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amount has something that the jury should consider. Your

Honor, the papers set forth very clearly that there's a

specific rule of evidence directly on point with respect to settlement agreements, and they can't be used in that manner.

Your Honor, we cite to our papers on that with respect

to any prior settlement agreement being entered into evidence ae ‘the teal.

MR. CASSELL: I believe I have the next three.

Item 18 then is defamation litigation. And your Honor

is aware that there was a separate lawsuit that's spun out of

this situation where Cassell and Edwards filed a defamation

action in Florida State Court against Alan Dershowitz. Alan

Dershowitz then counterclaimed. That was litigated in Florida

State Court for about a year. Ultimately, the parties settled

their differences in an undisclosed financial arrangements and,

as part of the comprehensive settlement, Cassell and Edwards

then withdraw summary judgment against Dershowitz.

It was as expressly understood when the parties agreed upon this confidential settlement, there was then a statement in which it was said that Ms. Giuffre reaffirms her

allegations, and the withdrawal of the reference to the filings

is not intended to be and should not be construed as being an

acknowledgment by Edwards and Cassell that the allegations made

by Ms. Giuffre were mistaken.

There was a portion of the statement that talked about

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