For what it’s worth, Chelsea Clinton has addressed Ghislaine Maxwell’s attendance at her wedding in recent years. Whiel she admitted that they were acquainted (past tense), let’s just say her explanation for why they were ever friendly in the first place is a little biting.
In a statement made to Politico, Clinton’s spokesperson explained that the former first daughter and her husband had only heard of everything Maxwell was accused of several years after they’d tied the knot. “It wasn’t until 2015 that Chelsea and Marc became aware of the horrific allegations against Ghislaine Maxwell and [they] hope that all the victims find justice,” the statement read. Granted, news reports hinting at Maxwell’s possible involvement were already swirling in 2011, but we digress. After all, it seems Chelsea had cut contact with Ghislaine around that time, anyway. And that’s where things take a delightfully shady turn.
While Clinton and her husband might not have known about the allegations against Maxwell in 2011, that happened to be the year Maxwell and then-boyfriend, American businessman Ted Waitt, split up. It transpires that Waitt was the only reason Maxwell was part of Clinton’s set, anyway. “Chelsea and Marc were friendly with her because of her relationship with a dear friend of theirs. When that relationship ended, Chelsea and Marc’s friendship with her ended as well,” the statement read. Sorry, Ghislaine — you may have had a ton of famous acquaintances, but it seems Clinton was never that attached.
