Neil Gaiman comic series cancelled following sexual assault allegations
Neil Gaiman comic series cancelled following sexual assault allegations
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Gaiman has been accused of assault by several women. Dark Horse Comics has confirmed that it has cut ties with Neil Gaiman and cancelled any planned collaborations after the author was accused of sexual assault. The 64-year-old has denied engaging in “non-consensual sexual activity” after accusations of assault by multiple women.
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Gaiman, whose major titles in the comic book world include The Sandman, Coraline and Norse Mythology, has now seen his series Anansi Boys cancelled by Dark Horse. In a statement, the publication said: “Dark Horse takes seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman and we are no longer publishing his works. Confirming that the Anansi Boys comic series and collected volume have been cancelled.”.
“As I read through this latest collection of accounts, there are moments I half-recognise and moments I don’t, descriptions of things that happened sitting beside things that emphatically did not happen. I’m far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever,” wrote Gaiman.
The author went on to say that he has reviewed correspondence with his accusers, writing: “I went back to read the messages I exchanged with the women around and following the occasions that have subsequently been reported as being abusive. These messages read now as they did when I received them – of two people enjoying entirely consensual sexual relationships and wanting to see one another again. At the time I was in those relationships, they seemed positive and happy on both sides.”.
