In a publish revealed to his private weblog, Neil Gaiman has damaged his silence on a sequence of sexual assault allegations courting again to final summer time, unequivocally denying that there was any abuse.
“I’ve by no means engaged in non-consensual sexual exercise with anybody. Ever,” the British writer wrote, although he admitted to being “emotionally unavailable whereas being sexually obtainable, self-focused, and never as considerate as I may or ought to have been.”
He continued, “I’m studying, and I’m making an attempt to do the work wanted, and I do know that that’s not an in a single day course of. I hope that with the assistance of fine folks, I’ll proceed to develop. I perceive that not everybody will imagine me and even care what I say however I’ll be doing the work anyway, for myself, my household, and the folks I really like. I will likely be doing my absolute best to deserve their belief, in addition to the belief of my readers.”
That being mentioned, Gaiman is adamant his earlier actions are being mischaracterized. “I don’t settle for there was any abuse,” he mentioned. “I’m not keen to show my again on the reality, and I can’t settle for being described as somebody I’m not, and can’t and won’t admit to doing issues I didn’t do.”
Final July, Tortoise Media revealed an intensive investigation revealing Gaiman had been accused of sexual assault by two separate girls and adopted up with a podcast detailing the allegations of 5 whole girls.
On Monday, New York journal revealed a canopy story that includes interviews with 4 of these 5 girls, plus “4 others whose tales share parts with theirs.” These included a former babysitter for Gaiman and his ex-wife Amanda Palmer’s baby, a fan who first met the writer when she was 18, and a lady who accuses him of trying to sexually assault her on his tour bus.
A number of of Gaiman’s movie and TV initiatives have been impacted by the allegations. Season 3 of Prime Video’s Good Omens will now finish with one 90-minute episode, whereas Disney has paused growth on a movie adaptation of The Graveyard Guide.
Nonetheless, Season 2 of The Sandman remains to be anticipated to premiere on Netflix this 12 months.