The resignation of three members of the body that awards the Nobel Literature Prize is "a sad development that I hope will be solved." Carl XVI Gustav, the patron of the Swedish Academy who must approve any of the secret votes by the 18-member body before the result is made public, said Monday the Academy was "thinking the situation through." "It is a very, very, very important institution, so I am kept informed about developments," he briefly told Swedish media. He was banned in December by the Swedish Academy from attending a Nobel banquet after Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter published allegations from 18 women claiming to have been assaulted or raped by Arnault. The money had been paid to the institution since 2010 and the Academy stressed it had not been paid to Arnault personally.

Source: ABC News April 09, 2018 10:59 UTC