Asked how many times Epstein got a massage she added: “When I was at the house he received a massage on average once a day.” The British socialite said that her job for her former boyfriend “included hiring many people”. Ms Maxwell has kept a low-profile since the death of Epstein in August, but she is said to be living undercover between the UK and the US. 

In court evidence which has just recently come to light, Ms Maxwell, 57, said in a video statement that her role included finding masseuses, but denied it was a front for procuring girls for Epstein to abuse. She said: “When I was at the house he received a massage on average once a day.” 

Ms Maxwell admitted knowing the Duke of York’s accuser Virginia Roberts was 17 when she began massaging Epstein. 

But she described claims Ms Roberts, now Guiffre, was abused as “rubbish”. In the deposition to a New York court as part of a libel action by “sex slave” victim Ms Roberts in 2017, Ms Maxwell outlined her role for the businessman. 

She told how Epstein had six homes and it was her job to ensure they were maintained. 

She said: “I hired assistants, cooks, architects, decorators, cleaners, gardeners, pilots. I hired all sorts of people. A small part of my job was to find adult professional massage therapists for Jeffrey. 

“As far as I’m concerned, everyone who came to his house was an adult professional person.” 

When questioned how often Ms Roberts would massage Epstein, she said: “It’s important to understand that I wasn’t with Jeffrey all the time. 

“In fact, I was only in the house less than half the time, so I cannot testify to when I wasn’t there how often she came. What I can say is that I barely would remember her, if not for all of this rubbish.” 

Tony Figueroa, a former bodyguard of Epstein’s, testified that Ms Roberts, 35, had told him of threesomes she had with Ms Maxwell and the financier. But Ms Maxwell rejected claims of her involvement. 

She denied Ms Roberts’ claim that she was loaned out by Epstein, who committed suicide in August while awaiting trial for underage sex trafficking, to rich and powerful men including Prince Andrew, 59. 

“I can only go on what I know. What I know is a falsehood based on what Virginia said. Everything Virginia has said is an absolute lie, which is why we are here in this room. 

“At 17, you are allowed to be a professional masseuse. There is nothing inappropriate about her coming at that time to give a massage.” 

When asked if Epstein sexually abused minors, she replied: “I can only testify to what I know. I know that Virginia is a liar and I know what she testified is a lie.” At one point during her questioning, she became so angered she smashed her hand down on to a table, the court papers reveal. 

Ms Roberts accused the Duke of having sex with him on three occasions on Epstein’s request, which Andrew has vehemently denied. 

Meanwhile, at least 35 organisations have dropped Prince Andrew as their patron amid a public backlash to his BBC television interview about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. 

The latest yesterday were Action on Hearing Loss, Ryedale Festival and Maple Bay Yacht Club in British Columbia, Canada. 

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