Former Rockstar North CEO and current Build a Rocket Boy co-CEO Leslie Benzies has denied allegations of involvement with billionaire pedophile and human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, saying in a statement provided to Kotaku that “these allegations are false.”
Benzies’ statement comes a few days after Build a Rocket Boy co-CEO Mark Gerhard issued a “formal cease and desist demand” to YouTuber Cyber Boi on the MindsEye Discord, just minutes after Cyber Boi released a video noting that Benzies is mentioned in the Epstein files.
The video, which we have not seen, has since been taken down: “They threatened legal action,” Cyber Boi wrote on his own Discord. “Can’t be arsed with the drama of it all.”
The timing of the cease and desist may have been coincidental, as Gerhard’s message focuses on alleged leaks of confidential company information, rather than the Epstein files.
Gerhard’s accusation of “media manipulation, espionage, sabotage, or interference” recalls a previous incident, when Gerhard claimed in May 2025 that “a concerted effort to trash the game and the studio” was being made in an attempt to derail the release of MindsEye. His comments were interpreted by some as implying that the sabotage was being financed by Rockstar, though Gerhard did not explicitly name Rockstar in this context. Rockstar has not responded to these allegations. Benzies himself later made similar allegations.
I don’t know what else was in Cyber Boi’s since-removed video, but references to Leslie Benzies in the Epstein files are a matter of public record and can be found with a simple search on the US Department of Justice website.
PC Gamer has seen no evidence to support Gerhard’s allegation of criminal conduct against Cyber Boi. The timing of the cease and desist in relation to his now removed video may be coincidental, as Gerhard’s message focuses on alleged leaks of confidential company information.
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