Prince Andrew's accuser Virginia Giuffre is being sued for $10 million after a dispute sparked by a conspiracy concept surrounding the well-known picture of the royal together with his arm round her.

Giuffre accused Queen Elizabeth II's favourite son of rape in a New York civil lawsuit that he settled out of courtroom in March 2022. Andrew denied Giuffre's allegations however paid her an undisclosed sum.

Among the many proof was a well-known image of the Duke of York together with his arm round Giuffre stated to have been taken by Jeffrey Epstein at Ghislaine Maxwell's London townhouse within the early 2000s.

Giuffre says she was compelled to have intercourse with Andrew for the primary time shortly afterward.

Whereas the picture was key proof in that civil lawsuit, it additionally seems to have had a task in triggering a second lawsuit filed for a dizzying $10 million in New York by Rina Oh, who stated she was additionally a sufferer of Epstein.

Giuffre and Oh each say they have been abused by Jeffrey Epstein however they've additionally accused one another of posing as victims for cash.

They're now locked in a big-money lawsuit initiated by Oh which additionally features a counterclaim by Giuffre.

Andrew With Arm Around Virginia Giuffre
Prince Andrew places his arm round Virginia Giuffre whereas Ghislaine Maxwell seems to be on in a picture Giuffre says was taken by Jeffrey Epstein in London within the early 2000s. The picture sparked a $10 million lawsuit between Giuffre and Rina Oh.Virginia Giuffre

The case focuses on tweets posted by Giuffre accusing Oh of being an Epstein recruiter and former girlfriend of the convicted pedophile.

Giuffre's attorneys say she was exercising her proper to freedom of speech after Oh disputed the authenticity of the Andrew picture throughout an interview for the podcast BROKEN: Searching for Justice on an episode titled The Recruiters.

A Might 2022 courtroom submitting, seen by Newsweek, describes that within the podcast Oh "says that Prince Andrew 'will not be unsuitable when he stated that the image was doctored.'"

"Ms. Oh goes on to assert that within the unique photograph the 'lighting would not look proper' and makes additional feedback suggesting that the photograph was manipulated, and she or he believes that it's a 'composite picture'," the lawsuit continued.

Giuffre's attorneys argue the tweets that adopted have been a reliable response to Oh's feedback on the podcast and have countersued utilizing anti-SLAPP legal guidelines, that are designed to stop "Strategic Lawsuits In opposition to Public Participation."

Their courtroom submitting reads: "In responding to the false statements that Ms. Oh made throughout the above-mentioned interview for The Recruiters podcast, Ms. Giuffre was speaking in a public discussion board in reference to a problem of public curiosity and fascinating in lawful conduct in furtherance of her train of the constitutional proper of free speech in reference to a problem of public curiosity.

"Ms. Giuffre's train of her rights is strictly the category of rights supposed to be

protected by the New York anti-SLAPP legal guidelines."

The primary Giuffre tweet included in Oh's criticism was posted on October 28, 2020, the day the podcast interview aired.

Quoted in Oh's courtroom submitting, it learn: "Women & Gents meet Rina who

now could be pleading innocence since there is a $VCF$ [victims' compensation fund] she has determined to come back out as a sufferer, when on the document she was #Epstein's GF"& was rewarded with $$ in commerce for victims- actual victims. Might karma be upheld

and justice be accomplished."

One other tweet from the identical day, additionally quoted within the submitting, learn: "Rina- if you happen to learn this I hope you reside in disgrace for the remainder of your life. You do not intimidate me any longer & the bodily & psychological scares you left me with must be sufficient to place your a** in jail, my line within the sand is drawn & your responsible! #LockHerUp."

Giuffre accused Oh of abusing her throughout their time within the orbit of Jeffrey Epstein, together with by reducing her.

"Ms. Giuffre was the sufferer of the sadomasochist sexual and bodily abuse perpetrated towards her by Ms. Oh, together with reducing, slashing and different bodily accidents throughout the sadomasochist periods which have left Ms. Giuffre with everlasting emotional and bodily scars," stated Giuffre's attorneys of their submitting.

Oh sued for defamation and stated Giuffre knew or ought to have identified her statements have been false.

A courtroom submitting by her attorneys, seen by Newsweek, reads: "[Giuffre] knew or ought to have identified that, in any respect related occasions, [Oh] was a younger sufferer of Epstein and never a co-conspirator of Epstein or part of his interior circle of criminals (as concluded by the authorities, together with the FBI).

"[Giuffre] knew or ought to have identified that, simply as [Giuffre] claims purportedly occurred to her, always, [Oh] was getting used, abused, exploited and manipulated by Epstein and his interior circle."

It added: "In mild of the malicious, intentional and/or willful nature of [Giuffre's] actions, [Oh] is entitled to punitive damages, in an quantity to be decided at trial, however believed to be in extra of Ten Million ($10,000,000) Dollars."

Nonetheless, it doesn't cease there as a follow-up June 2022 courtroom submitting by Oh alleges Giuffre sexually abused her.

As seen by Newsweek, it reads: "[Oh] by no means perpetrated any sadomasochistic acts or sexual abuse upon [Giuffre]. On the contrary, [Giuffre] (who was of authorized age on the time) sexually assaulted [Oh].

"Certainly, [Oh] was shocked when she was known as to the therapeutic massage room to see Epstein, and located Epstein and [Giuffre] ready for her. [Giuffre] then proceeded to the touch [Oh] with out [Oh]'s consent and far to her horror."

"[Oh] didn't carry three girls to Epstein for sexual functions," it added. "Whereas, however, [Giuffre] recruited quite a few women, together with many minors, for Epstein and Maxwell, whom [Giuffre] groomed for Epstein and to be sexually abused and intercourse trafficked."

Oh's submitting says Giuffre might herself be accused of being motivated by cash after she "obtained giant money payouts" from the victims' fund and was paid "$15 million by suing after which settling with Prince Andrew of the UK."

The courtroom case is ongoing and the present schedule suggests a trial someday in 2023.

Prince Andrew and Virginia Giuffre
Prince Andrew is seen together with his arm round Virginia Giuffre in Ghislaine Maxwell's London townhouse within the early 2000s in a picture submitted as proof to her lawsuit towards the royal. Giuffre can also be seen at a 2019 press convention in New York. Virginia Giuffre and AP Picture/Bebeto Matthews