Maxwell was included as the 31st name on the list. The dismissed civil case named nearly 40 defendants, including Epstein, Jay-Z, Beyonce╠ü, Kanye West, Disney and Universal Music Group. Social media users circulated the list of names and companies as Maxwell prepared to face trial. It came from a lawsuit filed in August 2020 that was separate from the criminal trial and dismissed as "frivolous" in less than a month. THE FACTS: The list of purported defendants was not part of the criminal case against Maxwell. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York confirmed in a statement that the press would be allowed to attend the trial, and that there would be no live feeds except those within the courthouse.ĬLAIM: Documents unsealed before the trial began showed a list of defendants, including some celebrities, who were named as "co-conspirators" in the case. Reporters for The Associated Press were among those who attended the trial and journalists could be seen waiting in line to enter the courthouse. But reporters and members of the public were able to watch the trial live, both in the courtroom, as well as in overflow rooms where it was streamed for those who didn't get a seat.
At one point, posts falsely claimed the judge placed a media "gag order" on the case and banned the press from attending. Some compared it to the fully televised Kyle Rittenhouse trial, which took place in state court.
But federal courts do not allow cameras like some state courts do, and the discrepancy fueled confusion and conspiracy theories on social media.Īhead of the trial, news that the case would not be livestreamed began circulating. THE FACTS: Members of the media were allowed to watch Maxwell's trial. However, the judge did find at the outset of the trial that only certain pages from Maxwell's address book identifying victims with the word "massage" next to them could be marked into evidence.ĬLAIM: The judge in the Ghislaine Maxwell case issued a media-wide gag order over the trial with no livestream to keep scandalous details from leaking out to the public. And troves of additional materials detailing what went on at homes where Maxwell and Epstein resided have been unsealed in the last two years after federal appeals judges and a Manhattan judge agreed that once-sealed records in a civil case against Maxwell should be released publicly.Īlmost every exhibit in the Maxwell trial was released publicly, including pictures of Epstein and Maxwell together. Last June, Nathan even ruled that two 2016 depositions from a civil case involving Maxwell could be used in her criminal trial. But that doesn't track with what actually happened.ĭetails of Epstein's network came out at trial in numerous ways, through multiple witnesses and exhibits, including flight logs and bank records. Nathan ordered details of Epstein's network sealed and that prosecutors made a deal to protect Maxwell's contacts. THE FACTS: Posts online are claiming that U.S. Here are some of the claims that spread online, and the facts you need to know about them:ĬLAIM: The judge in the Maxwell case ordered details of Epstein's network sealed after the jury found Maxwell guilty. Maxwell was found guilty on five of six counts at the conclusion of the monthlong trial where she was accused of helping Epstein sexually exploit teenage girls. At the same time, previously debunked claims reemerged on social media, including assertions that there was no media coverage of the high-profile trial. On Thursday, posts emerged falsely claiming that trial documents were sealed to protect Epstein - who died by suicide in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex crimes - and his influential friends. The sex-trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, ended with a guilty verdict, but that hasn't stopped the flow of false news that has swirled around the case.
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