France's former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural centre over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation. Lang was summoned to appear at the French Foreign Ministry, which oversees the Arab World Institute, on Sunday, but he submitted his resignation. The Foreign Ministry confirmed his resignation on Saturday evening. The financial prosecutors' office said it had opened an investigation into Lang and his daughter, Caroline, over alleged "aggravated tax fraud laundering." Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has "taken note" of Lang's resignation and began the process to look for his successor, the foreign ministry said.

Source: The Telegraph February 08, 2026 10:10 UTC