Paris Hilton dismisses claim that Ghislaine Maxwell tried to recruit her for Epstein

Composer Christopher Mason said Ghislaine Maxwell saw 19-year-old Paris Hilton at a party and thought she would 'be perfect for Jeffrey'
UPDATED NOV 18, 2025
Paris Hilton addressed claims that Ghislaine Maxwell tried to recruit her for Jeffrey Epstein, as a composer said Maxwell had shown interest in her (Jerritt Clark/Getty Images)
Paris Hilton addressed claims that Ghislaine Maxwell tried to recruit her for Jeffrey Epstein, as a composer said Maxwell had shown interest in her (Jerritt Clark/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Paris Hilton has responded to a claim that Ghislaine Maxwell tried to recruit her for Jeffrey Epstein, an alleged attempt that took place about one year after Hilton graduated from high school.

Composer Christopher Mason, who was commissioned by Maxwell, said in the 2020 docuseries “Surviving Jeffrey Epstein” that a friend told him Maxwell had an interest in recruiting the hotel heiress.



Paris Hilton denies remembering Ghislaine Maxwell 

It is worth noting that photographs show Hilton, then just 19 and a graduate of the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Manhattan, chatting with both Maxwell and now-President Donald Trump at the Anand Jon Fashion Show on September 18, 2000.

While Hilton did not directly deny Maxwell’s alleged intentions, she dismissed the encounter as extremely forgettable, telling the Times of London, “I don’t even remember ever meeting her.” She added, “I'm such a good clickbait name.”

Paris Hilton is seen arriving at NBC's 'Today' Show on December 9, 2024, in New York City (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
Paris Hilton is seen arriving at NBC's 'Today' Show on December 9, 2024, in New York City (Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)

Mason said in the docuseries that on one trip to the New York City fashion show, Maxwell was "scouring" the city for "younger girls to go on dates with Jeffrey," adding, "At the time, it seemed a bit naughty."

Mason recounted that when Maxwell spotted Hilton at “a party,” possibly the fashion show or a related event, her immediate reaction was that the 19-year-old would “be perfect for Jeffrey,” prompting her to ask his friend for an introduction.

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 4:  (U.S. TABLOIDS OUT) Socialte Ghislaine Maxwell attends the Yves Saint Laure
Ghislaine Maxwell attends the Yves Saint Laurent Rive Gauche 57th Street Boutique Opening Party September 4, 2003 in New York City (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)

Epstein’s legal downfall and death at MCC Manhattan

Jeffrey Epstein’s legal history includes a 2008 plea deal in which he pleaded guilty to two charges in Florida, resulting in a 13-month jail sentence and a year of house arrest. Most allegations stemmed from assaults in the “massage room” of his Palm Beach home.

In this handout, the mug shot of Jeffrey Epstein, 2019. (Photo by Kypros/Getty Images)
Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in prison during his trial in 2019 in MCC Manhattan (Kypros/Getty Images)

He was arrested again in Manhattan in July 2019 on charges of trafficking between 2002 and 2005 in New York and Florida. After being denied bail, he died by suicide in his jail cell at MCC Manhattan the following month.

Trump urges GOP to release Epstein files, calls it a ‘hoax’

The House Oversight Committee has released more than 20,000 pages of documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate, including emails suggesting President Donald Trump had a more detailed awareness of Epstein's alleged perversions than previously acknowledged.



Trump weighed in on the situation Sunday night on Truth Social, saying House Republicans "should vote to release the Epstein files" since the party has "nothing to hide." He concluded, "It's time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party."

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