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Case 18-2868, Document 287, 08/09/2019, 2628251, Page28 of 76 Giuffre has denied the statement and noted that she was approached by numerous media outlets and refused to speak to most of them, that media organizations sought her out and she did not seek them out. 29. Giuffre has written the manuscript of a book she has been trying to publish detailing her alleged experience as a victim of sexual abuse and of sex trafficking in Epstein’s alleged “sex scheme.” Giuffre has stated that this mischaracterizes these activities, that it was against a backdrop of seeking psychological counseling that she drafted the manuscript as an “act of empowerment” and “a way of reframing and taking control over the narrative.” Pl.’s Opp’n at 60. Giuffre notes that she ultimately decided not to publish the manuscript. See Giuffre Dep. Tr. 249:16-18; 250:19-251:3. 30. Giuffre was required by Interrogatory No. 6 to identify any false statements attributed to Maxwell that were “published globally, including within the Southern District of New York,” as Giuffre alleged in Paragraph 9 of Count One of her complaint. In response, Giuffre identified the Press Release and 28