Maxwell who is serving 20 years in prison told CBS that she wished she never met Epstein and that meeting him was the worst thing that occurred in her life.
The Sun UK detailed : GHISLAINE Maxwell has spoken for the first time from jail about her “dear friend” Prince Andrew.
Convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell has opened up about her “dear friend” Prince Andrew during an explosive first interview from prison.https://t.co/mnPhHsW03w
— Sky News Australia (@SkyNewsAust) October 16, 2022
In a world exclusive interview from the prison where she is serving 20 years for trafficking teenage girls, she confessed: “I feel so bad for him. I follow what is happening to him.’’
Maxwell, 60, appeared shaken when told the Prince’s lawyers had claimed they were never close, before adding sadly: “I accept that this friendship could not survive my conviction.
“He is paying such a price for the association. I consider him a dear friend. I care about him.”
It comes as the Duke of York struggles to rescue his image in the face of hostile public opinion and the heartbreak of his mother the Queen’s death.
In two explosive interviews, one of which was conducted face-to-face in prison, Maxwell even told how she is now convinced Andrew is a victim of faked evidence.
She also spoke for the first time of her close friendships with former US Presidents Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, and her association with “the greatest regret of my life’’, paedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
Our first meeting, conducted as part of an upcoming CBS-Paramount Plus special, took place in June this year inside New York’s notorious Metropolitan Detention Centre, followed by another lengthy interview conducted remotely from her current jail in Florida.
Speaking for the first time since her arrest in July 2020, Maxwell talked of her regrets over her association with billionaire financier and sex abuser Epstein, claiming it had turned her into a “wicked witch” hate figure and damaged those she loved. And she revealed she longs to turn back the clock.
“I said in my court statement that meeting Epstein was the greatest mistake of my life,” Maxwell admits.