India, March 27 -- When Carole Radziwill finally addressed her name appearing in the Epstein Files, it was not merely a celebrity clarification. It was a reminder of how deeply Jeffrey Epstein's network penetrated elite social and political circles, and how those connections continue to reverberate through the highest levels of power.

Radziwill acknowledged that she had been friends with Ghislaine Maxwell for several years in the early 2000s. Emails released in the latest tranche of documents show Maxwell referring to herself as Radziwill's "BF friend," underscoring the closeness of their relationship, as reported by Entertainment Weekly.

She insists she had no direct relationship with Epstein himself, describing only brief encounters ...