Overview

• The correspondence, reported on Sept. 21, shows Ferguson calling Epstein a loyal and generous friend and offering an apology.
• The emails were sent weeks after she had publicly condemned him, called taking £15,000 from him a huge mistake, and vowed to cut ties.
• In the messages, she wrote that she was paralysed with fear and said she had not used the word pedophile about him.
• The BBC-cited statement from her spokesperson says Epstein pressured her and threatened a defamation lawsuit, and that she was misled by his lies.
• The disclosures renew scrutiny of Epstein’s past financial help to Ferguson and his wider ties to Prince Andrew that have weighed on the royal family’s image.