{
  "id": 9290124,
  "title": "Terje Rød Larsen til NRK: – Ventet for lenge med å ta grep",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/terje-r-d-larsen-til-nrk-ventet-for-lenge-med-a-ta-grep",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-23T06:43:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "E24 Norway",
    "slug": "e24-norway",
    "url": "https://e24.no/internasjonal-oekonomi/i/n1oMOJ/terje-roed-larsen-ventet-for-lenge-med-aa-ta-grep"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Terje Rød Larsen, a former top UN official and architect of the Oslo Agreement, has admitted in a recent interview with NRK that he maintained a tenuous relationship with Jeffrey Epstein for far too long. Now residing in his villa on the Greek island of Paxos, Rød Larsen spoke about his past associations with Epstein during the NRK Brennpunkt's new documentary series \"The Diplomat Couple.\" He expressed deep regret for the connection he had with Epstein and stated that he should have severed the ties with him earlier. Rød Larsen admitted to struggling with his speech after two strokes and refused to be filmed during the NRK interview, as he still cannot answer all of their questions. He emphasized that he never authorized Epstein to donate on his own and only approached another IPI board member, Mort Zuckerman, to meet Epstein, who had already been approved by Zuckerman as a donor. Epstein had also donated to Harvard University and other charitable causes, according to Rød Larsen. The Miami Herald's 2018 investigation reignited interest in the Epstein case, revealing the extent of his crimes, but Rød Larsen claims he did not read the articles. When Epstein discussed the accusations against him, he simply said, \"This is what people try to do to me.\" Rød Larsen believed he was skeptical but felt that the circle he was in included influential people who donated significant amounts to IPI. In 2019, Dagens Næringsliv revealed Epstein's contributions of around five million kroner to IPI, and he had also borrowed 130,000 dollars from the billionaire. In the autumn of 2020, he stepped down as IPI president. After three million Epstein files were made public in the winter, their extent became known, including a range of accusations against Rød Larsen and Juul for corruption, which both deny.",
  "summary": "Terje Rød-Larsen snakker ut om forholdet til Jeffrey Epstein i et intervju med NRK.",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}