Ghislaine Maxwell courtroom sketch artist reveals ‘odd’ moment socialite started drawing HER in echo of Charles Manson

-based Ms Williams revealed that Maxwell swiveled round in her chair to draw her and Ms Rosenberg a second time, at jury selection later in the month.

At the time of the tense encounter, Reuters wrote in its description of Rosenberg's sketch: "Ghislaine Maxwell, the  associate accused of sex trafficking, makes a sketch of court artists while seated between defense attorneys Bobbi Sternheim and Jeffrey Pagliuca, during a pre-trial hearing ahead of jury selection."

Speaking of the first time she spotted the English heiress sketching her, Ms Williams exclusively told The Sun: “It was the first thing she did when she got into court.

“It was like she didn’t think anyone would notice. She stared right at us, and it was definitely an odd moment.

“Maybe she was trying to psyche us out, or perhaps she was just missing human contact. But whatever the reason, it didn’t creep us out.

“She’s not exactly an intimidating person!

“The second time she did it, she turned right around to us. It was very deliberate.”

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It is the first time Ms Williams, who has covered many high-profile trials, including that of disgraced Hollywood mogul , has ever been drawn by a defendant.

Cult leader Charles Manson used to draw his sketch artist in court, she added.

Despite their frosty start, Ms Williams says that Maxwell began nodding and even waving to the sketch artists at the start of her six-week trial in Manhattan.