Ghislaine Maxwell wants Jeffrey Epstein’s estate to pay legal costs
Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged madam Ghislaine Maxwell has sued his estate for coverage of legal bills, security costs and costs for “safe accommodations,” according to court papers filed in the US Virgin Islands.
The disgraced British socialite — who has been in hiding — says she worked for Epstein from 1999 through at least 2006 and he “promised Maxwell that he would support her financially.”
Maxwell says Epstein also paid for legal costs in two prior lawsuits filed by Sarah Ransome and alleged Epstein “sex slave” Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
“Epstein made a clear and unambiguous promise to Maxwell that he would indemnify Maxwell and advance any expense incurred by reason of her prior employment relationship with him and his affiliated businesses,” says Maxwell’s lawsuit, dated March 12.
Maxwell says Epstein’s promise was reaffirmed by his lawyer Darren Indyke, one of the executors of the estate, who told her she “would be paid because she would not have incurred any legal expenses but for Epstein’s alleged misconduct, and that Epstein’s promises would be honored,” say the court papers, first reported by the New York Times.
“Maxwell has incurred and will continue to incur significant legal fees, personal security costs, and other costs in connection with legal suits, proceedings, and investigations relating to Epstein, his affiliated businesses, and his alleged victims,” the court documents claim.
Maxwell says in the suit she “receives regular threats to her life and safety, which have required her to hire personal security services and find safe accommodation.”
https://nypost.com/2020/03/18/ghislaine-maxwell-wants-jeffrey-epsteins-estate-to-pay-legal-costs/