Prince Andrew needed to fork over a TON of money to settle his sexual assault lawsuit, which was introduced forth by accuser Virginia Giuffre. And for the primary time for the reason that case closed final February, we’re getting all the main points that led as much as the Duke of York giving up the combat!
As Perezcious readers and anglophiles alike know, Virginia’s go well with alleged she was intercourse trafficked by Jeffrey Epstein and compelled to have intercourse with the 63-year-old a number of instances — together with when she was simply 17 (which he allegedly was nicely conscious of). Andrew tried to get the case dismissed however didn’t have any luck. After numerous denying the allegations, he all of the sudden gave in and agreed to a settlement final 12 months (with out apologizing for something). A gag order was then put in place for a 12 months… however time’s up and the accusers are already beginning to speak! First up, Virginia’s lawyer!
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In a dialog with DailyMail.com on Tuesday, David Boies revealed Queen Elizabeth II‘s son went from “stonewalling us to a deal in four or five days,” followed by a day or two of mediation. David believes Andrew changed his mind after suffering a series of legal losses, such as being ordered to sit for a deposition, since a week before he was set to spill his guts for the court, Andrew threw in the towel. The parties then got to talking, with Virginia’s staff making two pivotal calls for:
“From our side we said there had to be a substantial amount of money and there had to be an acceptable statement from Prince Andrew. Those were really the two initial stumbling blocks and they were resolved within a few hours of each other.”
Things moved swiftly over a collection of Zoom chats and cellphone calls between the authorized groups as a result of Andrew “just wanted out,” David defined:
“Prince Andrew just wanted out. He was realistic enough not to have any demands. He just wanted to pay not very much money and didn’t want to acknowledge Virginia or what he’d done and what his position was that Virginia had made all this up and wasn’t really a victim. He claimed he didn’t know anything about Epstein’s sex trafficking and had nothing to apologize for.”
Boies additionally thinks Andrew’s determination to rent “experienced counsel in the United States” helped flip the previous helicopter pilot’s focus onto a settlement. Andrew ditched his UK attorneys for Andrew Brettler, who labored for Lavely & Singer on the time, a agency with a fame for serving to Hollywood stars make their issues disappear. According to David, Brettler was “less reluctant to talk about the realities than maybe some of his UK counsel.” This resulted in “the most dramatic” change in temper in Boies’ complete profession, he mused:
“I can’t think of a turnaround that changed as dramatically in such a short a time as this one did.”
Wow! On why this was, he mirrored:
“I have a sense that [Prince] Andrew probably had mixed emotions. I suspect there was a substantial amount of relief but also a substantial amount of discomfort as to what he had to acknowledge and the amount of money he had to pay.”
It’s been rumored Andrew needed to pay someplace between $9 million to $16 million — with the assistance of his late mom — however David declined to debate the precise quantity to keep away from additional “embarrassment” for the Duke. Yikes. That remark alone makes us suppose the examine was most likely HUGE!
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Addressing studies that King Charles III’s youthful brother needs to attempt to overturn the settlement, David went on to say:
“If they want to get out of the settlement all they have to do is call me and let me take Andrew’s deposition and go to trial.”
Which we don’t see occurring! Interestingly, Virginia’s legal professional doesn’t suppose all hope is misplaced for the dad of two — provided that he owes as much as his alleged errors. While the interviewee thinks one other TV tell-all “wouldn’t help Andrew’s case,” particularly after his disastrous 2019 BBC look, he does suppose a memoir may “help his reputation, depending on what it said.” He shared:
“I believe both as a matter of religious faith and human compassion in the possibility of redemption. I would not put Prince Andrew or any other child of God beyond the possibility of redemption but redemption has to begin with the admission of sin and thus far he has been disinclined to do that. I think that’s always the first step.”
But if Andrew wasn’t prepared to confide in the court docket to keep away from a giant settlement, we’re not so certain he’d air all his (alleged) soiled laundry for a e-book at this level. But he may wish to — not less than simply to get his aspect of the story on the market — as a result of Virginia is reportedly on the point of spill all of the tea in a memoir of her personal! Ooooh. Now, that might actually be the nail to the coffin of Andrew’s already ruined fame! Thoughts?!
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