▁his ▁Sp itting ▁Image ▁pu ppet . ▁Later ▁that ▁month , ▁the ▁Duke ▁released ▁a ▁statement , ▁emphas izing ▁that , ▁" At ▁no ▁stage ▁during ▁the ▁limited ▁time ▁I ▁spent ▁with ▁[ E p stein ] ▁did ▁I ▁see , ▁witness ▁or ▁suspect ▁any ▁behaviour ▁of ▁the ▁sort ▁that ▁subsequently ▁led ▁to ▁his ▁arrest ▁and ▁conv iction ," ▁though ▁he ▁expressed ▁regret ▁for ▁meeting ▁him ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁after ▁Ep stein ▁had ▁already ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁sex ▁cr imes ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁The ▁New ▁Republic ▁also ▁published ▁an ▁email ▁exchange ▁between ▁John ▁Bro ck man ▁and ▁Ev gen y ▁Mor oz ov ▁from ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁in ▁which ▁Bro ck man ▁mentions ▁seeing ▁a ▁British ▁man ▁nick named ▁" And y " ▁receiving ▁a ▁foot ▁mass age ▁from ▁two ▁Russian ▁women ▁at ▁Ep stein ' s ▁New ▁York ▁residence ▁during ▁his ▁last ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁m ansion ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁He ▁then ▁added ▁that ▁he ▁" real ized ▁that ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁Ir ina ' s ▁foot ▁mass age ▁was ▁His ▁Royal ▁High ness , ▁Prince ▁Andrew , ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁York ". ▁ ▁News night ▁interview ▁and ▁re per cuss ions ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁the ▁BBC ' s ▁News night ▁recorded ▁an ▁interview ▁between ▁Prince ▁Andrew ▁and ▁Em ily ▁M ait lis ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁rec ount ed ▁his ▁friendship ▁with