Ghislaine Maxwell Epstein ally talks to top attorney, but can she be believed?

Early one afternoon in April 2016, Ghislaine Maxwell got so angry that she struck a table.

- Victoria Bekiempis

Early one afternoon in April 2016, Ghislaine Maxwell got so angry that she struck a table. Maxwell, who was facing a defamation lawsuit from Jeffrey Epstein's late accuser, Virginia Giuffre Roberts, was being deposed by attorneys and seemed to grow incensed during questioning.

"I am going to put on the record, Ms Maxwell very inappropriately and very harshly pounded our law firm table in an inappropriate manner," said Sigrid McCawley, Roberts' attorney. "I ask she take a deep breath and calm down. I know this is a difficult position, but physical assault or threats is not appropriate - so no pounding, no stomping, no, that's not appropriate."

Maxwell, who in 2021 was convicted of sex trafficking in relation to Epstein, replied: "Can we be clear, I didn't threaten anybody."

The heated deposition would prove damaging for Maxwell.

When she was charged in 2020 for inviting unsuspecting teenage girls into Epstein's predatory orbit, she also faced two perjury counts for allegedly providing false information "under oath" during litigation.

Although prosecutors said they would drop these perjury counts if she did not get a retrial in her sex-trafficking case, Maxwell's statements about Epstein - and whether they can be trusted - are once again making headlines.