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Durek Verrett
1974–
United States
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Durek Verrett (born Derek David Verrett; November 17, 1974) is an American self-professed shaman practicing neoshamanism who, since 2024, has been married to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway. He has been widely described by Norwegian media as a con man and conspiracy theorist. Verrett promotes New Age–influenced practices and his claims have been widely criticized as pseudoscientific, including that children get cancer because they want it, that chemotherapy is ineffective and financially motivated, and that casual sex attracts subterranean spirits.
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