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• Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I’m OOTL on this, did Gaiman do something?

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  • jackr@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    from wikipedia:

    Claire described non-consensual kissing and groping by Gaiman after meeting him at a book tour event, as well as a $60,000 payment from Gaiman to her in August 2022.[176] A woman identified as “K”, who also first met Gaiman at a book signing, said that during their relationship he subjected her to painful sex that she “neither wanted nor enjoyed”.[21][177]

    Scarlett Pavlovich, a former nanny for Gaiman and Palmer’s child, alleges that Gaiman sexually assaulted her within hours of their first meeting in February 2022.[177] Pavlovich recalled that he said, “Amanda told me I couldn’t have you” after the assault; according to one of Palmer’s friends, Palmer had previously told Gaiman, “You could really hurt this person and break her; keep your hands off of her”. Pavlovich said that Gaiman had anal sex with her in the presence of his son.[21]

    Caroline Wallner, a former tenant of Gaiman’s, alleges that he demanded sexual favours in exchange for being allowed to continue living on his property.[21][178] Wallner says that on one occasion, Gaiman grabbed her hand and placed it on his penis while his young son was asleep in the same bed.[21] In 2021, Wallner, her ex-husband, and Gaiman signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA), and Gaiman paid Wallner $275,000. In early 2025, Gaiman and Wallner both requested arbitration, the dispute resolution method mandated by the NDA, each accusing the other of violating the agreement.[179]

    The writer Julia Hobsbawm accused Gaiman of “an aggressive, unwanted pass” and described how Gaiman pushed her onto a sofa and French kissed her in 1986.[178][180]

    and something that made it really fucking obvious, if it wasn’t already:

    In a blog post responding to coverage of the allegations against him, Gaiman said there were “moments I half-recognise and moments I don’t”.

    he doesn’t even fucking try to deny it

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    • Pixel_Jock_17@piefed.ca ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Wow, what a peice of shit human. I’m glad I’ve not gotten into any of his work so I can just simply avoid.

      Thank you for providing all this information and sources.

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      • prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        It’s a real bummer because The Sandman was incredible

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    • tja@sh.itjust.works ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Mostly yes, but we should not step this low. From the original source linked in Wikipedia:

      His position is that it was no more than a young man misreading a situation,

      So the bad wording is wikipedias fault

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  • T00l_shed@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Accused of sexual misconduct from what i recall, I don’t remember the details

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