was that Epstein took advantage of Noam’s public criticism towards what came to be known as ‘cancelling culture’ to present himself as a victim of it,” she added.

So Epstein exploited the fact that Chomsky was making a reactionary argument. This will make everything better

Noam Chomsky’s wife apologizes for their ‘grave mistake’ in Epstein ties: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/08/noam-chomsky-epstein-ties-wife-apology