It looks like Ghislaine Maxwell has had a jailhouse makeover as she prepares to stand trial on sex trafficking charges later this month.
British socialite, 59 was seen in court sporting a more glamourous look. She had combed her long, straight hair into a short, shoulder-length cut with her greying roots dyed black.
Maxwell’s hair looked noticeably shinier after it had been trimmed from her trademark pixie style last week.
Also, she ditched the blue prison top and trousers and bought real clothing: a black turtleneck and grey pants.
As she attended the pretrial hearing in federal court in New York, she looked healthier and more relaxed than in many months.
Ghislaine Maxille wore something more elegant to Monday’s New York Pre-Trial Hearing. The look included a gray turtleneck and black pants, which she had swapped for her prison jumpsuit.
British socialite, 59, styled her long, straight hair in a shoulder-length cut with her greying roots highlighted and dyed black.
Maxwell, 59, who is accused of procuring underage girls for pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, is set to stand trial on sex trafficking charges on November 29. She has pleaded no guilty to all charges
Maxwell was able to see her new confidence at the end, when she met Jeff Pagliuca face-to-face.
Pagliuca brushed Maxwell’s hair off her head in an amicable moment.
Maxwell had her makeover the day before Jeffrey Epstein’s final jury was selected.
This process begins Tuesday. Judge Alison Nathan stated that 600 applicants had been eliminated after answering a questionnaire regarding their availability.
Maxwell’s legal team repeatedly claimed that Maxwell was mistreated behind bars. Maxwell is seen in prison with “a black eye” earlier in the year.
Maxwell, who is currently incarcerated at the Metropolitan Detention Centre (Brooklyn), was most likely given a makeover by her.
Hair dye is available in the Bureau of Prisons’ commissary for as low as $9.50. It comes in many colors including black.
Maxwell spoke about her experience cutting her hair in prison during her interview in the jailhouse over the weekend.
Maxwell stated that her guards were impressed when Maxwell cut Maxwell’s hair using nail clippers. It was a straight cut.
The woman said that she only had a 3in x 5in mirror. They gave me paper scissors, and suggested I could open my own salon.
The voir dire phase, which is the next stage of jury selection and will begin on Tuesday. Opening statements are scheduled for November 29.
The questionnaire was completed by prospective jurors. It asked questions about whether or not they believed that people who live in luxury lifestyles were being unfairly treated and how they are aware of MeToo.
Judge Nathan stated that she hopes to get down to 50-60 jurors this week by sitting in the courtroom and questioning each one over the course of three days.
Maxwell was last week seen with graying, longer hair and blue prison scrubs
Since her imprisonment last summer, the British socialite appears noticeably grouchy at court appearances. Left in July 2020, and right last Wednesday.
Thereafter, the twelve final members who will make up the jury in the trial that is scheduled to last for six weeks will be selected.
Judge Nathan stated that she will rule on several outstanding issues during or before the final pretrial conference, which takes place on November 23rd.
This includes the possibility that one of the four accused, who is believed to be British, might be permitted to testify.
Judge Nathan stated that the jury would sit in between Christmas and New Year. However, they would not be there on the 23rd or 24th of Dec and the 30th or 31st of each month.
Maxwell’s attorneys requested a subpoena for a victim on Sunday night.
Judge Nathan stated that the subpoena needed to be sent to the woman. Prosecutors could also oppose the order later.
Christian Everdell Maxwell’s lawyer stated there was an issue regarding some “border crossing records” and that the prosecution would investigate it.
Maxwell (59) denies eight charges that could land her in prison for up to 80 years, depending on whether she is found guilty.
Maxwell had her hair cut in a pixie style, but it looked much more shiny and clean than last week. In 2013, she is shown here
Ghislaine Maxill, a World Exclusive published by The Mail on Sunday has described the horrors of Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center. She said that she was forced to use the open sewer as her toilet. (Pictured, GhislaineMaxwell and Jeffrey Epstein, at an event held in New York City in 1995.
Maxwell spoke to The Mail on Sunday for the first time about her ‘living hell’ behind bars – claiming that she has been assaulted and abused by prison guards, purposely deprived of sleep and given rotting food to eat.
In a world exclusive, Maxwell, who had her $28million (£21M) bail application denied for the fourth time last week, also claims negative media coverage while she has been in custody and the deliberate withholding of evidence have made it ‘impossible’ for her to receive a fair trial.
Maxwell, speaking from her 10-foot-by-12-foot prison cell in New York’s Metropolitan Detention Center where she spent 16 months in isolation, said, ‘I’ve been assaulted, abused, and tortured for nearly a year.
“I’ve never had a healthy meal since I was a teenager. I haven’t slept without lights on – fluorescent lights that have damaged my eyes – or been allowed to sleep without constant interruptions.
‘I am weak, I am frail. I lack stamina. I am tired. My shoes are not fitting properly. They give me bad food. One of the apples contained maggots. I was not allowed to exercise.
Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), Brooklyn, where Ghislaine Maxill, the accused accomplice to the late financier Jeffrey Epstein is currently awaiting trial
Maxwell faces the rest of her life behind bars if convicted of abusing and procuring young girls for billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein – charges that she vehemently denies.
The lawyer for Epstein will argue that she is being penalized by proxy because someone has to pay.
Maxwell shared this with friends: “I fear that it will prove impossible to obtain a fair trial. I fear the media will spread negative stories about Maxwell and influence the outcome of my trial. Despite the fact that the evidence will prove that the jury didn’t know everything, it is a frightening thought.
“I am looking forward to having the opportunity to testify in court that I did not participate in Epstein’s crimes.”