Ghislaine Maxwell

First of all, Your Excellencies, Presidents, Lords, Ladies and Gentlemen, I just would like to thank you so much, and it's such an honor to be here.

I'm here representing civil society.

My passion for the ocean, for those of you, there's a slideshow going up there, so you don't just have to hear me.

You can see the pictures as well.

It started when I was a little girl.

I grew up watching Jacques Cousteau on TV and became mesmerized with the oceans.

It led to me becoming a deep worker, submersible pilot.

And ultimately, on one of my first dives, when I went down expecting to see a fish, I switched on the lights at the bottom of the ocean and saw a plastic hanger.

On the advice of counsel,

I respectfully decline to answer this question and any related questions.

On the advice of counsel, I respectfully decline to answer this question and any related questions.

My habeas petition is pending in the Southern District of New York.

I therefore invoke my right to silence under the Fifth Amendment to the U.S.

Constitution.

Mm-hmm.

R. Kelly was one of the most successful recording artists of the 1990s. He won a Grammy, filled arenas and sold 75 million records.

R. Kelly was one of the most successful recording artists of the 1990s. He won a Grammy, filled arenas and sold 75 million records.

R. Kelly was one of the most successful recording artists of the 1990s. He won a Grammy, filled arenas and sold 75 million records.