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Norway's Crown Princess Breaks Silence, Claiming She Was 'Manipulated and Deceived' by Epstein
Crown Princess Mette-Marit apologized for extensive contacts with convicted sex offender Epstein, sparking political rebuke and a 10% drop in royal family popularity, a February poll showed.
- Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway said she regrets her friendship with Jeffrey Epstein and told NRK, 'I was manipulated and deceived'.
- Files show Mette-Marit maintained contact from 2011 to 2014 and stayed four days at Epstein's Palm Beach house during a 2013 trip, she told NRK 'I was manipulated and deceived'.
- She apologised to King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja in a February 6 statement, and has not been accused of any criminal wrongdoing, while earlier reporting showed links.
- A Norstat poll published on February 21 found 60 per cent support for the monarchy, down from 70 per cent in January, while support for a republic rose to 27 per cent from 19 per cent.
- Amid the document release, the prime minister called for a full account as the Justice Department files implicated prominent Norwegian politicians, business executives, and diplomats.
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EDITORIAL. The interview with Crown Princess Mette-Marit was both candid and not. The fact that certain questions were rejected with reference to the private sphere opens up for a wider discussion than the Epstein scandal.
·Stockholm, Sweden
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Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre today praised the country's crown prince couple for agreeing to an interview about Crown Princess Mette-Marit's relationship with the late American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Total News Sources51
Leaning Left12Leaning Right8Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Center
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources are Center
41% Center
L 35%
C 41%
R 24%
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