Kevin Spacey ‘groped’ Norwegian royal during Nobel Peace Prize concert

Kevin Spacey has been accused of sexually assaulting a member of Norway’s royal family.

The Princess of Norway’s former husband has claimed Spacey groped him when they met during a Nobel Peace Prize party ten years ago.

Ari Behn, who was married to Norway’s Princess Martha Louise until last year, claims the disgraced actor sexually propositioned him.

Spacey was hosting the Nobel Peace Prize concert in Oslo alongside Uma Thurman at the time.

“We had a nice conversation, he was sat next to me,” Mr Behn told Norwegian radio station P4.

“After five minutes, he says ‘Hey, let’s go out and have a cigarette’, and then he touched me right on the balls under the table.”

Behn said he was so put out all he could say was “eh, maybe later”.

“I was black in my hair at that time, ten years younger and right up his alley,” he joked.

The royal couple divorced last year after 14 years of marriage.


Spacey has been accused of sexual assault by more than a dozen men and has since been axed from Netflix drama House of Cards.

More than 20 accusations of sexual assault relate to his role at The Old Vic theatre in London.

The theatre said it had 20 personal testimonies of inappropriate behaviour committed by the Hollywood star while he was artistic director at the theatre.

Spacey has been accused of multiple incidents of inappropriate sexual behaviour since Star Trek actor Anthony Rapp said last month that he made sexual advances on him when Rapp was 14.

General views of The Old Vic theatre on the Cut in central London on November 2, 2017. Former workers at The Old Vic, where US actor Kevin Spacey was its artistic director from 2003 to 2015, told The Guardian newspaper that the London theatre ignored allegations of groping and inappropriate sexual behaviour on November 2, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS (Photo credit should read DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Old Vic said a “cult of personality” existed around Spacey during his nine years as director, adding that his status had stopped people – especially junior staff and actors – from coming forward, according to The Guardian.

It opened the investigation following a stream of allegations against the actor, including testimony from Mexican actor Rob Cavazos, who worked with Spacey at the Old Vic.

Cavazos alleged that Spacey approached him in “unpleasant encounters” which he said he would have termed “harassment” if he were a woman.

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He said the American Beauty actor was commonly found at the theatre bar, “squeezing whoever caught his attention.”

Cavazos – who has been in Rush and Doctor Who – said at the time: “There are many of us who have a ‘Kevin Spacey story’.

“It seems that it only took a male under 30 to make Mr Spacey feel free to touch us.

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 24: Kevin Spacey visits the Build Series to discuss his new play "Clarence Darrow" at Build Studio on May 24, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)

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“It was so common that it even became a local joke (in very bad taste).”

In a statement, the Old Vic said: “Despite having the appropriate escalation processes in place, it was claimed that those affected felt unable to raise concerns and that Kevin Spacey operated without sufficient accountability.

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 11: Host Kevin Spacey speaks onstage during the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

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“This is clearly unacceptable and the Old Vic truly apologises for not creating an environment or culture where people felt able to speak freely.”

The investigation showed that in all but one case, people who accused Spacey had not made a formal complaint.

Every incident in the report is alleged to have taken place before 2009, apart from two.

The theatre added that “no legal claims, formal grievances, formal disputes, settlement agreements or payments made or authorised were made at all in relation to Kevin Spacey during his tenure”.

Host Kevin Spacey attends the 2017 Tony Awards - Red Carpet at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017 in New York City. / AFP PHOTO / ANGELA WEISS (Photo credit should read ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)

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The Old Vic’s current artistic director, Matthew Warchus, said: ‘I have genuine and deep sympathy for all those who have come forward and said they were hurt in some way by my predecessor’s actions.

Eight people claimed that Spacey had sexually harassed House of Cards employees during his time on the set, including one who he allegedly sexually assaulted.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 22: Actor Kevin Spacey arrives at the 65th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on September 22, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

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In response, Netflix severed all ties with Spacey, sacking him from House of Cards in the process.

British police are currently investigating an allegation of sexual assault made against Spacey.

An alleged victim claimed that after being invited to Spacey’s London home for a drink in 2008, he passed out – and woke to find the star performing oral sex on him.

This was not the only allegation to be made after Rapp’s story was made public.

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