The curious unravelling of Virginia Giuffre and why the plot thickens every day

California-bornVirginiaGiuffre,avictimofconvictedsexoffenderJeffreyEpstein,hassaidlittleintheyearssinceshesettledacivillawsuitwithPrinceAndrew.WhileAndrew,afriendofEpstein,rejectedanywrongdoingandcontinuestodenyclaimshesexuallyassaultedherwhenshewas17,thesettlementhepaidherwasreportedlyaround£12m.InajointstatementwithGiuffrereleasedatthetime,hesaidheregrettedhisassociationwithEpsteinandcommended“thebraveryofGiuffreandothersurvivorsinstandingupforthemselvesandothers”. Yet,threeyearsonfromthesettlement,Giuffre’swellbeingisonceagainofgraveconcernafterthemotherofthree,nowaged41,postedadistressingimagetoInstagramshowingherbruisedandbatteredface,andsayingshehadjustfourdaystoliveaftergoingintokidneyrenalfailurefollowingacarcrash. Giuffre,writingaboutthecrash,said:“Iwon’tboreanyonewiththedetails,butIthinkitimportanttonotethatwhenaschoolbusdrivercomesatyoudriving110kmaswewereslowingforaturnthatnomatterwhatyourc