Neil Gaiman Accused Of Sexual Assault Pt III

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A continuation of threads 1 & 2 now that things have moved on considerably, what with further episodes on the Tortoise podcast and the Vulture Article which blew the story out further into the mainstream

Previous Threads:

Thread 1: www.mumsnet.com/talk/womensrights/5112128-neil-gaiman-accused-of-sexual-assault

Thread 2: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5150957-neil-gaiman-accused-of-sexual-assault-pt-ii

Podcasts & Vulture Article:
Tortoise:https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/master-the-allegations-against-neil-gaiman

Am I Broken? https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s4-ep2-claire-i-ignored-it-and-i-believed-him-because/id1491575384?i=1000663604978

Vulture Article (archive): https://archive.is/HJtxW

Speaking of sci fi writers with History..

This popped up on my feed

https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/30/author-china-mieville-says-we-shouldnt-blame-science-fiction-for-its-bad-readers/

Interesting interview. Thanks for sharing it.

I haven't seen China for years, not that I was ever close to him in the first place.

Disappointed to see him use "critique" as a verb. What is he, a UCLA sociology professor?

I'm not saying he has no insights into toxic subcultures, but there are one or two he has direct experience of that he carefully never says anything about.

All I can ascertain is that lots of stuff has been removed so there isn’t much history.

@SionnachRuadh ha I feel I could know you as I also knew him ages ago too! Small world.

I'm more fantasy than sci fi so I've not come across him before. is he one of the bad'uns? I'm going to be very upset if Keane Reeves is mixing with anyone dodgy?

Exceptionally litigious after several women came forward with accounts of his various behaviours, including one time hipster Music journalist Bidisha

https://www.tumblr.com/pearwaldorf/174000008577/content-warning-for-china-mieville-i-was

I remember Bidisha writing an article concerning the behaviour of an unnamed man in the Guardian. Her piece was very similar in tenor to that tumblr post linked. I always wondered who it was about.

FFS! There are good guys out there, why does it seem to be wankers who get famous?

I met him through Dickie Seymour, so... well, I'm just a little distrustful of lefty men who beat their chests about what great allies they are.

Just thought this deserves a little nudge to the top as trailers for season 2 if Sandman are coming out.

Good shout @Binglebong

Apparently there is going to be another article /further info coming out. I dread to think what it could be next.

Thanks for keeping this going. I’ve been wondering what’s going on with them. It’s a shame it’s not a unified action though, strength in numbers. I can’t see Scarlett winning this.

Turns out he is counter suing one of the victims as she broke her NDA .

https://www.vulture.com/article/neil-gaiman-nda-caroline-wallner.html

This shows quite an extreme lack of empathy/remorse, no?

Right out of the Scientology playbook.

What a nasty fucker he is.

Bastard. I was toying with watching the new sandman a dew weeks after release (so it didn't bolster figures any). Decision made.

Excuse me while I go down vote series one.

Innocent men always demand NDAs from women they've had fulfilling, healthy, consensual relationships with. Can't even count how many I've signed over the years!

What an absolute bastard. Really.

If it was for the principle, he could sue her for £100. £5. Only a really greedy, malicious bastard would sue for an amount that he knows will ruin her if he wins.

Horrible, abusive, nasty man.

Just when you thought he couldn't sink any lower, he shows that fundamentally he's nothing but a bully who gets angry when women dare to stand up to him.

Has he given up on his career and reputation so completely that he doesn't care about the optics and just wants revenge?

Or does he arrogantly believe that people will be on his side?

Either way, if anyone had any doubts about all of this and was still clinging to the belief that Gaiman is a good man, this is objective proof that he's a really nasty shitbag with not a shred of shame about the pain he caused.

Yes @SpidersAreShitheads

I can’t believe he is trying to get half a million dollars out of her!

Remember a few months ago he was giving the women space to tell their stories? He’s wicked.

Update, Neil Gaiman is suing one of his accusers for breaking the conditions of the NDA.
she is counter claiming against him.
https://www.tortoisemedia.com/2025/04/24/neil-gaiman-seeks-500000-from-accuser?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social+&utm_term=neil-gaiman-seeks-500000-from-accuser

Absolute scumbag.
It shouldn’t be forgotten that Neil was brought up and was very active in Scientology, these are the tactics they use against ‘suppressive persons’ by the book.

Sorry I had somehow missed the end of the thread there.
We knew he was a bastard but this is low even for him.