Prince Andrew can see agreement Virginia Giuffre signed with Jeffrey Epstein

Britain's Prince Andrew, Duke of York, speaks during a television interview outside the Royal Chapel of All Saints in Windsor on April 11, 2021, two days after the death of his father Britain's Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. - Queen Elizabeth II has described feeling a
The Duke of York vehemently denies the accusations (Picture: AFP via Getty Images)

Prince Andrew will have access to the sealed agreement his accuser Virginia Giuffre signed with Jeffrey Epstein, a US judge has ruled.

Ms Giuffre is suing the Queen’s son claiming she was trafficked by Epstein, Andrew’s former friend, to have sex with him when she was aged 17 and a minor under US law.

In a previous legal hearing, the Duke of York’s Hollywood lawyer Andrew B Brettler said she had previously entered a ‘settlement agreement’ with the convicted sex offender in 2009 that would end her case.

During the first pre-trial hearing of the case last month, Mr Brettler said: ‘There has been a settlement agreement that the plaintiff has entered into in a prior action that releases the duke and others from any and all potential liability.’

Ms Giuffre’s attorney David Boies was granted permission by Judge Loretta Preska to supply Andrew’s legal team with the previously sealed document.

He said he believes it is ‘irrelevant to the case against Prince Andrew’.

This is Prince Andrew s Hollywood super-lawyer Andrew Brettler, who is helping the embattled royal fight Virginia Roberts Giuffre s sexual abuse lawsuit. It was recently revealed the Duke of York hired hot-shot Mr Brettler to his legal team as he faces sex assault allegations he vehemently denies. LA-based Mr Brettler was unable to convince a judge to dismiss what he claims is a baseless case during a telephone pre-trial hearing earlier this month. The lawyer-to-the-stars also represents Armie Hammer, who has been accused of rape, and took on a number of cases after the #MeToo movement. He has represented That 70s show actor Danny Masterson, singer Ryan Adams and Chris Brown. Ms Roberts claims she was trafficked by Andrew s former friend and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to have sex with the prince. She says at the time of the allegation she was 17, a minor under US law. *BYLINE: Andrew B. Brettler/Mega. 20 Sep 2021 Pictured: Prince Andrew's Hollywood super-lawyer Andrew Brettler. *BYLINE: Andrew B. Brettler/Mega. Photo credit: Andrew B. Brettler/MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342
Mr Brettler said the agreement ‘releases the duke and others from any and all potential liability’ (Picture: Andrew B Brettler/Mega)

In a previous court paper, Mr Boies said to Judge Preska about the document: ‘Although we believe that the release is irrelevant to the case against Prince Andrew, now that service has been accepted and the case is proceeding to a determination on the merits, we believe that counsel for Prince Andrew have a right to review the release and to make whatever arguments they believe appropriate based on it.’

Ms Giuffre is seeking unspecified damages, but there is speculation the sum could be in the millions of dollars.

Andrew has stepped back from public duties amid the fallout from his relationship with Epstein.

It came after a 2019 Newsnight interview which saw him attempt to draw a line under his relationship with Epstein, who died in prison two years ago, but it ended up being dubbed a ‘car crash’.

Prince Andrew, Virginia Roberts, aged 17, and Ghislaine Maxwell at Ghislaine Maxwell's townhouse in London, Britain on March 13 2001 Prince Andrew and Virginia Roberts - 2001 Virginia Roberts aged 17 at Ghislaine Maxwell's townhouse in London. The photo was developed on March 13, 2001 when she was 17. Miss Roberts has filed a legal case against Prince Andrew, Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Miss Roberts now 31, has filed a criminal lawsuit in Florida claiming that she had under-aged sex with Prince Andrew and Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein Rex Features Ltd. do not claim any Copyright or License of this image. Mandatory Credit: Photo by REX (4381006b) An anonymous man terrified he?s about to be named in court papers related to Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell?s alleged child sex trafficking ring is begging a judge not to release his name and identities of others accused ? because it could tarnish their reputations, according to a surprise motion filed Tuesday. Lawyers for the John Doe filed the letter Tuesday ? just a day before Epstein?s self-proclaimed ?sex slave? Virginia Roberts Giuffre is expected to join her lawyers in court as they continue efforts to unseal thousands of pages of documents related to her civil lawsuit against the dead pedophile?s alleged procuress. ?As a non-party to these proceedings, Doe lacks specific knowledge about the contents of the Sealed Materials,? his lawyers wrote to Manhattan federal court judge Loretta Preska. ?But it is clear that these materials implicate the privacy and reputational interests of many persons other than the two primary parties to this action, Giuffre and Maxwell.?
Prince Andrew insists he has ‘no recollection’ of ever meeting Ms Giuffre (Picture: Rex)

During the programme he denied claims that he slept with Ms Giuffre on three separate occasions, saying: ‘I can absolutely categorically tell you it never happened.

‘I have no recollection of ever meeting this lady, none whatsoever.’

Andrew acknowledged being served with the lawsuit last month and has until October 29 to provide a response.

A further legal conference has been set for November 3.

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