Overview
- Hilton told The Sunday Times she does not remember ever meeting Maxwell and added that her name is a tempting target for clickbait.
- The allegation originated in the 2020 docuseries Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, where Christopher Mason said Maxwell thought a teenage Hilton would be "perfect for Jeffrey" and asked for an introduction.
- A photograph from the Anand Jon fashion show on Sept. 18, 2000 shows Hilton, then 19, near Maxwell and Donald Trump, but the image does not prove any recruitment effort.
- Maxwell was convicted on federal charges related to Epstein’s sex trafficking operation and received a 20-year sentence in 2022.
- Hilton’s comments mark the latest public response to a years-old claim that remains unverified beyond Mason’s account.