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10 fd. 12 [3 14 15 16 i) 18 wife) 20 21 22 23 24 25 34 H3VOGIU1 amount has something that the jury should consider. Your Honor, the papers set forth very clearly that there's a specific rule of evidence directly on point with respect to settlement agreements, and they can't be used in that manner. Your Honor, we cite to our papers on that with respect to any prior settlement agreement being entered into evidence ae ‘the: teal. MR. CASSELL: I believe I have the next three. Item 18 then is defamation litigation. And your Honor is aware that there was a separate lawsuit that's spun out of this situation where Cassell and Edwards filed a defamation action in Florida State Court against Alan Dershowitz. Alan Dershowitz then counterclaimed. That was litigated in Florida State Court for about a year. Ultimately, the parties settled their differences in an undisclosed financial arrangements and, as part of the comprehensive settlement, Cassell and Edwards then withdraw summary judgment against Dershowitz. It was as expressly understood when the parties agreed upon this confidential settlement, there was then a statement in which it was said that Ms. Giuffre reaffirms her allegations, and the withdrawal of the reference to the filings is not intended to be and should not be construed as being an acknowledgment by Edwards and Cassell that the allegations made by Ms. Giuffre were mistaken. There was a portion of the statement that talked about SOUTHERN DISTRICT REPORTERS, P.C. (212) 805-0300 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_011337