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

 

[Ashkenazi Porn Actress]

Neil Gaiman would have been screeching about power imbalances and believing all women for this happening for anyone ... except Neil Gaiman.

Imagine, there are people in this very thread defending Gaiman when in cases like this there are exactly two rules to be followed:
1.


2.

Rules for Radicals:
4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules."

So yes, Gaiman is a rapist who should be cancelled, shunned and all this works thrown in the ash bin of history. Sorry sweaty, that's how the world works.

 

[FedPostalService]

Neil Gaiman would have been screeching about power imbalances and believing all women for this happening for anyone ... except Neil Gaiman.

Anyone who spews that power imbalance bullshit is usually a terrible person. Look at Foucault, he invented it yet didn’t have a problem with raping young boys and wanted the age of consent abolished.

 

[Falcos_Commisar]

Bright was just Shadowrun with the name scrubbed off

And without ANY cyberpunk stuff and no insect spirits or the Confederate States of America (no joke the South did rise again)

 

[Eleventyish]

I'm only interested in this in as much as I can make some horrible meme about Neil Gaiman being a chud, and get a reaction from him about it.

 

[David Kirk Ginder]

Allegedly he ask a David Tenant fan for her nudes in exchange of the adress of the hotel Tennant was staying.

If true and the fan gave her noods, then celebrity fans are just as bad as the celebrities who prey on them, and this might strike readers as harsh, but everyone involved in this story should die [/norm macdonald].

 

[Pluciferous]

Nothing in this post should be construed as defending Neil Gaiman: the whole male feminist schtick annoys me too, and if you’re 60+ and interested in young pussy, dude just hire hookers. Polyamory is only preferable to hookers if you get off on a lot of drama, and if you’re a drama-whore, there’s no fixing you.

But I urge people to consider an alternative scenario to the conventional wisdom of this thread:
1) Anyone following Amanda Palmer and her various pleas for attention over the last 2 decades should have figured out that she’s a malignant narcissist.
2) During the pandemic Neil separates from Amanda and they head towards divorce. Perhaps he realized that a malignant narcissist is a lot less entertaining when a global pandemic forces you to be with her 24/7. He also likely got a much more up-front look at Amanda’s parenting style and didn’t like watching his son get psychologically damaged.
3) Amanda the narcissist is stuck raising an child alone, and pissed off that plenty of women still have crushes on Neil, whereas she is very much over-the-hill. She wants revenge.
4) When the divorce process starts, Amanda’s lawyers tell her that she is unlikely to get what she wants, because good divorce lawyers will spin her documented history of malignant narcissist behavior as her being an unfit mother, and all the history is a few Google searches away. Amanda wants to take Neil for as much money as possible and doesn’t like hearing the lawyers’ pessimistic take.
5) She contacts all the women that Neil’s been fucking on the side, and love-bombs them into friendship. She convinces them over time that the fun sex they had was really Neil victimizing them.
6) She brilliantly orchestrates a slow trickle of women coming out to say that Neil raped and/or took advantage of them. This both achieves the revenge she wants, and makes Neil look even worse than her in divorce court.

 

[CowPox]

Nothing in this post should be construed as defending Neil Gaiman: the whole male feminist schtick annoys me too, and if you’re 60+ and interested in young pussy, dude just hire hookers. Polyamory is only preferable to hookers if you get off on a lot of drama, and if you’re a drama-whore, there’s no fixing you.

But I urge people to consider an alternative scenario to the conventional wisdom of this thread:
1) Anyone following Amanda Palmer and her various pleas for attention over the last 2 decades should have figured out that she’s a malignant narcissist.
2) During the pandemic Neil separates from Amanda and they head towards divorce. Perhaps he realized that a malignant narcissist is a lot less entertaining when a global pandemic forces you to be with her 24/7. He also likely got a much more up-front look at Amanda’s parenting style and didn’t like watching his son get psychologically damaged.
3) Amanda the narcissist is stuck raising an child alone, and pissed off that plenty of women still have crushes on Neil, whereas she is very much over-the-hill. She wants revenge.
4) When the divorce process starts, Amanda’s lawyers tell her that she is unlikely to get what she wants, because good divorce lawyers will spin her documented history of malignant narcissist behavior as her being an unfit mother, and all the history is a few Google searches away. Amanda wants to take Neil for as much money as possible and doesn’t like hearing the lawyers’ pessimistic take.
5) She contacts all the women that Neil’s been fucking on the side, and love-bombs them into friendship. She convinces them over time that the fun sex they had was really Neil victimizing them.
6) She brilliantly orchestrates a slow trickle of women coming out to say that Neil raped and/or took advantage of them. This both achieves the revenge she wants, and makes Neil look even worse than her in divorce court.

Should Amanda Palmer be considered deserving of her own thread?

 

[NoReturn]

Should Amanda Palmer be considered deserving of her own thread?

Yes, but I don't know who would want to write it.

 

[Foxxo]

Good Omens is being shitcanned due to Neil Gaiman's allegations. Apparently Season 2 ended so poorly and inconclusively that they're releasing an episode-and-a-half finale in two years or so, though.

ARTICLE

Neil Gaiman Exits ‘Good Omens’ Production Role After Assault Allegations, Season 3 Will Only Be a 90-Minute Finale​

Pre-production was reportedly paused on the BBC Studios and Prime Video series after four women accused Gaiman of assault.
By Samantha Bergeson

Neil Gaiman is (mostly) exiting “Good Omens” amid some bad press.
The series creator, showrunner, executive producer, and writer has stepped aside from the show’s third season, which paused its pre-production amid assault allegations against Gaiman, according to Deadline.
Prime Video today has announced that “Good Omens” will return for a feature-length series finale that will be produced without Gaiman’s involvement — though he did help write it.
“While Gaiman has contributed to the writing of the ‘Good Omens’ series finale, he will not be working on the production,” the official press statement reads.


“Good Omens” stars Michael Sheen as an angel and David Tennant as a demon Crowley. Frances McDormand, Jon Hamm, and Miranda Richardson co-star. The series is adapted from Gaiman’s novel “Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch,” co-written with Terry Pratchett. Season 3 is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, BBC Studios Productions, the Blank Corporation, and Narrativia.


The whole third season will comprise of just one 90-minute episode. Production is expected to begin in early 2025 in Scotland.
The episode, which is being described as a “forthcoming season” by Prime Video, will “bring to life a serendipitous conversation from almost 35 years ago between the late Sir Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, where they mapped out ‘what happens next’ to the wonderful characters in the world of their internationally bestselling novel.”
“Good Omens” first premiered as a limited series on Prime Video in May 2019. It was later renewed for a second season, which aired in July 2023. The new third season is produced by Amazon MGM Studios, BBC Studios Productions, and Narrativia. Rob Wilkins of Narrativia, who is representing author Pratchett’s estate, will executive produce along with BBC Studios Productions’ head of comedy Josh Cole.
“Good Omens” co-creator Gaiman was accused by four women of engaging in nonconcensual “rough and degrading sex” and coercion. The accusations were made during Tortoise Media‘s four-part podcast “Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman.”
Two women who had relationships with Gaiman went on record for the podcast. One of the women worked as a nanny for Gaiman’s child, and claimed Gaiman assaulted her in February 2022 at his New Zealand home. She filed complaint to New Zealand police in October 2022.


The second woman alleged that when she was 18 years old, she and Gaiman began a romantic relationship after a book-signing event in Florida in 2003.
Since the podcast was released, three more women have come forward with allegations of sexual assault and abuse. Tortoise Media released a fifth episode of the podcast that included two of the additional women’s accusations.
Gaiman denied the sexual assault allegations in July 2024.
His upcoming Disney+ feature adaptation of “The Graveyard Book” was shelved in the wake of the allegations.

It's a shame that Terry Pratchett's best-known work was sullied by him co-writing it with... well... Neil Gaiman.

Twitter users have their priorities in order:

 

[Forgotten Beast]

I haven't watched Good Omens and don't intend to, since I'm still hurt in the butt about what he did to American Gods just to virtue signal and it looks like he did the same thing here (albeit after a more respectful first season from what I've heard). Seeing him kicked out from his own project by the people he bastardized his work to appease to is feeding me so much Schadenfreude I think I'll have to skip meals for a week.
On an unrelated note, he's been smart and hasn't touched twitter or any other social media platform since the accusations went live, I hope he takes the opportunity to think long and hard about his priorities.

 

[Wot Zit Too Yah0996]

Another predator pretending to be a Gaiman in order to get access to women, classic

 

[Hitman One]

Nothing in this post should be construed as defending Neil Gaiman: the whole male feminist schtick annoys me too, and if you’re 60+ and interested in young pussy, dude just hire hookers. Polyamory is only preferable to hookers if you get off on a lot of drama, and if you’re a drama-whore, there’s no fixing you.

But I urge people to consider an alternative scenario to the conventional wisdom of this thread:
1) Anyone following Amanda Palmer and her various pleas for attention over the last 2 decades should have figured out that she’s a malignant narcissist.
2) During the pandemic Neil separates from Amanda and they head towards divorce. Perhaps he realized that a malignant narcissist is a lot less entertaining when a global pandemic forces you to be with her 24/7. He also likely got a much more up-front look at Amanda’s parenting style and didn’t like watching his son get psychologically damaged.
3) Amanda the narcissist is stuck raising an child alone, and pissed off that plenty of women still have crushes on Neil, whereas she is very much over-the-hill. She wants revenge.
4) When the divorce process starts, Amanda’s lawyers tell her that she is unlikely to get what she wants, because good divorce lawyers will spin her documented history of malignant narcissist behavior as her being an unfit mother, and all the history is a few Google searches away. Amanda wants to take Neil for as much money as possible and doesn’t like hearing the lawyers’ pessimistic take.
5) She contacts all the women that Neil’s been fucking on the side, and love-bombs them into friendship. She convinces them over time that the fun sex they had was really Neil victimizing them.
6) She brilliantly orchestrates a slow trickle of women coming out to say that Neil raped and/or took advantage of them. This both achieves the revenge she wants, and makes Neil look even worse than her in divorce court.

I think that your alternative scenario is more than probable, but I hate Neil Gayman so much that I'd completely support any attempt to destroy him.

 

[Wot Zit Too Yah0996]

It seems people hated Gaiman before the allegations. I wonder why.

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

It seems people hated Gaiman before the allegations. I wonder why.

He actually got a fair shake here by the standards of what rest of the internet gave him. Even most posters who dislike him admit that a lot of this comes across as bullshit rather than credible accusations.

However the company he keeps and the people he panders to these days are 100% the kind to go all in on a witch hunt. Surrounding himself by those sorts inevitably meant that when this happened they would all fall over themselves to say how much they hate him.

 

[Wot Zit Too Yah0996]

He actually got a fair shake here by the standards of what rest of the internet gave him. Even most posters who dislike him admit that a lot of this comes across as bullshit rather than credible accusations.

However the company he keeps and the people he panders to these days are 100% the kind to go all in on a witch hunt. Surrounding himself by those sorts inevitably meant that when this happened they would all fall over themselves to say how much they hate him.

Right. So it's more to do with being around certain people.

 

[merrybrandybuck]

Virtually nobody in left wing spaces gave a shit about those allegations though because they came from a right-winger. He fervently supports troons and troons beat metoo easily on the oppression scala in the current year of our lord+9. I'm guessing season 2 just wasn't as profitable as expected and like any fantasy show this requires a big budget to not look completely dogshit.

 

[Judge Holden]

He actually got a fair shake here by the standards of what rest of the internet gave him. Even most posters who dislike him admit that a lot of this comes across as bullshit rather than credible accusations.

We have the advantage of absolutely fucking hating everyone and everyone involved in this shit, and thus we are able to maintain some level of objectivity aside from wishing a literal plague on all parties.

Its a bit like how Big Nigga Hitler could probably do a decent job adjudicating between two Rabbis bickering about which of them jewwed the most shekels as thus neither party would be impacted by any possible bias he might have for one or the other

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

We have the advantage of absolutely fucking hating everyone and everyone involved in this shit, and thus we are able to maintain some level of objectivity aside from wishing a literal plague on all parties

Everyone involved in this story etc. is technically a neutral position.

Ultimately even if everything about this tale was entirely consensual it's still slimy as all get out. Much like Amazon trying to pretend it's "doing the right thing" while continuing to try to profit from it.

 

[Wot Zit Too Yah0996]

Imagine, there are people in this very thread defending Gaiman when in cases like this there are exactly two rules to be followed:
1.
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So yes, Gaiman is a rapist who should be cancelled, shunned and all this works thrown in the ash bin of history. Sorry sweaty, that's how the world works.

Fuck, I have his Norse Mythology book...

 

[SBG]

I haven't watched Good Omens and don't intend to, since I'm still hurt in the butt about what he did to American Gods just to virtue signal and it looks like he did the same thing here (albeit after a more respectful first season from what I've heard). Seeing him kicked out from his own project by the people he bastardized his work to appease to is feeding me so much Schadenfreude I think I'll have to skip meals for a week.
On an unrelated note, he's been smart and hasn't touched twitter or any other social media platform since the accusations went live, I hope he takes the opportunity to think long and hard about his priorities.

I still see a lot of leftists denouncing him so I hope this follows him long enough to fuck with his ego. Be hilarious if he stops getting invites to events or opportunities for new shows because he got on the wrong side of the outrage mob.