Two newspapers have reported that the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, sent an email to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2011, calling him a “supreme friend.” This was despite her earlier public statements distancing herself from Epstein. A spokesperson for the duchess said the email was sent to counter a threat Epstein made to sue her for defamation. In a 2011 interview, the duchess had stated that her involvement with Epstein was a “gigantic error of judgment” and that she wanted nothing to do with him anymore. Epstein had been jailed three years prior for soliciting prostitution from a minor. The duchess’s spokesperson stated that the duchess still publicly condemned Epstein, but sent the email to try to appease him and prevent a lawsuit. Epstein died in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking.
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