IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA CASE NO.: 502009CA040800XXXXIIBAG JEFFREY EPSTEIN, Plaintiff, vs. SCOTT ROTHSTEIN, individually, BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, individually, and L.M., individually, Defendant, REPLY TO AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES TO COUNTERCLAIM Counterplaintiff, BRADLEY J. EDWARDS, replies to the Affirniative Defenses asserted by JEFFREY EPSTEIN by stating that such defenses do not constitute legally cognizable affirmative defenses to the claims asserted in the Counterclaims. EDWARDS admits that the exhibits referenced in the Third Affirmative Defense are accurate partial reproductions of materials published by EDWARDS' employer, but all other allegations of the Third Affirmative Defense are denied. I HEREBY CERTIFY that a true and correct copy of the fore oing has been furnished by Electronic and U.S. Mail to all counsel on the a ed list, this t day of 2012. OLA ar No.: 169440 Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, P.A. 9 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard est Palm Beach, Florida 33409 Phone: (561) 686-6300 Fax: (561) 383-9451 Attorneys for Bradley J. Edwards EFTA00686189

Edwards adv. Epstein Case No.: 502009CA040800X)=MBAG Reply to Affirmative Defenses to Counterclaim Page 2 of 2 COUNSEL LIST Bradley J. Edwards, Esquire Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, FL 425 North Andrews Avenue, Suite 2 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954) 524-2820 Fax: (954) 524-2822 Jack A. Goldberger, Esquire Atterbury, Goldberger & Weiss, P.A. 250 Australian Avenue South, Suite 1400 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Phone: (561) 659-8300 Fax: (561) 835-8691 Marc S. Nurik, Esquire One E Broward Blvd., Suite 700 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954) 745-5849 Fax: (954) 745-3556 Tonja Haddad Coleman, Esquire 524 S Andrews Avenue, Suite 200N Forst Lauderdale, FL 33301 Phone: (954) 467-1223 Fax: (954) 337-3716 Lilly Ann Sanchez, Esquire The L-S Law Firm 1441 Brickell Avenue, 15th Floor Miami, FL 33131 Ph4ne: (305) 503-5503 FaX: (305) 503-6801 EFTA00686190