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International Business Times
43 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- International Business Times
Is Alexis Wilkins a Mossad Operative? Kash Patel's Girlfriend Fends Off Wild Conspiracy Theories after Being Accused of Honeypotting FBI Boss
FBI Director Kash Patel's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins has pushed back against "incredibly disheartening" conspiracy theories accusing her of acting as a honeypot for a foreign government to target the agency's top official. The country singer, 26, said critics are twisting her backstory, though she admitted she can "understand" why some might think that way. "I think people see certain pieces and I get it," Wilkins told the "Megyn Kelly Show" on Wednesday. "They want to connect things, they want to justify, some of the pain that they've been through watching the last four years, and there's pieces of this that, you know, I can understand," Patel's glamorous girlfriend went on. Bizarre Claims Debunked Alexis Wilkins Instagram "I think that they've taken just these pieces of evidence that you laid out and tie them together in all of the wrong ways," Wilkins said. Conspiracy theories surrounding Wilkins exploded online after the July 6 memo from the Justice Department and FBI regarding convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The memo concluded that evidence pointed to Epstein dying by suicide in prison and that he did not possess an "incriminating client list." Alexis Wilkins with Kash Patel X Some internet trolls speculated that the Arkansas-born singer was a Mossad operative sent to entrap 45-year-old Patel, with at least one falsely claiming she was Jewish. One reason fueling the conspiracy theories is Wilkins' involvement with PragerU, a conservative nonprofit focused on educating the public about major political topics. The organization's CEO, Marissa Streit, has a background that includes service in the Israeli military. However, Wilkins is Armenian and Christian, and there are no known connections between her and Israel. When asked directly by Kelly if she was working as a spy for any foreign government, Wilkins replied, "Definitely not, that is a firm no on that front." Earlier this month, the country artist lashed out at internet conspiracy theorists, accusing them of "farming" for attention because "their engagement dried up after Trump's win." "It's disappointing to see people with no real contribution to political discourse spin ridiculous conspiracy theories out of thin air," Wilkins bemoaned in an X post. "These accusations are obviously insanely ridiculous." Forever in Love Patel and Wilkins met at a friend's event in Nashville in 2022 and started their relationship a few months later, in early 2023. "We just happened to meet," Wilkins recounted, noting that the 19-year age gap she has with him always felt irrelevant. Alexis Wilkins Instagram "I have always liked [him], when I met him, I just liked that he was so, so honest," Wilkins gushed. "He's exactly who he is all the time. His character is incredible. His values are incredible. "We both are very patriotic. So obviously there are things there that we definitely agree on, but he's just the most honest, you know, most integrity I've really experienced in a person, he's fantastic." The country singer, who also hosts a show on Rumble, admitted that there's "not enough information out there about me to glean a real conclusion on all of this kind of vigilante research." She reflected that the lack of details has allowed online trolls to create and spread conspiracy theories—something she described as "deeply disheartening." Alexis Wilkins Instagram Wilkins said that Patel has been "very frustrated" and "unhappy" by the backlash and suspicion aimed at her in connection with the Epstein controversy. She also underscored that Patel's involvement in the Epstein case is "limited to the government side" and noted that she has "no awareness besides what everyone else is seeing." "If people stop calling me a spy, absolutely," she replied when asked if she wants to see more Epstein files released.
Time of India
an hour ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Kash Patel was very frustrated: Girlfriend Alexis Wilkins reveals FBI director's reaction when she was attacked over Epstein case
Kash Patel was very unhappy when his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins was dragged into Epstein controversy. FBI director Kash Patel 's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins said she would like to see the release of the rest of the files in connection with the Epstein case if people stop calling her a 'spy'. Wilkins, a singer, spoke about her relationship with Patel, her trolling in connection with the Epstein case in a wide-ranging interview with Megyn Kelly and also revealed Kash Patel's reaction to seeing her getting trolled over his work. Wilkins was called an Israeli agent as she works at PragerU. The CEI of PragerU, Marissa Streit, previously served in the Israeli army. "I knew that this is something people in the deep sides of the Internet like to pick at when they can't figure out what else is wrong," Wilkins said, adding that she was not bothered initially, but the virality of such views was bizarre. "The fact that it's accusing me of manipulating the person that I am with, I love, is a horrible accusation…' Wilkins said. — MegynKellyShow (@MegynKellyShow) Referring to what Kash Patel said at his confirmation, that he will welcome what people throw at him but not the FBI agents on the field, Wilkins said his response was similar as his girlfriend was at the line of fire. "He's fine with people coming after him, printing things that make sense, don't make sense, whatever. Ask him the questions. But when it came to me, he was very frustrated that something that's limited to teh government side, something that he's obviously dealing with, something that transparently I don't know anything about -- that's not he's allowed to talk about -- I have no awareness besides whatever everyone else is seeing. ..probably same questions everyone else was very unhappy to say the least..." Wilkins said. Kash Patel's girlfriend is Armenian and Christian and does not have any connection to Israel.
New York Post
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Kash Patel's country singer girlfriend fends off ‘disheartening' conspiracy theories she's honeypotting the FBI boss
FBI director Kash Patel's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins has been forced to fend off the 'incredibly disheartening' conspiracy theories that she is honeypotting the bureau's head honcho for a foreign government. The 26-year-old country artist said the skeptics are contorting her backstory, even as she acknowledged she can 'understand' it. 'I think people see certain pieces and I get it,' Wilkins told the 'Megyn Kelly Show' on Wednesday. Advertisement 'They want to connect things, they want to justify, some of the pain that they've been through watching the last four years, and there's pieces of this that, you know, I can understand,' she continued. 'I think that they've taken just these pieces of evidence that you laid out and tie them together in all of the wrong ways.' 4 FBI director Kash Patel's girlfriend Alexis Wilkins denied being a spy for a foreign government. Getty Images Advertisement 4 Alexis Wilkins expressed her frustrations at dealing with conspiracy theories about her relationship with FBI Director Kash Patel. The Megyn Kelly Show / YouTube Conspiracy theories about Wilkins exploded on the internet after the Justice Department and FBI's July 6 memo about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which concluded that the evidence suggests Epstein killed himself in prison and did not keep an 'incriminating client list.' Some of the trolls speculated that the Arkansas-raised singer was a Mossad agent intended to compromise Patel, 45, and at least one of them misidentified her as Jewish. Advertisement One thread used to make that conspiratorial leap is Wilkins' work for PragerU, a conservative nonprofit that seeks to educate the public on key political issues. The CEO of PragerU, Marissa Streit, previously served in the Israeli army. Wilkins is Armenian and Christian and does not appear to have any known ties to Israel. 4 Alexis Wilkins began dating FBI Director Kash Patel years before he began leading the bureau. Getty Images Advertisement When Kelly asked point-blank whether she was a spy for any foreign government, Wilkins replied, 'Definitely not, that is a firm no on that front.' Earlier this month, the country singer ripped into the online conspiracy theorists, raging that they are 'farming' for attention 'because their engagement dried up after Trump's win.' 'It's disappointing to see people with no real contribution to political discourse spin ridiculous conspiracy theories out of thin air,' Wilkins bemoaned in an X post. 'These accusations are obviously insanely ridiculous.' Patel and Wilkins met at a friend's event in Nashville in 2022 and began dating several months later in early 2023. 'We just happened to meet,' Wilkins recounted, noting that the 19-year age gap she has with him always felt irrelevant. 'I have always liked [him], when I met him, I just liked that he was so, so honest,' Wilkins gushed. 'He's exactly who he is all the time. His character is incredible. His values are incredible. 'We both are very patriotic. So obviously there are things there that we definitely agree on, but he's just the most honest, you know, most integrity I've really experienced in a person, he's fantastic.' Advertisement The country singer, who hosts a Rumble show, acknowledged there's 'not enough information out there about me to glean a real conclusion on all of this kind of vigilante research.' She mused that those gaps have given room for internet trolls to fill with conspiracy theories, which she lamented as 'incredibly disheartening.' Patel has been 'very frustrated' and 'unhappy' with the hate and suspicion directed her way over the Epstein drama, Wilkins said. 4 Alexis Wilkins revealed that FBI Director Kash Patel is frustrated that she's taking heat. Getty Images Advertisement She also underscored that Patel's work on the Epstein drama is 'limited to the government side' and that she has 'no awareness besides what everyone else is seeing.' 'If people stop calling me a spy, absolutely,' she replied when asked if she wants to see more Epstein files released.
Mint
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Mint
'They want to connect things, justify…': Kash Patel's girlfriend confronted With MAGA spy accusations amid Epstein row
Alexis Wilkins, the 26-year-old country singer dating 45-year-old FBI Director Kash Patel, faced a storm of online conspiracy theories accusing her of being an Israeli 'honeypot' spy. The claims exploded after the Justice Department closed the Jeffrey Epstein case on July 10, announcing no 'client list' existed and no evidence of foul play in Epstein's death . MAGA influencers, furious over the anticlimactic outcome, targeted Wilkins, a PragerU contributor, because the conservative group's CEO once served in Israeli military intelligence. One viral post asked: 'Why would an attractive young woman date a not so attractive Indian American?' calling their relationship a 'classic honey pot'. Wilkins fired back on Megyn Kelly's show, calling the theories 'insanely ridiculous' and noting she met Patel naturally at a Nashville house party over 2.5 years ago, long before his FBI appointment. 'It would have been a really long-game play,' she joked about the spy allegations. The Arkansas native, who attended the same Swiss school as Tucker Carlson, clarified she's Christian, not Jewish as some conspiracies claimed, and called the attacks 'disheartening'. She understands fans' frustration over the Epstein case but insists critics 'tie pieces together in all the wrong ways'. The couple's 19-year age difference fueled conspiracy theories, but Wilkins called it irrelevant compared to Patel's 'incredible character' and their shared patriotism. 'He's exactly who he is all the time... the most integrity I've experienced,' she told Kelly, describing their bond over American values. Wilkins noted her public conservative work, hosting a Rumble show, supporting veterans—should disprove spy claims. Yet theories persisted, including false claims Patel 'left his wife' for her, despite no evidence he was ever married. Experts say the attacks reflect MAGA's shattered expectations. For years, Patel promised to expose Epstein's elite contacts, declaring in 2022: 'Put on your big boy pants' to the FBI. His shift to calling the case 'closed' after becoming director angered supporters seeking accountability. With no bombshells in the Epstein files, conspiracy theories filled the void—and Wilkins became a convenient target. As she stated: 'These accusations come from accounts farming engagement after their relevance dried up post-Trump's win' .
USA Today
9 hours ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Raiders second year DT stepping up to fill void left by Christian Wilkins release
By this point in the season, the only thing you think is going to send a shockwave into your roster is a major injury. For the Raiders it was an unhealed injury and perhaps a bit more that had them cut ties with their top free agent addition from last offseason just a few days into training camp. Christian Wilkins hadn't practiced with the team all offseason, so it wasn't a situation that had the Raiders completely scrambling to replace him. But up until probably about a month ago, they were thinking he would eventually be back, so anyone getting his reps was a temporary placeholder. Last season it was Adam Butler who stepped up when Wilkins suffered the Jones fracture in his foot which has since not healed properly, thus causing him to miss all this time. Butler signed a new long term deal this offseason, even when they probably figured Wilkins would be back in the fold and the two would start alongside each other. That means it will have to be someone else who steps up to replace Wilkins alongside Butler. From the looks of things, that player is second-year man Jonah Laulu. 'Jonah really flashed last year when he played," said head coach Pete Carroll. "He didn't play consistently, he didn't get in all the time, didn't log a ton of plays, but he shows all of the traits. He's really long, he plays really good technique wise, he's a little bit quicker than you might think for a big guy, and he uses it well. His resolve about coming from the offseason all through camp is really clear, He's really on it. He's playing day after day after day, he's doing things right, he's playing hard and he's really tuned in and he's playing tough. He's making a great pitch that he needs to be out there a lot.' Carroll seems to have seen the same things I saw when watching Laulu last season. The undrafted rookie was waived by the Colts in the final cuts and claimed by the Raiders. From there he had to play catch up with his new teammatese and work his way onto the field. By season's end, he had shown all the makings of being at very least the next man up in the DT rotation behind Butler and Wilkins. And he was twice named a Baller for his work, including Top Baller in Week 15. So, naturally, with Wilkins out of the picture, it would seem to fall to Laulu. Butler thinks Laulu is on his the right trajectory to start alongside him. 'Maybe I'm a little biased because I see myself in him from the standpoint that he came in really strong as a pass rusher," Butler said of Laulu. "I'm not going to say that he struggled in the run game like I did early on, but I would say that that's an area of improvement that he's focused on. And I know it took me a little minute to get there as far as the run game goes and I'm confident that he's going to get there because he's shown that he has the right attitude to get there.' Attitude is important. Laulu admitted that he suffered from a lot of imposter syndrome as a rookie. Here he was an undrafted guy, a local Vegas kid, seeing significant reps with the Raiders defense. The feeling is understandable. 'It's a mindset I've always had since I was younger. I've always felt like I had something to prove," said Laulu. "I always wanted to take care of my family. I always had a chip on my shoulder. It's just a mindset of never being satisfied. Little victories, be happy about that, pat yourself on the back or whatever, but you just got to keep going to work. Nobody cares about what you did yesterday. Nobody cares about my rookie year, none of that. I didn't do anything to be honest. I'm looking at what's next." What's next could be a starting defensive tackle on this Raiders defense. He added that the one thing that's changed the most this year from last is his confidence. He's no longer playing catch up. He's had a year in Patrick Graham's defense and has also clearly made an impression on the new staff as well. No one is saying he will step in an offer what Wilkins did. But if Butler can have another solid season and Laulu can take another step forward, that could be enough.
