A stunned world froze as Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s convicted accomplice serving 20 years, doubled down on her long-standing claim that the infamous 2001 photo of Prince Andrew with his arm around 17-year-old Virginia Giuffre is “fake.”
In her July 2025 DOJ interview—transcript released August 22, 2025—Maxwell, voice steady, insisted: “That photo is not authentic—I’ve said it before. It’s doctored.” She dismissed Giuffre’s account of the March 10 London night—Tramp nightclub, Maxwell’s townhouse, alleged assault—as “fabrication,” claiming no memory of Giuffre beyond brief encounters.
The photo—Andrew grinning, hand on Giuffre’s waist, Maxwell smirking—has been authenticated: developed at a Florida Walgreens March 13, 2001; Epstein’s 2011 email confirming “yes she had her picture taken with Andrew.” Giuffre’s memoir Nobody’s Girl (October 21, 2025) detailed the horror, naming Andrew 88 times for three alleged assaults at age 17.
Maxwell’s denial—raw, unyielding—ignited fury amid Epstein Files Transparency Act disclosures (completed December 19, no bombshells). Survivors erupted: “She groomed us—now calls proof fake?” Annie Farmer said. Andrew, stripped of titles October 30, remained silent.
The claim—convicted enabler vs. authenticated image—ensured Giuffre’s truth, her suicide April 25 at 41 notwithstanding, thundered eternal: photo real, denial futile, Maxwell’s words hollow against survivor roar.
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