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Originally Posted by issybird
The Swedish academy won't be announcing a Nobel Prize in Literature this year because of the sex abuse scandal involving a prominent member, despite having a short list of five nominations. Instead, it will postpone this year's decision to next year, when it will award two Nobels.
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It wasn't just about sexual abuse.
He was using Academy resources for personal lucre. And his wife and others were involved.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...obel-deadlock/
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Frostenson’s French husband Jean-Claude Arnault has been accused of sexual harassment, financial improprieties, and leaking the names of at least seven Nobel prize-winners, including the singer Bob Dylan in 2016.
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Earlier this spring, Hammarskiöld reported that Arnault had leaked the names of seven Nobel prize-winners, claiming the finding was backed by "seven witnesses which were both trustworthy and independent of one another”.
The firm also reported that amongst other financial improprieties he had failed to declare that he was part owner of The Forum, a cultural venue in Stockholm which received substantial Academy funding.
They also accused him of “improper use” of the Academy’s Paris apartment, which he reportedly treated so much as his own that he attached his name plate to the door.
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The leaks most likely were not cheaply bought.
They need the time to investigate what went on and who got what.