World Alert: Swedish Academy, embroiled in a #MeToo scandal, won’t award Nobel literature prize in 2018

The announcement comes days after Swedish media reported that French photographer Jean-Claude Arnault groped Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at an academy event in 2006. Arnault was accused of sexual harassment or assault, in some cases on academy property, by 18 women in November. He also stands accused of leaking the names of at least seven Nobel winners. He has denied the allegations. In connection with the scandal, the head of the academy, Sara Danius, has stepped down, along with several academy members, including Arnault's wife, poet Katarina Frostenson. The Swedish Academy intends to award the next Nobel Prize in literature in 2019. It has declined to award the prize before, in years of war and when the academy determined that none of the nominees deserved it.

Democracy Dies in Darkness     World Alert May 4, 3:22 AM     Swedish Academy, embroiled in a #MeToo scandal, won't award Nobel literature prize in 2018 The announcement comes days after Swedish media reported that French photographer Jean-Claude Arnault groped Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at an academy event in 2006. Arnault was accused of sexual harassment or assault, in some cases on academy property, by 18 women in November. He also stands accused of leaking the names of at least seven Nobel winners. He has denied the allegations. In connection with the scandal, the head of the academy, Sara Danius, has stepped down, along with several academy members, including Arnault's wife, poet Katarina Frostenson. The Swedish Academy intends to award the next Nobel Prize in literature in 2019. It has declined to award the prize before, in years of war and when the academy determined that none of the nominees deserved it. Read more » Advertisement You received this email because you signed up for news alerts from The Washington Post. Manage my newsletters and alerts | Unsubscribe Privacy Policy | Help ©2018 The Washington Post, 1301 K St NW, Washington DC 20071