That one time the Nobel prize committee really screwed up.

Marie Curie had already one a Nobel prize, and was on the verge of receiving her second. The committee asked her not to come because she was involved in an affair with a married man. “The Swedish Academy need not have fretted; not only did dinner go smoothly, but before King Gustaf’s reign was over, he, too, would be accused of a love affair, also with a married man.” ~ learn more