Two Women And Neil Gaiman

 


  “Life is a disease: sexually transmitted, and invariably fatal.”

                                                                                 --Neil Gaiman

 

      I am a fan of Neil Gaiman, though not an avid one. I’ve read some of his books (American Gods, Smoke and Mirrors, etc) and graphic novels and bought some of his books as gifts, and I binge-watched the first season of The Sandman on Netflix, and I’ve read some of his interviews—and he struck me as a decent guy, one devoid of any debaucheries and immoralities, the perfect father figure to many young girls.

     So it was surprising and a bit shocking to read about him being accused of sexual assault by two women. The first woman, Scarlett, 23 years old, hired as a nanny to Gaiman’s child in 2022, claims that he assaulted her just hours after their first meeting at his house. Scarlett alleges that Gaiman joined her in the bathtub and sexually assaulted her. Gaiman claims it was consensual, including all the sexual acts that happened between them afterwards. Scarlett claims that Gaiman loves to perform rough and degrading sex acts on her.

     The second woman, called K, a fan of his, claims he met Gaiman in 2003 when she was 18. They began a romantic relationship when she was 20 (and him 45) and now, she’s claiming that Mr. Gaiman engaged in “rough and painful sex,” and there was even one instance where he forced her to have sex with him.

     Mr. Gaiman is denying all these allegations, and the two women have yet to offer solid proof regarding the assaults, so it would be wrong to declare him guilty, and premature for me to start considering if I’d stop reading his books and stop watching The Sandman and all the films and TV shows based on his books. Lol.

     It's wrong to support a recidivist, but in the meantime, I’ll still be waiting for The Sandman’s season two.

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