Some of those who had been most intimate with him appeared, after a time, to shun him. Women who had wildly adored him, and for his sake had braved all social censure and set convention at defiance, were seen to grow pallid with shame or horror if Dorian Gray entered the room.
– Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray, Chapter 11. The whispers of scandalous behavior surrounding Dorian, dismissed by most people who meet him, does him some reputational damage. He is shunned by some who had been close to him. Women who had adored him now grew pale with shame when he entered the room.