Overview
- Hilton told The Sunday Times she does not remember ever meeting Maxwell and described herself as a "good clickbait name."
- The recruitment claim originates from composer Christopher Mason’s account in the 2020 docuseries Surviving Jeffrey Epstein, in which he said Maxwell remarked Hilton would be "perfect for Jeffrey."
- Reporting notes that photos place Hilton near Maxwell and Donald Trump at a New York fashion event on Sept. 18, 2000, but they do not establish that a recruitment attempt occurred.
- No new corroborating evidence has surfaced connecting Hilton to Maxwell or Epstein beyond the years-old documentary claim and archival images.
- Maxwell is serving a 20-year federal sentence following her 2022 conviction related to Epstein’s sex-trafficking scheme, as renewed scrutiny of Epstein-era files drives fresh media attention.