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Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
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Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of child abuse, child sexual abuse, emotional abuse, sexual content, illness, pregnancy loss, substance use, addiction, gender discrimination, rape, and sexual violence.
Part 2, Chapter 8 Summary: “The Pink House”
Virginia Giuffre describes a young girl working a receptionist job. The job isn’t what she imagined for herself but makes her wonder if she could do well at something. This girl is Giuffre, working at Mar-a-Lago when she was 16.
One day, Ghislaine Maxwell visited the spa and invited Giuffre to meet her rich friend. Maxwell promised Giuffre that the friend would teach her the art of massage so that she could have a proper job. A hopeful Giuffre accepted the invitation to Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein’s pink mansion on El Brillo Way.
During the “interview,” Giuffre alleges, Epstein demanded that she massage him, strip down, and pleasure him. He asked her strange questions about her family, education, dating life, sexual history, and medications. Although confused, Giuffre answered. When Epstein flipped over, visibly aroused, Maxwell took off her clothes and instructed Giuffre to do more sexual things to Epstein. Afterward, they both declared that Giuffre was perfect for the job.
Giuffre reflects on the beginning of this era with Epstein and Maxwell, remarking on their sexual abuse and psychological manipulation. She didn’t want to be treated this way but feared returning home to her family, too.
