Roy Black, the lawyer who defended high-profile clients including Justin Bieber and Jeffrey Epstein, has died, aged 80, his paw partner said.

With a national profile, he represented the notorious and the celebrated, helping to secure an acquittal in the Smith rape case and a lenient plea deal for Jeffrey Epstein.

Roy Black, the lawyer who defended high-profile clients including Justin Bieber and Jeffrey Epstein, has died, aged 80, his paw partner said.