Crime Neil Gaiman Accused of Sexual Assault, Author Denies Allegations

Acclaimed author Neil Gaiman is facing multiple allegations of sexual assault, making him the subject of a police complaint in New Zealand. Gaiman has offered a response as well, refuting the accusations.

Per Tortoise Media, two women have accused Gaiman of sexual assault while in consensual relationships with the author. The allegations go back two decades, but they were first reported on in Tortoise's podcast Master: the allegations against Neil Gaiman, which was released on Wednesday. The women describe allegations of "rough and degrading sex," alleging that these instances were not always consensual.

One of the two accusers, a 23-year-old woman named Scarlett, claims she was sexually assaulted in February 2022 just hours after first meeting Gaiman. According to Scarlett, the assault happened in a bath at Gaiman's New Zealand home where she was hired to work as a nanny for his child. Gaiman says that the two merely "cuddled" and "made out" that day, adding that a three-week sexual relationship ensued, but was entirely consensual. Scarlett insists that Gaiman was "rough and degrading," and reportedly, messages, notes, and accounts from friends support her allegations.

Another accuser, identifying herself as K, says she was an 18-year-old fan when she first met Gaiman at a book signing in Sarasota, Florida, in 2003. K claims that she began a romantic relationship with Gaiman after she turned 20, resulting in engaging in rough sex that she "neither wanted nor enjoyed." It's alleged that one particular incident saw Gaimain forcefully penetrating K despite her objections.

Gaiman has denied this claim as well. The Sandman author maintains that his relationship with K was never unlawful and that he's "disturbed" to be accused of such behavior. According to Gaiman, K's allegations stem from "regret" over the relationship she had when it was over. He also attributed Scarlett's allegations to a condition she has that's associated with false memories, but the Tortoise report noted that this isn't supported by the accuser's medical records.

Additionally, Gaiman has strongly denied all allegations of non-consensual sex at any time with the women accusing him of sexual assault. He also claimed that New Zealand police ignored his offer for assistance with one woman's complaint in 2022, suggesting that shows a lack of substance in the investigation. New Zealand officers have responded by saying they made a "number of attempts to speak to key people as part of this investigation and those efforts remain ongoing." It was added that there are "a number of factors to take into consideration with this case, including location of all parties.”

Gaiman has long been one of pop culture's most revered authors, bringing to life acclaimed stories like The Sandman, Good Omens, and American Gods. Just recently, Netflix has been promoting the upcoming second season of The Sandman, which is based on Gaiman's source material; he also executive produces the series.

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Honestly while Gaiman was not on the top of my "insufferable and terminally overhyped geek culture retards I cant wait to get outed as sex predators for my own amusement" list (currently being topped by Wil Wheaton followed by Alan Moore) I cannot deny feeling that little bit jollier with the thought I may never have to hear him mentioned again
 
I’m more interested in what his daughter thinks. She’s as a big of a troon lover as Gaimen (if not bigger) and so far, not a peep out of her.
If she knows what’s good for her father’s estate she won’t involve herself. But being a tranny lover is indicative of bad decision making, so I’m looking forward to the shitshow.
 
I remember the Tumblr crowd tried to come after Amanda Palmer a few years ago and make her do a ritual denunciation of a song she wrote which they decided was offensive to trannies, and she told them to fuck off. That alone makes her way too good for him.
Gaiman has a story in Sandman where the Moon itself (as a deity of femininity) tells a tranny "you are not a woman".*
He also has a short story (I think in Smoke and Mirrors or Fragile Things) in which, in search for a cure for cancer, a sex change pill is accidentally invented; it does cure cancer and many other things, but it lets you switch sexes back and forth as part of the process, kind of "resetting" the whole body. Widespread use of the pill leads to the discovery of a percentage of the population having an innate "tranny-radar" that lets them instinctively clock anyone who's not on their original sex.
Presumably they're all users of Kiwi Farms dot ess tee.

To my knowledge he hasn't apologized for either (though I don't know if he's been confronted about them).

*Caveat: the tranny dies at the end of that story, and a friend (who does the "write the trannyname on the gravestone" thing) has a dream where he appears as a lady. So in the end the story is kind of neutral in a "not really women but let's be nice to them" note.
 
The women describe allegations of "rough and degrading sex," alleging that these instances were not always consensual.
Uh-huh.
The allegations go back two decades
Yup.
So sometime over two decades they decided that no he actually sexually assaulted me.

I wonder how these women are doing financially...

As much of a fag as Gaiman is I am not going to just decide that such obviously sketchy shit is not sketchy.
 
If she knows what’s good for her father’s estate she won’t involve herself. But being a tranny lover is indicative of bad decision making, so I’m looking forward to the shitshow.
If she has any sense she would stay out of this for the reasons that there's been no solid evidence as yet, the accusations go back twenty years and who the Hell knows. For all that I don't like his writing (only things of his I ever enjoyed were Good Omens which I consider a less good Terry Pratchett novel and the film adaptation of Stardust), I'm not going to take unsupported Me Too accusations as gospel and now should Terry Pratchett's daughter unless she knows something we don't.
 
I'm pretty sure he said something like he's never read it, didn't personally support what he knew of it, but that banning it would be a greater evil than allowing it.
Found the link with what he wrote about it, And this is the part I’m seeing reposted from it:
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[…]other people to argue about.) Still, you seem to want lolicon banned, and people prosecuted for owning it, and I don't. You ask, What makes it worth defending? and the only answer I can give is this: Freedom to write, freedom to read, freedom to own material that you believe is worth defending means you're going to have to stand up for stuff you don't believe is worth defending, even stuff you find actively distasteful, because laws are big blunt instruments that do not differentiate between what you like and what you don't, because prosecutors are humans and bear grudges and fight for re-election, because one person's obscenity is another person's art.

Another screenshot that’s floating around:
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Anyways, #neil gaiman is now #1 on the tumblr trending tab. Remember, Good Omens is/has been a huge fandom on tumblr, à la Superwholock (combined name of the Supernatural, Doctor Who, and BBC Sherlock fandoms). #neil gaiman currently has 522k followers and 842 recent posts. #good omens has 196k followers and 370 recent posts.

Because he is a tumblr darling, some people are actually putting in the leg work (listening to a podcast) to investigate the claims themselves instead of immediately believing them.
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I’ve listened to the neil gaiman podcast. Here is a recap of the allegations and trigger warning I will talk about it in detail. This is an incredibly complex situation, so take care of yourself
Scarlett, one of the victims, met Amanda Palmer (Neil’s ex wife) and became friends with her. Scarlett was out of work and started to do odd jobs for Amanda and eventually starts doing some babysitting/nannying for them. It sounds like she was already very close to Amanda at this point.
So far I’ve seen her kind of referred to as just an employee and while it is factually true, I don’t think it’s completely honest. She was very much a personal friend of Amanda’s first and clearly had many interactions with Amanda that were not strictly professional. What I’m saying is that the boundaries between employee and personal friend were blurred from the beginning. Though blame still falls on Amanda/Neil for mixing personal and professional boundaries and not on the victim. I just point it out to say all three were already acting inappropriately for an employer/employee relationship
The first night she meets Neil Gaiman, he alleges that he asked her if she wanted to take an outdoor bath (I’m assuming this is a hot tub) together. Her story is that she did not know he would join her in the bath. He was naked but she thought it might be “normal” because she was used to seeing Amanda naked often. He says that the shared bath was consensual. She says that he pressured her into giving him a handjob and when she said no, he said she was “missing out” and he masturbated in the tub with her and then penetrated her anally with his fingers. His account was that this instance was only consensual cuddling and making out. She is clearly uncomfortable during this scene and any consent that may have given does not seem genuine. She does end up messaging him that night, “Thank you for a lovely, lovely night. Wow. Kiss”
From there however, they continue to have sexual encounters involving some potentially extreme BDSM scenes. In WhatsApp messages she repeatedly consents/expresses a a desire for these encounters. She tells a friend the sex is “rough” and “amazing”. There are A LOT of messages with clear and enthusiastic consent and love for Neil. One message read: "I am consumed by thoughts of you, the things you will do to me, I'm so hungry. What a terrible creature you've turned me into. I think you need to give me a huge spanking very soon. I'm fucking desperate for my master."
She goes on to describe one encounter as so painful she blacked out and he hadn’t noticed and had left to watch audition tapes? And that she had been bleeding? This encounter was very unclear, violent seeming but hazy. It’s really unclear what happened to her. It sounds like it might have been painful anal sex. Potentially consensual in words, but she clearly was not taken care of. He alleges that he only ever penetrated her with his fingers.
At some point she tells a friend about these encounters and the friend points out the power imbalance and tells Amanda. Scarlett says to Neil in clear terms that everything was consensual and though it may have “crossed boundaries at the start” everything after was consensual.
Text from Scarlett "I feel like bawling my eyes out. I would never Me Too you. I don't where that came from, and I have told Amanda that even though it began questionably, eventually it was undoubtedly consensual and I enjoyed it. Heart is pounding too."
Neil: "Knowing that you would be prepared to say it's not true, it was consensual, he's not a monster, makes me a lot more grounded."
Scarlet: "It was consensual. How many times do I have to fucking tell everyone?"
Scarlett seems to go through some pretty traumatic life events outside of this situation and is hospitalized for suicidal thoughts (actions? unclear). Neil sends her messages of support, which she now in hindsight finds it was his way of pulling her back in. She asks Neil to pay her rent and Neil agrees to. Neil’s bookkeepers ask her to sign an NDA, not specifically about any allegations but just talking about his personal life overall. She admits to not reading the NDA.
She does end up filing a police report in summer 2022 but receives rent payments until winter 2022 and drops contact with Neil completely Jan 2023. She says her view of their relationship changed after her hospitalization.
It is clear from this situation that Neil did act inappropriately but this is not a black and white situation overall. Their first encounter in the tub is very disturbing. The texts after are very complex and I’m not qualified to place judgement.
Now important point I want to make about this podcast and its reporting. These podcasters are vehemently against BDSM and they made it clear they don’t think BDSM can ever be consensual. I think critiquing this podcast itself is a discussion worth having. I find this podcast to be pretty biased in that sense. An “expert” they have on as a guest says, “the idea that you can consent to degradation is such a stupid idea. Only men can think this up.” I’m not saying that Neil engaged in BDSM with these women in a healthy or consensual way, however the podcasters make it clear that they don’t believe BDSM could ever be consensual and they consider these acts as blanket abuse in any situation.
The second victim K, did meet Neil at 18 however they had no sexual/romantic contact until she was 20. She says,"I never wanted any of the stuff he did to me, including the violent stuff, but I did consent to it." Neil says they were in a two year relationship that was completely consensual. He says that he has record of hundreds of emails between the two of them that never show any sign of distress. K began to become upset that Neil did not plan on leaving his marriage (open at the time I believe?) or ever make their relationship public. Unfortunately it does feel like K consented to things she didn’t necessarily want to keep Neil in her life.
She alleges that they did not use lube during sex and it was often painful for her. During one encounter she alleges she told him not to penetrate her due to a UTI and he did so anyway.
K and Neil have an argument that leads him to break the relationship. He leaves, and buys a plane ticket home. K buys a ticket on the same flight, follows him onto the plane and begs him not to end their relationship. Security ends up removing her from the plane. They continue to email from 2008-2022 pleasantly and flirtatiously.
The podcast reached out to other sexual partners of Neil’s and they did not have any stories of misbehavior.
Overall, this isn’t a clear cut situation. Neil clearly did take advantage of his celebrity and position of power and failed to protect these women. He was the instigator in all these relationships and he does seem to seek out younger more inexperienced partners. Partners who don’t seem to have the social/mental footing to consent properly. There are times where he clearly crossed boundaries and assaulted these women. The bath/hot tub and UTI instances were clearly not appropriate consensual acts.
But I think there’s a discussion worth having about intentionally lying about your consent. Hindsight and experience can certainly recontextualize everything and I understand why they may have consented in the moment. The pressures they were under etc. They clearly at times felt like they couldn’t say no in some ways. But they also both actively perused the relationship and admit to giving clear verbal consent often. I very very much feel for these women and I’m so sorry that they had such a negative experience.
I have no answers on any of this and it’s not my job or place to. I hope this recap provides more context and that everyone comes away knowing that this is not a black and white issue.
I also hope everyone does not tie their identity/enjoyment of good omens/his other works on this. We as fans are not responsible for the actions of others. Our engagement with Neil’s work is not an excusal or support of his actions. We are not responsible for what he has done in his personal life. If you end up seeing posts that imply you are somehow a bad person if you engage with his works now, that is not a healthy or good take.
Be critical, be open to the facts as they develop, find where your comfortability with engaging in his works is, and do not tell others how they have to feel/act about this situation.
Much love to you all as this situation unfolds
 
Give me a tophat but the way progs will just happily throw their darlings to the side for the sake of things they like is so disgusting. They always love to call you evil and claim they love all women but will immediately turn around and hiss and scratch whenever one comes out against their precious homo show. It's always "WHITE MAN BAD" until it comes to someone they like- THEN they want to calm down and do an investigation. Fuck these people and I hope the day of the axe wound comes soon.
 
But yes, it's nice to see Gaiman squirm. He's been at the forefront of the movement to make comics read like far-Left agitprop, perched silently on his throne like a Woke god-king while talented writers and artists who didn't share his views were driven out of the industry.
No wonder the television adaptation of American Gods was so different from the book...
Anyways, #neil gaiman is now #1 on the tumblr trending tab. Remember, Good Omens is/has been a huge fandom on tumblr, à la Superwholock (combined name of the Supernatural, Doctor Who, and BBC Sherlock fandoms). #neil gaiman currently has 522k followers and 842 recent posts. #good omens has 196k followers and 370 recent posts.

Because he is a tumblr darling, some people are actually putting in the leg work (listening to a podcast) to investigate the claims themselves instead of immediately believing them.
Exactly what I thought this was, as annoying as I find latter-day Gaiman: hoes want rough sex with a famous rich guy, then decide later the "power imbalance" that turned them on meant it was ACKSHUALLY rape. She enjoys the contact high of sex with a famous guy going, and enjoy the contact high of accusing the famous guy of rape as she's leaving. Many such cases. Sad!

LMAO @ "he waited until she was 20" or whatever the line was. 18 year olds are legal adults. Deal with it.

Do not stick your dick in crazy, even if you're an idiot with an "open marriage."
 
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Is there a particular time in which Gaiman's work became insipid woke shit? Only read some of his comics from the '80s and '90s and it seemed... fine? Not really anything that was in line with the political correctness of the day.
At least one dividing line, clearly, was 9/11. Read American Gods and then watch the show. A 180 turn in his opinion of the country.
 
To my knowledge he hasn't apologized for either (though I don't know if he's been confronted about them).
He's not but the insinuation is that the next season of Sandman is going to correct many of those icky transphobic bits. Which is another reason many will be giving him leeway, so that season is not tossed under the boss along with him.
For all that I don't like his writing (only things of his I ever enjoyed were Good Omens which I consider a less good Terry Pratchett novel and the film adaptation of Stardust)
Coraline didn't do it for you?
Ewwwwww he had relations with a girl who was at least 15 years younger than his two daughters??
And who was working for him, though the info from @Endangered Species List suggests there might be more to that.
 
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