{"id":66146,"date":"2024-01-04T04:09:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T04:09:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/04\/jeffrey-epstein-court-documents-reveal-names-of-associates\/"},"modified":"2024-01-04T04:09:38","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T04:09:38","slug":"jeffrey-epstein-court-documents-reveal-names-of-associates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/04\/jeffrey-epstein-court-documents-reveal-names-of-associates\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey Epstein Court Documents Reveal Names of Associates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:70.1%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Davidoff Studios\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Documents that name dozens of public figures associated with accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been unsealed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">The first of what is expected to be multiple batches of documents were released in federal court in New York on Wednesday, January 3, following federal judge <strong>Loretta A. Preska\u2019s<\/strong> December 18 ruling. The documents were initially filed in 2015 as part of a lawsuit against <strong>Ghislaine Maxwell<\/strong>, Epstein\u2019s former girlfriend, who was convicted in 2021 of participating in Epstein\u2019s sex crimes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Forty exhibits were released in Wednesday\u2019s filings. While information regarding the case has previously been made public, this marks the first time the documents have been released through the legal system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">The documents include excerpts of depositions and motions from the case, including a deposition from <strong>Virginia Giuffre<\/strong>, who claimed Epstein sexually abused her as a minor and that Maxwell aided in the abuse.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/hollywood-sexual-misconduct-scandals\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jeremy-piven-harvey-weinstein-kevin-spacey-sexual-misconduct-hollywood.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Jeremy Piven, Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Sexual Misconduct, Hollywood, Sexual Harassment\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/jeremy-piven-harvey-weinstein-kevin-spacey-sexual-misconduct-hollywood.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/hollywood-sexual-misconduct-scandals\/\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Hollywood&#8217;s Sexual Misconduct Scandals<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tWhile Hollywood may appear to be all glitz and glam on the surface, the industry has seen its fair share of\u00a0scandals\u00a0through the years. The\u00a0New York Times\u00a0and the\u00a0New Yorker first published investigative pieces in 2017 that accused disgruntled movie producer Harvey Weinstein of decades of sexual assault and harassment. Soon after, Weinstein stood trial and was [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">In her deposition, Giuffre claimed that Maxwell directed her to have sexual contact with various public figures including <strong>Prince Andrew<\/strong>, New Mexico Governor <strong>Bill Richardson<\/strong>, an \u201cunnamed prince,\u201d the \u201cowner of a large hotel chain\u201d and more. (It\u2019s unclear from the documents if Giuffre had sexual contact with any of the accused parties.)\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Giuffre settled her lawsuit against Maxwell in 2017. She later sued Prince Andrew over the alleged sexual abuse four years later. The suit settled in early 2022, with Andrew vehemently denying any wrongdoing. Andrew later stepped down from his royal duties in 2019 after his association with Epstein made headlines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">\u201cIt has become clear to me over the last few days that the circumstance relating to my former association with Jeffrey Epstein has become a major disruption to my family\u2019s work and the valuable work going on in the many organizations and charities that I am proud to support,\u201d the prince wrote in a statement at the time. \u201cTherefore, I have asked Her Majesty if I may step back from public duties for the foreseeable future, and she has given her permission.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Wednesday\u2019s documents also include a 2016 deposition given by<strong> Johanna Sjoberg<\/strong>, whom Maxwell allegedly procured to work for Epstein. In her deposition, Sjoberg claimed that Prince Andrew place his hand on her breast in a \u201cjoking\u201d manner while posing for a photo. Sjoberg also claimed that Epstein spoke to her about former president <strong>Bill Clinton<\/strong>, saying, \u201cHe said done time that Clinton likes them young, referring to girls.\u201d When asked if Clinton was a friend of Epstein\u2019s, Sjoberg alleged that the twosome had \u201cdealings\u201d with each other.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Clinton\u2019s spokesperson<strong> Angel Ure\u00f1a<\/strong> denied claims regarding Clinton\u2019s involvement with Epstein in 2019. \u201cPresident Clinton knows nothing about the terrible crimes Jeffrey Epstein pleaded guilty to in Florida some years ago, or those with which he has been recently charged in New York,\u201d she wrote via X (formerly Twitter) at the time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"sip-widget\" id=\"sip-widget\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\"><strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Jackson<\/strong> and <strong>David Copperfield<\/strong> are among other public figures whose names have been unsealed in the case. Once released, the total sum of documents are expected to reveal over 200 of Epstein\u2019s associates.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"x_ContentPasted0\">Authorities began investigating Jeffrey\u2019s sexual abuse in 2005. Three years later, he was convicted of procuring an underage girl for prostitution and soliciting a prostitute. He served 13 months behind bars before being arrested again in July 2019 on federal charges for the sex trafficking of minors. One month later, he committed suicide at the age of 66.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jeffrey-epstein-court-documents-reveal-names-of-associates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Davidoff Studios\/Getty Images Documents that name dozens of public figures associated with accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have been unsealed.\u00a0 The first of what is expected to be multiple batches of documents were released in federal court in New York on Wednesday, January 3, following federal judge Loretta A. Preska\u2019s December 18 ruling. 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