Allegations untrue: Gaiman

Writer Neil Gaiman denied sexual misconduct allegations first brought forth against him more than a year and a-half ago in a statement released yesterday.

Gaiman, the bestselling fantasy author behind The Sandman comic books, and novels and shows American Gods and Good Omens, called the allegations, which emerged in 2024, a "smear campaign" that are "simply and completely untrue".

"These allegations, especially the really salacious ones, have been spread and amplified by people who seemed a lot more interested in outrage and getting clicks on headlines rather than whether things had actually happened or not," Gaiman wrote.

Five women first accused the 65-year-old British author of sexual misconduct in the Tortoise Media podcast Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman.

Eight women then accused him of assault, abuse and coercion in an article published by New York Magazine last year. — TCA