New lawsuit alleges that the famed fantasy writer ‘engaged in many nonconsensual sex acts,’ with former nanny Scarlett Pavlovich, and that Palmer knew of and was complicit in the abusive behavior.
It just keeps getting worse. Fantasy writer Neil Gaiman, previously accused of sexual misconduct, has now been formally sued for the rape and “human trafficking” of his former nanny Scarlett Pavlovich, according to Variety. His estranged wife Amanda Palmer has also been named in the suit, with claims she knew of and was complicit in Gaiman’s abusive behavior.
“Gaiman engaged in many nonconsensual sex acts with Scarlett,” the suit states. “Those acts were abusive and demeaning… Scarlett endured those acts because she would lose her job, housing, and promised future career support if she did not.”
Gaiman previously refuted Pavlovich’s allegations in his blog, stating, “I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.”
Fallout from the growing scandal includes The Sandman Netflix series cancelation after two seasons; cancelation of a stage production of the “Coraline” musical; Season 3 of Prime Video’s Good Omens now squished into one 90-minute episode; a production pause on Disney’s feature adaptation of “The Graveyard Book;” getting dropped by publisher Dark Horse Comics; and cancelation after one season of Netflix’s Dead Boy Detectives series. The upcoming Prime Video Anansi Boys series has not yet been affected.
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