Carole Radziwill Breaks Silence on Epstein Files and Her Former Friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell Ahead of RHONY Return

Carole Radziwill is addressing the elephant in the room. Before she returns to The Real Housewives of New York City for Season 16, she’s speaking out about her name appearing in the Epstein files released earlier this year. At a press event in the Hamptons on Tuesday, the reality star made it clear she’s not hiding from the conversation.“I felt like this isn’t something I shy away from,”she said, emphasizing the importance of transparency when it comes to those documents.

Radziwill also opened up about her past friendship with Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently serving time for her role in Epstein’s crimes. She called Maxwell a“horrible, horrible person”and admitted it’s hard to reconcile the woman she once knew with the convicted criminal she became. She also denied ever visiting Epstein’s private island, and the trailer for the upcoming season shows her addressing those rumors head-on.



This all comes at a strange crossroads of entertainment and true crime. For fans of the franchise, it adds a layer of real-world weight to the usual drama. For everyone else, it’s a reminder that we often don’t know the full story of the people we let into our lives. Radziwill’s choice to address the files publicly might not satisfy everyone, but it’s a conversation worth having. Would you be able to talk about it as openly as she has?