The Norwegian mass killer's life "fell apart" after a failed relationship with a Belarusian internet date left him struggling with his sexuality, his friends told the court.
"That was perhaps his last attempt at dating a girl like the other boys did," his best friend's ex-girlfriend told the court.
Breivik's friends suspected the 33-year-old extremist might be homosexual because he was feminine and fastidious about his appearance, another friend, a lawyer in Norway's Ministry of Defence, said.
"He used make-up powder, those kinds of things, and he explained that as being 'metrosexual'. He made reference to David Beckham being that at the time."
Breivik, who admits to killing 77 people in Norway last July, retorted angrily when allowed to respond at the end of the day's proceedings.
"I have not been vain after 2006, and I've never been feminine either," he complained. "The only function that this powder had was as a cover to hide acne." » | Richard Orange, Oslo | Tuesday, May 29, 2012
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