- In his long-awaited BBC interview over the weekend, Prince Andrew gave several alibis to refute the claim that he had sex with one of Jeffrey Epstein's accusers when she was 17.
- But many of his excuses just don't add up, and they're being torn apart by
news organizations and social media users. - Prince Andrew said he was unable to sweat, he was with his kids that night, and he didn't like to party. None of those claims stand to scrutiny.
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During an interview about his friendship with Jeffrey Epstein on Saturday, Prince Andrewmade several excuses to downplay their relationship and refute allegations that he had sex with one of Epstein's underage victims.
But several of those excuses - including the allegation that he and the Duchess of York never left their daughters home alone - are demonstrably false.
Here are some of the excuses Prince Andrew made in the interview, and the evidence that either proves them wrong or raises serious questions about their validity.