Virginia Roberts Giuffre, an Epstein accuser, died by suicide in April 2025 , and on April 25-26, 2026, her family and supporters held a memorial in Washington, D.C., where Parnas chose to attend rather than the White House Correspondents Dinner . Parnas is explaining a personal editorial choice to prioritize survivor advocacy over attending the press event where a shooting incident occurred . His statement that he's proud of this choice is opinion, but all the underlying facts check out — the memorial happened, Giuffre's anniversary was April 25, and Trump signaled the dinner would be rescheduled in 30 days . What's missing: Parnas doesn't explain what specific impact his non-attendance sends or why attending vs. not attending carries the moral weight he's describing.