Ghislaine Maxwell’s legal team has promised its defence case will be shocking and have surprise revelations in a bid to clear her name.
The British socialite, 59, is said to be “too fragile” to take the witness stand as her defence begins today.
It has lined up 35 witnesses, including a false memory expert, to support her case at her trial in New York. The prosecution have called the Brit heiress a “dangerous predator” alleging she and Epstein – who she dated in the 1990s – were “partners in crime”. In a court filing last Sunday, lawyers for the British socialite confirmed their intention to call the large number of witnesses — 11 more than the prosecution.Her lawyers have scrambled to put together a line-up after the prosecution rested their case two weeks earlier than anticipated.
Meanwhile, just a small portion of Maxwell’s “little black book” — with the contact details for thousands of people including Prince Andrew — will be released publicly.
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