{"id":20117,"date":"2019-12-25T16:42:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-25T21:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/?p=20117"},"modified":"2019-12-26T01:58:07","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T06:58:07","slug":"norway-ari-behn-dies-by-suicide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bnonews.com\/index.php\/2019\/12\/norway-ari-behn-dies-by-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Norway&#8217;s Ari Behn, ex-royal and Kevin Spacey accuser, dies by suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Norwegian author Ari Behn, the ex-husband of Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise and one of those accusing actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault, has died in an apparent suicide, his family says. He was 47 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is with great sadness in our hearts that we, the family of Ari Behn, must announce that he took his own life today,&#8221; the family said in a statement on Wednesday night. Police said they were called to the author&#8217;s home in Lommedalen, a small community northwest of Oslo, at 4:47 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behn and Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise, who is fourth in the line of succession, were married in May 2002 and together they had three children: Maud, Leah, and Emma. The couple separated in 2016 and their divorce was finalized in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is with great sadness that the Queen and I have received the message of Ari Behn&#8217;s passing,&#8221; King Harald V said in a statement. &#8220;Ari has been an important part of our family for many years, and we carry warm, fond memories of him. We are grateful that we got to know him.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behn made international headlines in December 2017 when he claimed that actor Kevin Spacey had groped him at the afterparty for a Nobel Peace Prize concert in 2007. Behn said the two were talking for about 5 minutes before Spacey put his hand under the table and touched him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We had a great talk. He sat right beside me,&#8221; Behn was quoted as saying in a radio interview. &#8220;After five minutes he said, &#8216;hey, let&#8217;s go outside and have a cigarette.&#8217; Then he puts his hand under the table and grabs me by the balls.&#8221; Behn said he brushed it off by telling him: &#8220;Er, maybe later.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Behn&#8217;s suicide comes just a day after Spacey re-emerged on social media with <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a video (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WCuuKhjLB0Q\" target=\"_blank\">a video<\/a> in his &#8216;House of Cards&#8217; character, telling viewers it had been a &#8220;pretty good year.&#8221; Spacey had previously been charged in the alleged groping of a young man at a bar in Massachusetts, but the charges were dropped in July. A second case in California was closed on October 29 following the death of another accuser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>If you or someone you know needs help, call the U.S. Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-8255, a free and 24\/7 service that can provide suicidal persons or those around them with support, information and local resources. If you\u2019re in the United Kingdom, call the Samaritans at 116123.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Norwegian author Ari Behn, the ex-husband of Princess M\u00e4rtha Louise and one of those accusing actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault, has died in an apparent suicide, his family says. 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