Earlier
this
week
it
was
reported,
Scandinavian
author,
Ari
Behn,
who
accused
Kevin
Spacey
in
2017
of
groping
him
at
Nobel
Peace
Prize
concert,
committed
suicide.
Ari's
manager
Geir
Hakonsund
confirmed
the
news
according
to
Norway
Today.
"It
is
with
great
sadness
in
our
hearts
that
we,
the
very
closest
relatives
of
Ari
Behn,
must
announce
that
he
took
his
own
life
today.
We
ask
for
respect
for
our
privacy
in
the
time
to
come."
The
47-year-old
author
was
married
to
Norway's
King
Harald's
daughter
princess
Martha
Louise.
The
two
got
married
in
2002
and
announced
separation
in
2016.
He
is
now
survived
by
his
three
children
with
princess
Martha
Louise.
Ari
first
made
headlines
when
during
an
interview
he
accused
actor
Kevin
Spacey
of
sexually
assaulting
him
during
the
Nobel
Peace
Prize
Concert.
While
talking
to
varitey.com
he
said,
"I
have
a
little
#MeToo
story
about
Kevin
Spacey.
We
were
having
a
nice
chat
where
we
spoke
about
theatre
and
drama,
and
the
little
theatre,
the
Wick,
a
theatre
in
London.
We
had
a
good
conversation
sitting
beside
each
other.
After
five
minutes
he
said
'Hey,
let's
go
out
and
have
a
cigarette,'
then
he
grabbed
me
under
the
table
right
in
the
b***s."
Spacey
has
been
accused
by
several
men
of
sexual
harassment
but
the
actor
has
kept
mum
on
the
subject.
After
whistleblower
Linda
Culkin
and
the
anonymous
massage
therapist,
Ari
is
the
third
accuser
of
Kevin
to
die
in
2019.
Ari's
former
in-laws
King
Harald
V
and
Queen
Sonja
released
a
statement
on
Wednesday
after
the
reports
emerged.
The
royal
family
called
Behn,
"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.
We
grieve
that
our
grandchildren
have
now
lost
their
beloved
father
-
and
have
deep
compassion
for
his
parents
and
siblings,
who
have
now
lost
their
beloved
son
and
brother."