A filmmaker has dropped his long-planned documentary on indicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein because the subject matter was just too gross.
“I began developing the story in 2017 and shopping it around to the various networks,” director Barry Avrich told the Hollywood Reporter.
But “as I began to dig further into the story, the subject matter became more distasteful to me and I honestly felt there wasn’t much of an audience who would be interested in this film. I have since decided to terminate any involvement in this project.”
He’s previously directed films on Harvey Weinstein and Bob Guccione.
Page Six exclusively revealed the film was in the works in 2017.