Mosley defends his ‘eccentric orgy’

Max Mosley described his five-hour sado-masochistic orgy with five call girls as an act of harmless "eccentricity" at the weekend. However, while such explanations may wash with Bernie Ecclestone, they do not appear to cut any ice with the King of Jordan.

The monarch has reportedly let it be known "through channels" that he would prefer it if Mosley cancelled a planned trip to his country this week. Mosley, the son of the British Fascist leader Sir Oswald, is scheduled to attend an event organised by the King’s brother, Prince Feisal, to publicise Jordan's involvement in the World Rally Championship.

But according to reports in the Times, an observer in Amman, the Jordanian capital, observes: "They wish they could do away with him coming here, but they know they have to it because they owe him a favour. But definitely Mosley is not going to see the King."

Meanwhile Mosley, who does not deny the orgy with the calls girls but does refute that he was pretending to be a Nazi during the five-hour session, used an interview with the Sunday Telegraph this weekend to defend his behaviour.

Weirdly, he was highly critical of the prostitute for speaking about his "eccentric" sexual habits. He also attacked as a "a deliberate, cold-blooded, calculated lie” the allegation that the session included Nazi role-playing, claiming that the prostitute who spoke about his alleged request was guilty of a "betrayal of trust".