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'''Durek Verrett''' (born November 17, 1974, as '''Derek David Verrett''') is an American [[conspiracy theorist]],<ref name="thetimes24">{{cite news |date=24 August 2024 |title=The princess and the shaman: how a royal wedding is dividing Norway |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/the-princess-and-the-shaman-royal-wedding-divides-norway-z2qdq9mnr |archiveurl=https://archive.ph/W2u9n |archivedate=24 August 2024 |access-date=30 August 2024 |work=The Times |quote=Durek Verrett, 49, is a Californian conspiracy theorist and self-declared shaman, or “spiritual guide”, who claims not to be human and professes that he can reverse ageing by “turning atoms”.}}</ref> [[convicted felon]],<ref name=tatlerpr/> [[Alternative medicine|alternative therapist]],<ref name=bbc2022/><ref name="thetimes2022"/> and self-professed shaman as a practitioner of [[Neoshamanism]]. He has been widely described by media and other observers as a [[conman]] and conspiracy theorist.<ref name=bbc2022>{{cite news |title=Norway princess quits royal duties for alternative medicine |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-63562191 |access-date=9 November 2022 |work=BBC |quote=Verrett [has been] described as 'a charlatan', a conman and a conspiracy theorist}}</ref><ref name=washingtonpost2022/><ref name=sky/><ref name=thetimes24/><!-- <ref name=vantru /><ref name=finansavisen /><ref name=utrop /><ref name=allgaeuer /> -->

 

 

Verrett previously lived openly as a [[gay man]], and was in a long-term relationship with his male fiancé Hank Greenberg.<ref name="Nettavisen-Greenberg" /> Greenberg and others have accused him of [[domestic abuse]],<ref name="Nettavisen-Greenberg" /> manipulative behavior and of being a cult leader,<ref name="greenberg2" /> while his mother Veruschka Urquhart disputed many of his claims about his background and called him "manipulative" and "dangerous."<ref name="veruschka" /> In 2024, he married [[Princess Märtha Louise of Norway]], a self-described [[clairvoyant]] and member of the extended Norwegian royal family.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vender Märtha ryggen: - Overrasker meg ikke |url=https://www.dagbladet.no/kjendis/vender-martha-ryggen-overrasker-meg-ikke/81824504 |access-date=25 August 2024 |work=Dagbladet}}</ref> Verrett and Märtha Louise's relationship has been widely criticized by the Norwegian media and public. He remains an American citizen and resident, and is not royal.