Alleged Epstein madam denies calling teen 'sex slave' a liar The British socialite accused of recruiting Jeffrey Epstein's teen "sex slave" says she never called Roberts an outright liar — and so the defamation lawsuit against her should be tossed out. Lawyers for both "madam" Ghislaine Maxwell and 32, were in Manhattan fed court Thursday arguing over statements Maxwell made that referred to allegations as "untrue" and "obvious lies." — who now goes by her married last name_— sued Maxwell in September, saying her public denial counts as defamation. "The statement that the allegations are untrue are about as plain vanilla as one can find," Maxwell's lawyer Laura Menninger told Judge Robert Sweet. "Saying the allegations are untrue are tantamount to general denial." But attorney said she's suffered personal and professional harm over Maxwell's statements, which were published by the British media and picked up elsewhere. "The statements that lied ... are statements that expose her to public contempt and ridicule," said her lawyer Sigrid McCawley. EFTA01124092