NEW YORK - In a development no one asked for but the internet immediately accepted as canon, online investigators are now alleging that former Barstool Sports employee Adam “Smitty” Smith may have played multiple games of Fortnite alongside the late financier Jeffrey Epstein during the game’s early years.
The claims stem from resurfaced clips, screenshots, and late-night forum posts suggesting Epstein was an active Fortnite player from 2017 to even today, after his confirmed death. However, the early period coincidentally overlaps with Smitty’s well-documented obsession with the game. According to several anonymous accounts, both men were frequent participants in Chapter 1 lobbies, regularly dropping into popular locations such as Tilted Towers and Retail Row.
One source familiar with the matter described Epstein as “a grinder,” noting that he allegedly played long solo sessions, spent freely on skins, and treated the game “like a full-time job.” Smitty, meanwhile, was known for streaming marathon sessions marked by poor decision-making, loud complaints about lag, and an almost supernatural ability to lose gunfights he initiated.
Screenshots circulating online appear to show Epstein’s username 'littlestjeff' appearing in post-match kill feeds during the same windows Smitty was live on Twitch. While no direct evidence confirms the two queued intentionally, experts say the odds of them sharing lobbies during that era are “non-zero,” which has been more than enough for the internet to draw its own conclusions.
Archived footage from Smitty’s streams shows him routinely accusing unseen opponents of cheating, questioning Epic Games’ integrity, and threatening to quit the game permanently — sometimes multiple times in the same hour. At no point does he appear aware that any of his virtual opponents might later become the subject of one of the most infamous criminal investigations in modern history.
As memes continue to spread and timelines collapse inward, one uncomfortable truth remains: anyone who played Fortnite during its peak may have unknowingly shared a digital battlefield with either the worst builder alive — or Jeffrey Epstein.
The Battle Bus waits for no one.
