So you know how Jeffrey Epstein (allegedly) has a thing for underage girls, especially those of the transsexual teen prostitute variety? Well, thanks to today's R&M column, now we know exactly how he lured them in. (Nope, it wasn't Mystery's patented brand of lame pickup lines and backhanded compliments). Turns out, the man who singlehandedly de-virginized the Virgin Islands had a little help from his wingman, Tommy.

Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein has a friend in music man Tommy Mottola, we hear. Epstein, who faces charges of consorting with underage girls, "used to tell certain girls that he could get them record contracts," says a source. "He'd bring them up to Tommy's office to audition. Tommy did it as a favor to Jeffrey."

Yes, purely as a favor to his old pal Jeff! And not at all because Mottola also has a thing for signing young girls to his label, exploiting them with promises of grandeur then marrying them on the very same day they turn 18 years old.