Maxwell has asked the federal appeals court in Manhattan to block the release from that case of a 2016 deposition about her sex life, also citing the threat to a fair trial.
Ghislaine Maxwell was arrested on Thursday on US charges of luring underage girls so that Jeffrey Epstein could sexually abuse them.
Maxwell, who's alleged to have been involved in human trafficking with Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested and charged by US authorities on Thursday after spending months living in seclusion.
The late Jeffrey Epstein's ex-girlfriend is due to appear in court on charges relating to his sex crimes.
US investigators want to interview Andrew about his friendship with Epstein, who was found dead in prison last year while awaiting charges of trafficking minors, the official, who has direct knowledge of the investigation, said on condition of anonymity.
The announcement came hours after the British government said it had changed the policy of flying flags on royal birthdays.
The queen, who celebrates 68 years on the throne later this week, visited the Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Marham, eastern England, to watch demonstrations and meet trainees.
US lawyer Gloria Allred, who represents five women allegedly assaulted by Epstein, said the Duke of York has 'a moral obligation' to meet with the FBI and that his failure to do so was 'a disservice to the victims'.
Gervais, known for his no-holds-barred style of comedy, joked about Hollywood’s lack of diversity, film producer Harvey Weinstein, who has been accused by more than 80 women of sexual misconduct, and the suicide of financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Over the past 12 months, Queen Elizabeth's husband got a police warning for his involvement in a car crash, her grandsons Princes William and Harry publicly fell out and her second son Prince Andrew got ever more entangled in the furor over his links to disgraced US financier Jeffrey Epstein.
The interview was recorded before Andrew's own BBC interview, which prompted him to stand down from public duties because of a backlash at the defence of his friendship with Epstein.
American Virginia Roberts, now Giuffre, has alleged Epstein - who was found dead in a US prison in August - trafficked her to Britain then to have sex with Prince Andrew.
Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s second son, denies an allegation that he had sex with a 17-year-old girl procured for him by his friend Jeffrey Epstein, who killed himself in a US prison in August while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges.
Queen Elizabeth II's second son has been under pressure since a television interview broadcast Saturday in which he defended his links to the disgraced financier, who was found dead in prison in August.
Businesses and universities in the United Kingdom have already announced they will no longer associate themselves with the Prince or his charities.
The woman on Monday became the latest of more than a dozen women to sue Epstein’s estate, saying in her lawsuit that he subjected her to a 'vicious, prolonged sexual assault' at his New Mexico ranch when she was 15.
In an unprecedented hour-long conversation with the BBC's Newsnight programme, Andrew insisted he had "no recollection" of ever having met his accuser, Virginia Roberts.
