Marius Borg Høiby is the son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit from a previous relationship. Together with his lawyer, he went to court to stop the book "White Stripes, Black Sheep", but he was not heard in the Oslo District Court. This is reported by Norwegian TV2 and VG.
"The book contains a number of untruths, undocumented claims and insinuations, partly from anonymous sources," wrote the Norwegian court's communications director Guri Varpe in an email to the newspaper VG in October.
The 28-year-old has demanded that the book, written by journalists Torgeir Krokfjord and Øistein Monsen, be withdrawn and reworked, and that the publisher pay compensation.
The publisher Aschehoug has admitted that the book contains some errors and has corrected them in later versions. According to the publisher, Høiby has been aware of the book project since November 2024 and has been invited to participate and offered to read the parts that deal with him, but has not taken the opportunity.
The book has attracted attention since its release on October 20th – among the public, the police, and the royal family.
A disputed claim is that Høiby sold cocaine on Karl Johans gate in Oslo, something that both the 28-year-old and the police dispute. The claim is based on anonymous police sources.
Marius Borg Høiby has previously been charged with 32 crimes, including assault and four counts of rape. He has admitted to some crimes, but denied the rape charges.
The trial is expected to begin in January.
