15 newspaper front pages show how the media reacted to Prince Andrew's 'car crash' interview about Jeffrey Epstein
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Nov 19, 2019, 04:09 IST
A long-awaited interview with Britain's Prince Andrew about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein aired Saturday night on the BBC.
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The interview was widely panned since the Duke of York failed to show remorse for Epstein's victims, and gave excuses trying to discredit claims that he had sex with one of Epstein's victims, who was a minor at the time.
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Tabloids in the UK and the US were largely negative in their coverage of the interview.
Epstein accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre said she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew when she was 17, and said that he sweated profusely before their sexual encounter in 2001.
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Prince Andrew tried to discredit Giuffre Roberts' story by saying he had a medical issue at the time which made it impossible to sweat at the time.
Prince Andrew also claimed that the night Giuffre Roberts alleged he met her at a club, he was actually at a pizza party with his eldest daughter.
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The general tone of many of the stories was that Prince Andrew didn't show enough remorse in his interview.
Many of the headlines the morning after the interview focused on Andrew's pizza restaurant alibi.
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Others laughed at his claim to have an issue sweating.
Some outlets spoke to sources who relayed how Prince Andrew believed the interview was a success.
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The Daily Mail's royal correspondent, Rebecca English, reported that Prince Andrew told friends he "regretted" not expressing sympathy for Epstein's victims.
Palace insiders told The Telegraph that the Queen did not give her approval for the interview.
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Following initial news of the interview, outlets started reporting on the backlash.
The Guardian and the i newspaper spoke to lawyers for some of Epstein's victims who said Epstein should issue an apology and speak to the FBI.
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Amid the interview backlash, a new allegation came to light from a former aide to David Cameron, who said he heard Prince Andrew use the N-word in 2012.