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Case 18-2868, Document 276, 08/09/2019, 2628224, Page3 of 77 2. Plaintiff voluntarily injected herself into public controversies related to the subject of this litigation. ........eeeeeseeseescseeseeeeseeseeecseeseeceseeseeseeeceeaeeseeeaeees 53 3. Plaintiff assumed a position of prominence in the public controversies. . 53 4. Plaintiff has maintained regular and continuing access to the media. ...... 54 D. Plaintiff must also prove actual malice to overcome the defenses of reply and pre- litigation privilege... eceeeeseeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeeeeseeaeeeees E. The January 2015 statement was substantially true, and plaintiff cannot produce clear and convincing evidence of its falsity... ccc eeseeeseeseeseeeeneeaeeseeeeseeeeneeeeaees 56 1. The January 2015 statement accurately denied that Ms. Maxwell met Plaintiff when Plaintiff was 15 years old in 1999... eeeseeseeseeeeteeeees 56 2. The January 2015 statement accurately denied that Ms. Maxwell “regularly participate[d] in Epstein’s sexual exploitation of minors” and that “the Government knows” such fact... eeseseeesceeeeeeeteteeaeees 58 3. The January 2015 statement accurately denied that “with [Ms. Maxwell’s] assistance, [Epstein] converted [Plaintiff] into what is commonly referred to as a ‘SOX SLAVE.” oes seeeescseeeesescsenececseneeecseseeeceeseesscseeeeasseeteraeees 59 4. The January 2015 statement accurately reported that Plaintiff alleged “sexual relations” with Professor Dershowitz which he denied. .............. 60 5. The January 2015 statement accurately denied that Ms. Maxwell created and distributed child pornography and that the Government knows of and possesses such child pornography. .......:..:cccceceseeseseeseeseeeeseeseeeeneeeeseneeneenes 62 6. January 2015 statement accurately denied Maxwell acted as “madame” for Epstein to traffic Plaintiff to the rich and famous. ..........c:ceseeseereeeeeeeeees 63 CONCLUSION 00. cececcecccseeseseseeecsesesececseseecsessecsesessescaesecaescseecaeseesessesaeecassesaescaeesanseneeeeas 68 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE ou0..cccccccccccescesesesessescsesessescseecaescneeecseseeesssesecessesseesscseseeasseeseas 70 il