Convicted
sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell, currently serving a 20-year sentence for her
involvement in Jeffrey Epstein’s trafficking ring, has pushed back against a
widely circulated photo that appeared to show her standing behind Prince Andrew
and Virginia Giuffre at her London home. Released as part of a Justice
Department interview transcript, Maxwell labeled the image “literally a fake
photo.”
She also
challenged allegations made by Giuffre—who said she was paid to have relations
with Prince Andrew at Maxwell’s house—calling the claims “rubbish” and
“mind-blowingly not conceivable.” Maxwell insisted she was never the one who
introduced the pair.
The
photograph in question, reportedly taken in 2001, depicts Prince Andrew with
his arm around Giuffre, who was just 17 at the time, with Maxwell standing in
the background. Giuffre says she provided the original to the FBI during their
investigation.
Maxwell’s
denials extend beyond the image. She also refuted the existence of an “Epstein
list” of powerful individuals implicated in wrongdoing, stating bluntly, “There
is no list.”
Regarding
Epstein’s death in August 2019, Maxwell expressed disbelief in the official
suicide ruling but refrained from endorsing conspiracy theories, describing
claims of murder as “ludicrous.”
