English science fiction writer Neil Gaiman has been accused of sexual assault. BBC reports this.

Journalists note that as of now, Gaiman has received accusations from a total of 8 women. In July 2024, Tortoise Media reported that Gaiman had been accused of sexual assault and released a series of podcasts highlighting the allegations from five women..

The writer's representatives denied the accusations, telling the American publication that he and the women had voluntary contacts.

One of the women who babysat Gaiman's five-year-old child claims he invited her to swim in his garden, then climbed naked into her bathroom, asked her to sit on his lap and sexually assaulted her..

While the article alleges that all of the defendants at some point played into Gaiman's wishes to some degree by calling him "

Gaiman's rep previously told Tortoise that "

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The first accusations against Gaiman in July affected several of his film and television projects. So, the third season of Prime Video's Good Omens will end with one 90-minute episode, in which Gaiman is not involved in the production.

Disney has suspended production on its film adaptation of The Graveyard Book, and Netflix has canceled Dead Boy Detectives (though it is unclear whether this was related to the allegations)..

A second season of The Sandman is still expected on Netflix this year, as is a TV series adaptation of The Anansi Boys from Prime Video.

Recall that in 2018, Neil Gaiman was nominated for the Alternative Nobel Prize in Literature, founded by 100 Swedish cultural figures in protest against the cancellation of the award that year.