Neil Gaiman Vulture
Neil Gaiman previously dismissed the sexual assault allegations against him that came to light last year.
Now, a year later, more disturbing allegations have emerged, detailing Gaiman’s long history of abusing women within a familial context. A report by Vulture has gathered accounts from eight different women, including Scarlett Pavlovich, who once babysat for Gaiman’s child. Pavlovich, who was close to Gaiman’s ex-wife Amanda Palmer, agreed to watch their child while Palmer was away. It was during this babysitting engagement that she first met Neil Gaiman, a meeting that led to a non-consensual sexual encounter. Gaiman reportedly encouraged her to bathe in their old garden bathtub and then joined her, insisting she call him “master” during the incident.
‘I said “no.” I said, “I’m not confident with my body,'” Pavlovich said. ‘[Gaiman] said, “It’s okay — it’s only me. Just relax. Just have a chat.” She described that he penetrated her with his fingers, before attempting to do so with his penis – all while she told him no. Pavlovich recalled how as Gaiman was climaxing, he asked if he could ejaculate on a certain part of her body – to which she declined. She claims he did so anyway.
Pavlovich noted she confided in his ex-wife and filed a police report but the case didn’t move forward as either Palmer or Gaiman didn’t release a statement. She claims she later signed an NDA regarding the alleged sexual assault, where he paid her a total of $9,200 over nine months.
The report highlights that most of the women he allegedly abused were in their 20s, with the youngest 18. He was in his 40s or older. Another woman, Kendra Stout, reveals the author “didn’t believe in foreplay or lubrication,” and would engage in BDSM practises although “there was no discussion of ‘safe words’ or ‘aftercare’ or ‘limits.'”