PIERS Morgan says “a lot of powerful people could be sweating… and not sweating” in a jibe at Prince Andrew following Ghislaine Maxwell’s guilty verdict.
Shamed socialite Maxwell, 60, helped entice vulnerable teens to ex-lover Jeffrey Epstein’s properties for him to sexually abuse between 1994 and 2004.
She could spend the rest of her life in prison after being convicted of five out of six counts of sex trafficking for vile Epstein’s paedophile ring.
But firebrand TV host Piers has questioned whether Maxwell will “name names” to in a bid to dodge a lengthy sentence as she faces the prospect of dying in jail.
He wrote on Twitter: “Will vile sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell now sing like a canary to avoid spending the rest of her life in prison?
“If she does, there could be a lot of rich, powerful & famous people sweating tonight… and not sweating.”
His remark about “not sweating” came as a dig at the Duke of York after he claimed in his disastrous BBC interview that he “couldn’t sweat”.
Andrew has always strongly denied all allegations made against him.
Virginia Roberts Giuffre has claimed she was forced to have sex with Andrew three times between 1999 and 2002 — in London, New York and on Epstein’s private Caribbean island.
In the BBC2 interview, Newsnight’s Emily Maitlis described Ms Giuffre’s allegations that Andrew bought her drinks in Tramp nightclub in London, including that they had sex and he “sweated profusely”.
Andrew said: “I’ve no recollection of meeting her. In fact I’m convinced I was never in Tramp with her. There are a number of things wrong with that story, one of which is that I don’t know where the bar is in Tramp. I don’t drink.
“I don’t think I’ve ever bought a drink in Tramp.”
Ex-naval officer Andrew added: “There’s a slight problem with the sweating because I have peculiar medical condition which is that I don’t sweat, or didn’t at the time, because I had suffered an overdose of adrenaline in the Falklands War when I was shot at . . . it was impossible for me to sweat.”
Now aged 38, Ms Giuffre is suing Andrew.
He has strenuously denied any wrongdoing and strongly refuted the allegations made in the lawsuit.
Piers’ dig comes after it was reported Andrew’s lawyers were locked in emergency talks following Maxwell’s guilty verdict amid fears his pal could “name names”.
The jury’s verdict to convict Maxwell has sparked alarm in the Prince’s legal team because the burden of proof in a criminal case is far higher than in a civil case, the Mirror reports.
Legal experts reportedly point to OJ Simpson who was acquitted in criminal court but was found guilty of double murder in a civil case.
Meanwhile, it has been claimed Maxwell could start “naming names” in a bid to cut her lengthy prison sentence.
The socialite, 60, and Andrew, 61, are believed to have known each other for the better part of two decades and she is alleged to have introduced him to Epstein.
