Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations: “I don’t accept there was any abuse”

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Gaiman was accused of sexual assault by two women earlier this year. He denied both allegations, but subsequently offered to step down from the final season of Good Omens.

This week, a new report by Vulture brought further details of alleged sexual assault against him.The author, comic book creator, screenwriter and voice actor created the Amazon Prime Video’s Good Omens as an adaption of his and Terry Pratchett’s 1990 novel of the same name.It was previously reported that production on the third and last season had been suspended in light of the first claims of abuse.Now, Gaiman has denied the accusations in a lengthy new post on his Journal profile, titled ‘Breaking The Silence’.In the entry, the author of The Sandman claimed that “some of the horrible stories now being told simply never happened”.

However, he did admit his “regret” over being “careless” and “selfish” with his actions.“I am prepared to take responsibility for any missteps I made,” Gaiman wrote.The post began: “Over the past many months, I have watched the stories circulating the internet about me with horror and dismay.

I’ve stayed quiet until now, both out of respect for the people who were sharing their stories and out of a desire not to draw even more attention to a lot of misinformation.