Writer Neil Gaiman addresses serious allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation, admitting to recognizing some events but denying any non-consensual sexual activity.
Writer Neil Gaiman has responded to serious allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation made against him this week, admitting that he recognized some events but claiming that he has never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity. Numerous women have accused the writer of rape, sexual assault and sexual coercion. New York Magazine 's culture section detailed accusations against Gaiman, with women describing encounters ranging from sexual coercion to violent instances of rape.
The alleged victims include former fans, a former live-in babysitter for Gaiman's son, and a divorced mother of three. One woman alleged Gaiman sexually assaulted her in a bathtub in his garden after she told him she was gay and had been sexually abused as a teenager. Gaiman, a well-known writer of science fiction and fantasy, has long been viewed as a feminist ally, a reputation that some of the women in the New York Magazine article said inspired them to trust him prior to the assaults.The allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse described in the article stretch back decades, and some of the alleged behaviour and assaults occurred while Gaiman's young son was in the room, according to the article. Gaiman, through his representatives, was quoted as vehemently denying these specific events in the New York Magazine article. Gaiman responded to the allegations on Tuesday in a blog post on his website. He said he had been watching the stories emerge with 'horror and dismay' and that he doesn't 'accept there was any abuse.' 'As I read through this latest collection of accounts, there are moments I half-recognise and moments I don't, descriptions of things that happened sitting beside things that emphatically did not happen. I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever,' he wrote. He said he had reread messages exchanged 'with the women around and following the occasions that have subsequently been reported as being abusive' and said they still appear to reflect consensual relationships to him.In the wake of the initial allegations, several productions connected to Gaiman properties were paused. A Disney film adaptation of Gaiman's YA novel, according to Variety, and Season three of the Amazon series Good Omens, in which five women described receiving unwanted sexual advances from Gaiman, some of which they said escalated to sexual assault. Gaiman previously acknowledged some of the encounters took place, but characterized them as consensual BDSM relationships. Neither Amazon Prime Video nor Netflix have responded to CBC's request for comment. For anyone who has been sexually assaulted, there is support available through crisis lines and local support services via the. If you're in immediate danger or fear for your safety or that of others around you, please call 911
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