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Case 18-2868, Document 281, 08/09/2019, 2628234, Page19 of 66 e See McCawley Dec. at Exhibit 39, the Palm Beach Police Report showing that Epstein used women and girls to collect underage girls for his abuse GIUFFRE005614-005700 e See McCawley Dec. at Exhibit 41, Epstein’s Flight Logs showing that Defendant flew with Ms. Giuffre 23 times GIUFFRE007055-007161 Next, Defendant states, “He [Barden] believed these ends could be accomplished by suggesting to the media that, among other things, they should subject Ms. Giuffre’s allegations to inquiry and scrutiny.” Ms. Giuffre disputes any statement as to Barden’s “belief” (supra). Ms. Giuffre disputes that the harm to Defendant’s reputation could be mitigated by the media’s inquiry into and scrutiny of Ms. Giuffre’s allegations, because a deeper inquiry would only reveal additional evidence corroborating Ms. Giuffre’s allegations, such as the evidence put forth in Ms. Giuffre’s opposition memorandum of law and detailed in the bulleted citations, supra. Defendant then states, “For example, he [Barden] noted in the statement that Ms. Giuffre’s allegations changed dramatically over time, suggesting that they are ‘obvious lies’ and therefore should not be ‘publicized as news.’” First, Ms. Giuffre disputes that Barden noted anything in the statement, as that is unsubstantiated by the record evidence. Not to do Defendant’s work for her, but the closest evidence Defendant has for such a statement is testimony from the Gow deposition wherein Gow speculates that Barden “had a hand in” drafting the press statement, an opinion which may or may not be based on first-hand knowledge. See McCawley Dec. at Exhibit 6, Gow Dep. Tr. at 45:14-17 (Q. Okay. A. And I say, “Thanks, Philip” because I’m aware of the fact that he had a hand, a considerable hand in the drafting.”) This is wholly insufficient to show who drafted the passages quoted by Defendant above. Regardless of those passages’ original author, it is ultimately Defendant who “noted” anything because it is her statement and she directed that it be sent to the media and public. 19