Police in this Nordic country are looking into the death several years ago of an accuser of this disgraced actor.

They are no longer convinced it was a suicide.

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Ari Behn, Ex-Husband of Princess Martha Louise and Kevin Spacey Accuser, Has Died at 47

Two years after his divorce from Princess Martha Louise of Norway, author Ari Behn has died at the age of 47, according to a statement his press contact Geir Håkonsund sent to the Norwegian media. “It’s with great sorrow in our hearts that we, those closest to Ari Behn, must report that he took his own life today,” he said in a statement to the Norwegian news agency NTB.

Born in Aarhus, Denmark in 1972, Behn grew up in southern Norway and attended the University of Oslo. In 1999, he became well-known in Norway when his short story collection, Sad As Hell, sold more than 100,000 copies.

He married Martha Louise, the oldest child and only daughter of King Harald, in 2002. She gave up her $1 million annual allowance and official membership in the royal family because she was marrying a commoner. The couple had three daughters, Maud, Leah, and Emma, before announcing their separation in 2016. The divorce was finalized in 2017. In the years since, Martha Louise has become the subject of controversy in Norway for her relationship with a shaman.

In December 2017, Behn made headlines when he alleged that Kevin Spacey groped him. According to the BBC, Behn went public with the accusations on P4, a Norwegian radio station. He said that Spacey grabbed his genitals on the night of the 2007 Nobel Prize awards dinner. “After five minutes he said, ‘Hey, let’s go out and have a cigarette.‘ Then he puts his hand under the table and grabs me by the balls,” Behn said. Spacey did not respond to the allegation at the time, and a request for comment was not immediately returned. Behn’s death comes three months after another Spacey accuser was found dead ahead of a trial.

In response to the news, multiple members of the Norwegian royal family offered their condolences. “It is with great sadness that the Queen and I have received the message of Ari Behn’s passing,” King Harald V said in a statement on his website. “Ari has been an important part of our family for many years, and we carry warm, fond memories of him.” – Source


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