When Journalism Becomes PR: The Ian Maxwell Feature Nobody Asked For

When Journalism Becomes PR: The Ian Maxwell Feature Nobody Asked For

Ian Maxwell’s Spectator article reads less like a defense of justice and more like a tone-deaf PR memo from a family desperate to rewrite history. Cloaked in pseudo-sympathy and self-pity, Maxwell portrays his sister Ghislaine as some tragic heroine—a misunderstood victim of “media persecution” and an “inhumane” justice system. He spares no ink reminding readers that she was strip-searched, isolated, and treated unfairly, yet offers not a single ounce of genuine accountability for the teenage girls she groomed, exploited, or delivered into the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. The piece reeks of entitlement—the idea that the daughter of Robert Maxwell should be exempt from the consequences of her own actions simply because she’s “suffered enough.” It’s manipulative, self-serving, and deeply insulting to survivors who endured far worse.


Rather than confronting the crimes or showing remorse, Ian Maxwell doubles down on the family’s trademark arrogance, spinning a narrative that his sister is a scapegoat for Epstein’s sins. He blames the justice system, the media, and public opinion—anyone and everyone except the person who trafficked minors across continents under the guise of philanthropy and power. His framing suggests that wealth and pedigree should shield one from public outrage, as if accountability were some vulgar thing reserved for commoners. What emerges isn’t a defense of due process—it’s the whining of a man unwilling to accept that his sister wasn’t “targeted” by the system; she was caught by it. And the only “injustice” here is the insult of pretending otherwise.



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