by Larry FitzmauriceBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm a writer and editor who lives in Brooklyn, New York, and I've written for a variety of publications across the last 20 years, including The New York Times, The Guardian, GQ, New York Magazine, Pitchfork, The Fader-the list goes on. In case you missed it, earlier this week, Melania Trump made a shocking and unexpected public speech regarding any and all alleged ties to dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein. Alex Wong / Getty Images "I have never had any knowledge of Epstein's abuse of his victims," Melania said in the statement.