Neil Gaiman faces more sexual assault allegations

Best-selling British writer Neil Gaiman has reportedly been accused of intersexual misconduct by 8 women, including 4 who antecedently spoke out.

The phantasy graphic caller and subject fabrication writer - whose books Good Omens, American Gods and The Sandman person been adapted for tv - was the taxable of a New York Magazine screen story connected Monday.

The portion - which details caller claims made against him based connected interviews with 8 women - follows past year's merchandise of Tortoise Media's podcast Master, which reported the archetypal accusations.

Gaiman's representatives person denied the allegations, telling the US work that helium and the women had engaged successful consensual encounters.

In July 2024, Tortoise Media reported that Gaiman had been accused of intersexual battle and released a podcast bid which covered allegations made by 5 women.

On Monday, New York Magazine and its website Vulture reported allegations from 8 women - 4 of whom besides participated successful Tortoise's podcast - claiming to person had akin experiences with Gaiman.

One of the women, who had been babysitting Gaiman's five-year-old child, alleges that helium offered her a bath successful his plot earlier joining her successful the tub naked, asking her to beryllium connected his lap, and that helium sexually assaulted her.

While the nonfiction states that each of the accusers had astatine immoderate constituent played on with Gaiman's desires to immoderate grade by calling him "master" and continuing to pass with him; the women allege that consent and circumstantial BDSM activities which they accidental took spot had not been discussed and agreed upon anterior to them happening.

Gaiman's representative's antecedently told Tortoise that "sexual degradation, bondage, domination, sadism and masochism whitethorn not beryllium to everyone's taste, but betwixt consenting adults, BDSM is lawful."

The BBC has contacted Gaiman's representatives for further comment.

A constabulary study accusing Gaiman of a intersexual battle was made successful January 2023, but the probe was yet dropped.

Since the allegations archetypal surfaced, respective of Gaiman's movie and TV projects person been affected.

Season 3 of Prime Video's Good Omens volition present extremity with 1 90-minute episode, with Gaiman nary longer progressive successful the production.

Disney has paused accumulation connected its movie adaptation of different Gaiman title, The Graveyard Book, portion Netflix has cancelled Dead Boy Detectives, though it's not wide if this was related to the allegations.

Season 2 of The Sandman is inactive expected to beryllium released this twelvemonth connected Netflix, however, arsenic good arsenic Prime Video's bid adaptation of Anansi Boys.

The BBC has contacted Netflix, Prime Video and Disney for a comment.

Leeds Playhouse, which is hosting a philharmonic adaptation of Gaiman's acheronian phantasy fearfulness children's novella Coraline, from April, person besides been approached for a response.

Publisher Headline person declined to comment.