Jury deliberations in the sex trafficking trial of Ghislaine Maxwell began late Monday afternoon. The jury received the case just before 5 p.m. EST. Before jury deliberations began, most of Monday’s Maxwell trial developments were spent on an abbreviated version of closing arguments. Judge Alison J. Nathan urged lawyers to keep their closings tight due…

Defense lawyers for alleged Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell continued questioning Friday, this time calling an ex-girlfriend of Epstein to testify. Eva Andersson-Dubin testified that she dated Epstein “off and on” from 1983 to the early 1990s before he dated Maxwell. Epstein and Andersson-Dubin remained friends after breaking up. Andersson-Dubin is key to the case…

After a brief break in the trial of Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, her defense team began questioning Thursday. The video above shows Maxwell’s defense team and some supporters arriving at court. The prosecution in the case rested last Friday. The Maxwell defense kicked off its witness questioning with Cimberly Espinosa, a former office worker for…

The prosecution in the trial of Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell rested its case Friday, a day after the trial was paused due to an attorney getting sick. The judge in the case told the jury it will return next Thursday to hear the defense’s case. Closing arguments could come as soon as Dec. 20. Lawyers…

The sex trafficking trial of Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell was unexpectedly paused Thursday morning. U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan told the jury one of the attorneys fell “ill and has to get care.” The attorney has not been identified. Nathan said there was no reason to believe the illness was related to COVID-19. Jurors…

As Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial unfolds, the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York has released the photos revealed in court. The FBI discovered the photos, along with documents, in Jeffrey Epstein’s New York and Palm Beach homes. Maxwell is accused of working as Epstein’s accomplice in sexual exploitation. Prosecutors say Maxwell would…

A day after a Jeffrey Epstein accuser testified against Ghislaine Maxwell in court, the defense team representing former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett rested its case. The case then went to the prosecution, shortly after Smollett finished a second day of testimony. Prosecutors said they had no other witnesses to call, and Judge James Linn scheduled…

Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial began Monday, as the 59-year-old former socialite is charged with six counts of sexual exploitation. With her former companion Jeffrey Epstein dead, many see Maxwell as his proxy in the Manhattan courtroom. Depending on the jury’s decision, she could be held responsible for the sex-trafficking network that the pair allegedly used to abuse…

On the same day jury selection began in the trial of former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett, opening statements began Monday in the sex trafficking trial of longtime Jeffrey Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell. The video above shows the scenes inside and outside the courtrooms of both trials. The beginning of Maxwell’s trial comes over two years…

Update (Jan. 13, 2022): A judge ruled Wednesday that Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit against Prince Andrew is allowed to go ahead. The prince’s lawyers had argued a 2009 sex trafficking settlement between Giuffre and Jeffrey Epstein should prevent her from suing Andrew. They also argued Giuffre’s suit lacked specificity, and attacked her credibility and motives. In…