Norway's crown princess says she was "manipulated and deceived" by Jeffrey Epstein
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Norway's crown princess said she felt unsafe during a 2013 encounter with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion and that he manipulated and deceived her. In:
Norway's crown princess said she felt unsafe during a 2013 encounter with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion and that he manipulated and deceived her.
Mette-Marit, who is married to Crown Prince Haakon, sat down with Norwegian broadcaster NRK for a 20-minute interview on Thursday. It didn't contain explosive revelations but marked the first time the royal couple sat down with reporters to address the fallout over the crown princess' ties to Epstein. Their relationship raised questions over her judgment, though she is not accused of any wrongdoing.
The interview also occurred on the same day the criminal trial against Mette-Marit's son, Marious Borg Høiby, concluded. Prosecutors have sought a prison sentence of seven years and seven months for the charges against Høiby, who denies the rape allegations. He is Mette-Marit's son from a previous relationship. A verdict is expected in early June.
Mette-Marit has previously apologized for the situation she put the royal family in. She first met Epstein in 2011 and their contact continued into 2014. The Epstein files contained several hundred mentions of the crown princess, who said in 2019 she regretted having had contact with him.
Epstein killed himself in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges that he sexually abused underage girls at his homes in the U.S. Mette-Marit told NRK she didn't know he was a sex offender and abuser; she only saw him interact with adults and never witnessed anything illegal.
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