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Independent Journalist Confronts Former CNN Host at Washington Hotel
Independent journalist Michael Tracey invited former CNN host Jim Acosta to fight outside a Washington, D.C. hotel early Sunday after an altercation at a Substack afterparty. Acosta accused Tracey of harassing Miami Herald journalist Julie K. Brown. The incident ties into ongoing disputes related to coverage of Jeffrey Epstein's case.
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D.C. hotel early Sunday morning on April 26, 2026. m. ET, stating, 'Still have no idea whatever went on with Trump tonight, just know Jim [Acosta] threw a fuckin’ hissing fit. Pussy! m. ' Acosta accused Tracey in social media posts of harassing Miami Herald journalist Julie K.
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Brown. Acosta posted on Sunday, April 26, 2026, stating, 'We saw what you did at the Substack party. You were bullying [Brown] in a menacing way and would not let her walk away from you. Your behavior was shameful and ugly.
' Tracey claimed Acosta threatened to fight him during the Substack afterparty for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Julie K. Brown is an investigative reporter who played a key role in pushing the story of financier Jeffrey Epstein’s child sex trafficking ring into the national news.
' After Brown accused Tracey of harassing her, Tracey quote-posted on X stating, 'No one ‘harassed’ you. Liar. Enjoy the bogus Netflix series based on the ‘memoir’ you fabricated quotes for. ' Journalist Tara Palmieri posted video of Tracey being met by security personnel at a Saturday event honoring Virginia Giuffre on April 25, 2026.
Palmieri stated, 'I went to Virginia Giuffre’s memorial today and who was there… [Tracey], a man who has made defaming Giuffre a full time job. ' Virginia Giuffre was a victim of Epstein’s who committed suicide in 2025. Julie K.
