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

 

[Kulee Baba]

And I wholeheartedly agree that Neil's past in Scientology is a huge factor in all this. Look at Danny Masterson - some pretty similar shit there, only with less fans/power. Scientology obviously does a number on the developing psyche.

Adding: @Kulee Baba I actually suspect Will and Jada are just Retarded and don't understand that using Scientology "tech" is basically being a Scientologist. The Scientologists love to bang on how you don't have to believe in their shit to use their educational "tech" buuuuuut, yeah. I think they're morons and got hoodwinked. Which is fucking funny.

Yeah the 2nd Gen Scientologists seem to get a mindfuck. Internet searching claims Auditing can happen to kids as young as 6 years old! The claims I've heard is that auditing and other scientology sessions can be stressful for adults so you can only imagine what that shit can be like for kids who are born believing it wholesale.

I refuse to believe that all Scientologists come out or turn into fucked in the head sociopaths. Actors like Tom Cruise and Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) seem like decent professional actors. But why they joined in the first place is anyone's guess. I would think they were sold on the lie that it's elaborate self help and for the Hollywood people they want to get connections to people in the industry.

As for Jada and Will maybe they are just retarded, but I find it hard to believe she read and became enamored with Dianetics and never attended a workshop. Scientology Hollywood is luxurious building.

One last Scientology tidbit I learned, L Ron Hubbard encouraged followers to be virile, that it was a sign of a high Thetan level. If such stuff is taught to Scientology kids it makes sense they come out of it with Pick Up Artist mentalities.

 

[bort420]

Jada and Will maybe they are just retarded

once you realize Hollywood actors are just as retarded as any other theater kid their actions start to make sense

 

[The Judean People's Front]

Yeah the 2nd Gen Scientologists seem to get a mindfuck. Internet searching claims Auditing can happen to kids as young as 6 years old! The claims I've heard is that auditing and other scientology sessions can be stressful for adults so you can only imagine what that shit can be like for kids who are born believing it wholesale.

I refuse to believe that all Scientologists come out or turn into fucked in the head sociopaths. Actors like Tom Cruise and Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) seem like decent professional actors. But why they joined in the first place is anyone's guess. I would think they were sold on the lie that it's elaborate self help and for the Hollywood people they want to get connections to people in the industry.

As for Jada and Will maybe they are just retarded, but I find it hard to believe she read and became enamored with Dianetics and never attended a workshop. Scientology Hollywood is luxurious building.

One last Scientology tidbit I learned, L Ron Hubbard encouraged followers to be virile, that it was a sign of a high Thetan level. If such stuff is taught to Scientology kids it makes sense they come out of it with Pick Up Artist mentalities.

That's a particular fun bit about Scientology. When Hubbard first came up with Dianetics, he really wanted it to be part of mainstream Psychology - not a religion. But then the Psychology community laughed at him and refused to publish his unresearched drivel (not that mainstream Psychology at the time or even now is much better). So he created a religion around it.

But at their core, Scientologists REALLY want the mainstream public to become invested in their ideas, which is why they do so much ostensibly "non-religious" stuff like "curriculums" to help kids learn to read and shit. It's all totally unscientific, and it ultimately relates back to their religious principles, but Scientology doesn't talk overtly about the "religious" part until you're high enough up there you don't wanna just stop.

But yeah, "normies" read Dianetics because it's basically a shitty self-help book. I can see Jada being a totally insulated midwit who thinks that shit is BRILLIANT!

 

[I was a Teenage “JA”-man]

My “this one is for you neil“ post got a spike in reacts. It can only mean more shit has surfaced.

 

[NoReturn]

Have your Thetan levels increased? No wait, you didn't pay the fee for that.

EXCUSE YOU. My thetan exteriorizated on its own thanks to my super cool skills that put me at least at OTI just because I'm that retarded naturally.

Yeah the 2nd Gen Scientologists seem to get a mindfuck. Internet searching claims Auditing can happen to kids as young as 6 years old!

Yep, and you're supposed to treat even babies with the understanding they are "full adults" but limited by a child body, so talk to them like little adults, have expectations for them as little adults, etc. while keeping in mind the limitations of their physical body. That's why they're supposed to start auditing as soon as they're a child and not a baby-baby.

The claims I've heard is that auditing and other scientology sessions can be stressful for adults so you can only imagine what that shit can be like for kids who are born believing it wholesale.

Stressful nothing. It can cause full psychotic breaks.

I refuse to believe that all Scientologists come out or turn into fucked in the head sociopaths. Actors like Tom Cruise and Jason Lee (My Name Is Earl) seem like decent professional actors. But why they joined in the first place is anyone's guess. I would think they were sold on the lie that it's elaborate self help and for the Hollywood people they want to get connections to people in the industry.

Here's the thing. Dianetics works in the same way that exposure therapy works, but Scientology extends, manipulates, and abuses that phenomenon.

As an example:
Let's say you have a fear of public speaking. If you practice, it gets easier to do and a lot less frightening.
Scientology takes it a bit further, though, and will bring up the things that most people don't want to talk about like "You are afraid of public speaking because you don't want people to think poorly of you." and they force you to look at and talk about your sense of self, self-image, etc. etc. etc.

Another example:
Let's say you're someone who has been in an accident, and you don't want to accept you have a big scar on your face or something. If you force yourself, or are forced, to stare at it for long enough, you'll accept it and you'll stop being scared of looking in a mirror or whatever.

 

[sheepworldvizor]

Is his speaking style, the ‘talking in paragraphs’ a scientology taught skill? Do the kids learn that stuff?

 

[Dr. Butt]

We're talking repeatedly sending your abuser messages encouraging them and thanking them for the abuse, voluntarily going back for more, etc. A vulnerable young woman can be manipulated into that sort of behaviour and it's not a lack of sympathy or about blaming them for being vulnerable. It's a commentary on how you can stop being vulnerable and that starts with looking at the things that are in your power to change.

Then all of society needs to tell girls that from square one. We need to stop raising girls with this attitude of "I may be a rapist but at least I'm not RUDE" and "Don't say no after he worked up the courage to ask you out in the first place!". Maybe tiny, strangled by parents, head-smashed young runaways are worried about being shot when they ignore a boy or tell him no. The retardedness of the young ladies he picked out is a direct result of people like him raising female children in the first place.

Moore

Nonce.

Ennis

Tranny chaser.

Morrison

Something real weird like shit-eating or fucking girls with a mannequin hand.

Bendis

I don't think he's ever had sex.

 

[NoReturn]

Is his speaking style, the ‘talking in paragraphs’ a scientology taught skill? Do the kids learn that stuff?

Yep. Talking in paragraphs, talking with his pacing, talking in a calming/positive way, enunciating, making your point clearly, all of it is taught in different classes and encouraged in general.

They also do this (annoying) thing where they are encouraged to tone-police, criticize imprecise language, and call out "hidden meanings".
So if a little kid says "Mom, I'm hungry I want McDonalds." the mom is supposed to say shit like "You are trying to affect my actions to get you McDonalds. Why are you doing that?", "Your tone was negative when saying this. Say it again calmly." and "Why did you ask for McDonalds specifically?"

 

[The Judean People's Front]

Yep. Talking in paragraphs, talking with his pacing, talking in a calming/positive way, enunciating, making your point clearly, all of it is taught in different classes and encouraged in general.
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They also do this (annoying) thing where they are encouraged to tone-police, criticize imprecise language, and call out "hidden meanings".
So if a little kid says "Mom, I'm hungry I want McDonalds." the mom is supposed to say shit like "You are trying to affect my actions to get you McDonalds. Why are you doing that?", "Your tone was negative when saying this. Say it again calmly." and "Why did you ask for McDonalds specifically?"

Haha! Oh my gosh, I forgot about this part. Yeah, saying "um" or "like" is supposed to show spiritual weakness and feebleness of mind or something. They'll make children memorize long blocks of text and stop and make them repeat it if they stop, pause, say "um" or "like."

A lot of the training in Scientology is to help people project power and confidence, moreso than other religions, maybe. It's not just part of their "belief" system, it also helps draw others in when people like Technical Boy think "oh, I wanna learn to do that!"

 

[demicolon]

Wasn't Scientology a result of Hubbard making a bet with some other SF writer that he can start a cult from scratch? I 'member reading that somewhere.

 

[The Judean People's Front]

Wasn't Scientology a result of Hubbard making a bet with some other SF writer that he can start a cult from scratch? I 'member reading that somewhere.

Unfortunately there's no evidence he actually made a bet with Alastair Crowley - would have been hilarious if true. But it's reported that he once said that writing books makes pennies, whereas if you want to make millions, start a religion.

He certainly knew what he was up to. At least when he started and before he got old and seemed to really believe he was King of the Sea.

 

[Dr. Butt]

L. Ron Hubbard never brushed his teeth.

 

[Commander Suzdal]

Wasn't Scientology a result of Hubbard making a bet with some other SF writer that he can start a cult from scratch? I 'member reading that somewhere.

Archive.org has a free-to-read copy of Barefaced Messiah, an in-depth biography of Hubbard that goes into detail about how Scientology was founded and run, if anyone wants a crash course on the history of the cult.

 

[Dr. Butt]

Not me, and I have over the years been taken to task by so many people, women included, over my firm dislike of all his work and my firm belief that it all reeked of snidely entitled male wish-fulfilment and Manic Pixie Dream Girl As Literal Object, which I was always told was ROMANCE and REAL FEELING and was my heart a stone. (Yes, but not because I think Sandman is a heap of sweaty bollocks.)

It's not empathy when you read it and you can tell the writer only had one hand on the keyboard.

fuck I know. Death is fucking waifu-generator tier.

The best thing Leah remini ever did was leave before they could really sink their fangs in her.

She didn't really "leave". She's attention-whoring in the hopes of bringing down Miscavige and taking over the church herself.

 

[Foltest]

L. Ron Hubbard never brushed his teeth.

Was his teeths as bad as Nick Bate?

 

[The Judean People's Front]

Was his teeths as bad as Nick Bate?

File under: gifs you can smell

 

[Dr. Butt]

Wny are so many male posters on KF, a website that won't let you make an account unless you can prove that you are ugly, poor, and have nothing worth stealing, so convinced that all women are champing at the bit to make up false rape allegations against regular guys for a "payday"? Have they ever had consensual sex and do they know that you don't get paid when a guy who raped you gets arrested?

Palmer has a history of sleeping with her fans,

It's called "going on tour" jfc.

 

[Whereismymind]

Another interesting thing about Neil Gaiman's Scientology childhood: BBC Radio interviewed him about Scientology when he was only 7 years old and a school had refused him entry on the basis of his family's beliefs. Scientology printed a transcript of it as part of a pamphlet that was meant to counter objections raised by the British government. source

Neil Gaiman 7-years-old, Radio Interview BBC Radio ‘World at Weekend’, August 1968.
Keith Graves: What is Scientology?
Neil: It is an applied philosophy dealing with the study of knowledge.
Keith Graves: Do you know what philosophy is?
Neil: I used to, but I’ve forgotten.
Keith Graves: Who told you that meaning of Scientology?
Neil: In clearer words, it’s a way to make the able person more able.
Keith Graves: What does it do for you — Scientology — does it make you feel a better boy?
Neil: Not exactly that, but when you make a release you feel absolutely great.
Keith Graves: Do you get what you call a release very often, or do you have this all the time?
Neil: Well, you only keep a release all the time when you get Clear. I’m six courses away from Clear.
Keith Graves: You’re on a particular grade are you?
Neil: Well, I’ve just passed Grade I; I’m not Grade II yet.
Keith Graves: What is Grade I?
Neil: Problems Release.
Keith Graves: And what does this mean to you, Problems Release?
Neil: It helps you to handle quite a lot of problems.
Keith Graves: What problems do you have as a little boy that this helps you with?
Neil: Only one big problem.
Keith Graves: What’s that?
Neil: My friend Stephen.
Keith Graves: Oh, I see. Is he a Scientologist?
Neil: Yes.
Keith Graves: But I mean, how does this grade that you’ve got, Problems Release, help you to deal with Stephen?
Neil: Well, you know, I’ve dealed with every single problem except Stephen, one thing Problems Release can’t help me to handle.
Keith Graves: So you still fight with Stephen?
Neil: It’s more of a question he fights with me.
Keith Graves: He’s older than you, presumably.
Neil: Yes.
Keith Graves: And he’s three grades ahead of you?
Neil: In a way, but you see, there are six main courses; but there are ever so many in-between courses. I’ve just finished three, and that’s Engrams.
Keith Graves: What are Engrams?
Neil: Engrams are a mental image picture containing pain and unconsciousness.
Keith Graves: And what does this mean to you?
Neil: Well, shall I tell you? — I’ll give you a demonstration. You’re walking along the street, and a car hooted and somebody shouted, “shooo’, and a dog barked, and you tripped over a bit of metal and hurt your knee. Three years later, say, you were walking along that same place and someone shouted “shooo”, and a car hooted, and a dog barked, and suddenly you feel pain in your knee. I’ve had one Engram that I can remember. I was jumping off the television set. We’ve got a gigantic television set, but it doesn’t work. Onto my mom’s bed and, you see, I jumped and I hit my head on the chandelier, and you know it really hurt; and I looked up and I saw it swinging, and a few minutes later I tried to test an Engram, so I set it swinging and I looked up there, and I suddenly had a headache.
Keith Graves: And how old were you when this happened?
Neil: Around three months ago.
Keith Graves: Oh, I see. How long have you been studying Scientology?
Neil: I started at five, now I’m seven.
Keith Graves: Seven years old. Extraordinary, isn’t it?
This child was badly affected by his connection with Scientology. He was refused entry to his prep school on the grounds of his parents’ connection with Scientology and in the light of the Minister’s statement.

You can hear some of it in this segment from a radio show where they played it back to Gaiman.

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[NoReturn]

This child was badly affected by his connection with Scientology.

Yes. Correct.

 

[Tasty Tatty]

I am so glad that I never bought any Gailman books for my sister.
I love the movie stardust, but I can't see it again now.

The contrarian in me wants to start buying his books (or buying second hand, bootleg, whatever), now that I'm sure some leftoids are close to burn their copies like they did with JKR.

I believe in separation of art and artist unless is very obvious propaganda or the artist is the "it's not for you" type.