Amanda Palmer, Neil Gaiman’s ex-wife, denies claims of human trafficking

nme.com:

Amanda Palmer, the ex-wife of Neil Gaiman, has denied claims of human trafficking alleged in a lawsuit by their former nanny filed last week (February 3).In an Instagram post shared on Friday (February 7), Palmer – formerly of dark cabaret duo The Dresden Dolls – provided a statement about the allegations by Scarlett Pavlovich against her in the lawsuit, which followed a New York Magazine piece last month titled There Is No Safe Word.The allegations were first featured in a 2024 podcast by Tortoise Media.

Pavlovich is named in this article due to identifying herself in the New York Magazine piece.It includes comments from multiple women who accuse Gaiman of inappropriate and abusive behaviour, and it also questions Palmer about her knowledge of his alleged actions.

Pavlovich worked for the pair as a live-in nanny to their children and alleged that Gaiman raped her on multiple occasions while she was working for him.Last month (January 15), a representative for Palmer told NME that she was “profoundly disturbed by the allegations that Mr.

Gaiman has abused several women”, and that she “has no comment on these allegations” in the piece.Her new statement began: “I thank you all deeply for continuing to respect my recent request for privacy as I navigate this extremely difficult moment.