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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031999.txt

The document is an email conversation between Jeffrey Epstein and Peggy Siegal. In the email, Peggy talks about her cold and mentions having a lunch with Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster for "The Messenger" at Monkey Bar. She also discusses staying in bed until show time, attending the National Board of Review, and hosting a party for Clooney on Wednesday night. Additionally, she mentions flying to LA and being worried about getting sick from all the want-to-be terrorists breathing on her during her travels. Finally, Peggy discusses seeing "Avatar" and its potential success at the box office and Oscars.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029773.txt

This document discusses the 83rd Academy Awards and the competition between "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" for Best Picture. The author is a publicist who has met Tom Hooper, the director of "The King's Speech," and is somewhat emotionally invested in the outcome of the awards. There are references to global events such as the situation in Libya and the US government shutdown. Woody Allen and George Lucas express their disapproval of the Academy Awards process.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013450.txt

This article focuses on Peggy Siegal, a prominent movie publicist who attended the Oscars and documented her experiences with various celebrities such as Michelle Williams, Meryl Streep, Harvey Weinstein, Nancy Reagan, Elizabeth Olsen, George Clooney, Jean Dujardin, and Uggie. The author also discusses Woody Allen's absence from the event and how Academy rules prevented him from being recognized for his work on "Midnight in Paris".

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_013442.txt

This document discusses the Oscar race for the most revered artistic honor in the world, focusing on nine films that competed in the 2011 Oscar race. It highlights three premieres at Cannes mid-May, including Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" and Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life". It also mentions the French film "The Artist" created by Michel Hazanavicius and Harvey Weinstein, as well as DreamWorks' "The Help" premiered in LA in August. The document highlights key people like Woody Allen, Terrence Malick, Jean Dujardin, Uggie, and Harvey Weinstein, as well as places like Cannes, Hollywood, and LA.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012700.txt

The document is a magazine article about the Academy Awards written by Peggy Siegal. The main topic of the article is the fierce competition between the films "The King's Speech" and "The Social Network" for the Best Picture award. Siegal also discusses her experiences attending parties and events leading up to the ceremony, as well as socializing with celebrities like Colin Firth, Jesse Eisenberg, Elton John, and Oprah Winfrey. The article mentions that Qaddafi is hunkering down in Tripoli, giving press interviews, denying that rebels are taking over Eastern Libya and that oil prices are shooting up over one hundred dollars a barrel, but the focus of the article is on the Academy Awards.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_010715.txt

In the article, Peggy Siegal shares her experience attending the Oscars as a socialite and Oscar host. She discusses the unpredictability of the Best Picture award for the 86th Academy Awards and how Fox Searchlight's slogan "It's time" helped 12 Years a Slave win. She also talks about Ellen DeGeneres hosting the event, the success of Gravity, and the actors who were up for awards that year. Siegal also mentions Steve McQueen, Alfonso Cuarón, and David O. Russell as directors she admired during the awards season.