Leon Black was the chairman of the Museum of Modern Art who resigned because of Epstein ties

 

Leon Black was the chairman of the Museum of Modern Art from 2018 to 2021.[19][20][21] Black resigned from the museum in the wake of revelations about his business ties to the New York financier and child sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.[22][23][24]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Modern_Art#History


Leon Black was the chairman of the Museum of Modern Art from 2018 to 2021.<ref>Melby, Caleb; Perlberg, Heather (January 16, 2020). "Nobody Makes Money Like Apollo's Ruthless Founder Leon Black". ''Bloomberg Businessweek''. Archived from the original on July 18, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.</ref><ref>"The Museum of Modern Art Elects Leon D. Black Chairman of Board of Trustees; Ronnie Heyman is Elected President". press.moma.org (Press release). May 30, 2018. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.</ref><ref>Greenberger, Alex (March 26, 2021). "Amid Jeffrey Epstein Fallout, Leon Black Will Step Down as MoMA Board Chair". ARTnews.com. Retrieved January 7, 2022.</ref> Black resigned from the museum in the wake of revelations about his business ties to the New York financier and child sex offender, [[Jeffrey Epstein]].<ref>Moon, Louise; Foy, Simon (March 22, 2021). "Hedge fund boss quits over Epstein ties". ''The Daily Telegraph''. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on January 12, 2022.</ref><ref>"Why did Leon Black pay $158m to Jeffrey Epstein?". ''Financial Times''. January 26, 2021.</ref><ref>Hilberg, Jonathan (March 29, 2021). "Leon Black steps down as MoMA chairman as artists and activists plan to strike". ''The Architect's Newspaper''.</ref>

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