Allegations of sexual abuse against author Neil Gaiman have mounted as four other women shared their experiences with New York Magazine for an article that tells a story of control, boundary crossing and murky consent. from the famous genre author.
Five women initially accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct as part of the podcast series “Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman.” Vulture reporter Lila Shapiro notes in Monday’s article that she spoke to four of those five people, plus “four others whose stories share elements with theirs.”
Representatives for Gaiman did not respond to TheWrap’s request for comment Monday. However, one of them is quoted in the article saying the allegations are “false, not to mention deplorable.”
Two of the women interviewed for the New York Magazine article – Scarlett Pavlovich and Caroline Wallner – have previously spoken out about the author. Pavlovich, a former nanny of Gaiman and his ex-wife Amanda Palmer, says Gaiman approached her naked while she was bathing at his home, then repeatedly attempted to have sex with her despite Pavlovich’s protests.
The two eventually had sex on numerous occasions but, as Pavlovich details, the consent around these encounters was murky at best. She also details several disturbing encounters, such as Gaiman having sex with her while her young child was in the room and forcing her to have oral sex so violently that she vomited, after which he forced her to eat it.
As for Wallner, she was also in a situation where she was financially dependent on Gaiman, having lived on the author’s property where she worked as a caretaker. As she developed a sexual relationship with Gaiman, it began to become transactional – with sexual acts given in exchange for allowing her and her daughters to stay on the property.
The article also details accusations from two fans of the author: Katherine Kendall, who met Gaiman when she was 22, and Kendra Stout, who met the author when she was 18. At one point, Gaiman allegedly laid on top of Kendall despite doing so. she told him she didn’t want to have sex.
The “American Gods” scribe later paid Kendall $60,000 for therapy. Unlike Kendall, Stout claimed to have had sex with Gaiman when she was around 21 years old. The encounter was described as “painful” as the article detailed Gaiman’s fascination with BDSM. Like Pavlovich’s account, she told Gaiman “no” and was ignored.
Another woman, who asked to be called Rachel, spoke to the publication about Gaiman’s fascination with BDSM, while adding that there was no “blatant breach of consent” during their encounters .
Although nine women have now accused Gaiman of inappropriate sexual behavior, Palmer allegedly told Pavlovich that 14 women had told him similar stories.
The sexual assault allegations surrounding Gaiman have already impacted his work in Hollywood. Production on Season 3 of Prime Video’s “Good Omens” was halted before the season turned into a 90-minute series finale. Disney also suspended work on an adaptation of “The Graveyard Book.”