Knopf finalizes Virginia Giuffre memoir after family objections

Alfred A. Knopf said Wednesday it has agreed on a final draft of Virginia Giuffre's posthumous memoir with surviving family members after they publicly objected to the book's portrayal of her marriage. The publisher said the changes come as Nobodys Girl prepares for an Oct. 21 release and followed months of discussions with Giuffre's brothers and their wives; Giuffre died by suicide in April.

Knopf's publisher and editor in chief, Jordan Pavlin, said the house worked with family members to "contextualize the narrative" and that the memoir will stand as "a testament to Virginia's dignity and fortitude" in the face of alleged abuses by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Pavlin said a foreword that outlines developments in Giuffre's life since the manuscript was completed in fall 2024 has been added and that the final edition has been sent to the printers. The foreword was written by Giuffre's longtime collaborator, author and journalist Amy Wallace, Knopf said.

Family members had raised concerns that the earlier manuscript presented an outdated and unduly positive portrait of Giuffre's marriage to Robert Giuffre, which ended in the months before her death. Relatives said that...