The British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is trying to block the release of documents about her relationship with the millionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, who has been accused of sex abuse and trafficking young girls.

Ms Maxwell, 57, the youngest daughter of the late newspaper publisher Robert Maxwell, claims that the release of 2,000 pages of correspondence as part of a civil case would lead to a “furious feeding frenzy” that could prejudice correct legal processes.

The papers were ordered to be released at the request of a woman who says that she was one of Epstein’s young “sex slaves”.

Bloomberg reported this week that Ms Maxwell wants the application to be reheard and that the media’s “insatiable appetite for any shred of information” could prevent fair