Ghislaine Maxwell, the disgraced British socialite serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, has expressed regret over her association with Jeffrey Epstein in a television interview from a Florida prison. Speaking to TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle, Maxwell stated she wished she had “never met” the paedophile financier.
Maxwell, 61, maintained her innocence while discussing her conviction for procuring underage girls for Epstein. She also promoted an unfounded conspiracy theory that Epstein was murdered, despite official findings that he killed himself in a New York City jail in August 2019.
“I believe that he was murdered,” Maxwell said. “I was shocked. Then I wondered how it had happened because as far as I was concerned, he was going to appeal.” She added, “I honestly wish I had never met him.”
Maxwell also claimed a well-known photograph of Prince Andrew with his accuser Virginia Giuffre is “fake”. “I don’t believe it’s real,” she said. “In fact I’m sure it’s not … there’s never been an original.”
The interview aired on Monday night as part of TalkTV’s Jeremy Kyle Live: Ghislaine Behind Bars. Maxwell was convicted in 2021 on multiple counts including sex trafficking and conspiracy.
