Author Neil Gaiman says sexual misconduct claims were smear campaign'

"The summer 2024 podcast series, Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman, centered on the sexual assault and abuse allegedly committed by the Good Omens and Coraline author, 65, against multiple women. Other alleged victims leveled their own accusations in the wake of the early episodes, with eight women's claims published by Vulture in early 2025, at which point, Gaiman was dropped by his publisher, Dark Horse Comics."

"I didn't want to let any more time go by without thanking everyone for all your kind messages of support over the last year and a half, Gaiman wrote Monday on his website and official Facebook page. I've learned firsthand how effective a smear campaign can be, so to be clear: The allegations against me are completely and simply untrue. There are emails, text messages and video evidence that flatly contradict them."

"Gaiman linked to the really good investigative reporting of someone under the name TechnoPathology, with whom he's had no contact but wanted to thank personally for actually looking at the evidence and reporting what they found. It's been a strange, turbulent and occasionally nightmarish year and a half, but I took advice (when things get tough, make good art), said Gaiman, whose once fairly short project is looking like it's going to be the biggest thing I've done since American Gods.'"

Neil Gaiman denies allegations of sexual assault and abuse, calling the claims a smear campaign and asserting they are "completely and simply untrue." The accusations gained public attention after the summer 2024 podcast Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman, and additional women made claims afterward, including eight published by Vulture in early 2025. Following those publications, Gaiman was dropped by Dark Horse Comics. Gaiman linked to investigative reporting by someone named TechnoPathology, cited emails, text messages and video evidence that he says contradict the accusations, thanked supporters, and said making art helped him through the past year and a half.

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