The Sandman” and “Good Omens” author Neil Gaiman released a statement Monday addressing sexual assault allegations made against him nearly two years ago.
In his first post following the allegations, Gaiman said the multiple allegations against him were “simply false”. He also claimed he was the victim of a “smear campaign”.
Neil Gaiman’s full statement
Neil Gaiman wrote on Facebook: “It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything anywhere, but I didn’t want to let any more time go by without thanking everyone for all your kind messages of support over the past year and a half.”
“I learned firsthand how effective a smear campaign can be, to be clear: The allegations against me are completely and simply false. There are emails, text messages and video evidence that unequivocally contradict them,” he said.
The author added: “These allegations, especially the truly salacious ones, have been spread and amplified by people who seem far more concerned with outrage and getting headline clicks than whether or not things actually happened. (They didn’t.)”
“One thing that has kept me going through this madness is the belief that the truth will eventually come out. I expected that when the allegations were first made there would be journalism and that journalism would take into account the (mountains of) evidence, and I was amazed to see how much of the news was just an echo chamber and how the real evidence was dismissed or ignored.
He recalled: “I was once a journalist and I have enormous respect for journalists, so I was extremely encouraged by the painstaking investigative writing of one particular journalist that some of you recently brought to my attention, who writes under the name TechnoPathology.
“I’ve had no contact with TechnoPathology. But I’d like to personally thank them for actually looking at the evidence and reporting what they found, which no one else has,” said Neil Gaiman.
“If you’re interested in what they’ve uncovered so far, this clickable link will take you to some really good investigative reporting: he added.
Neil Gaiman went on to say that during this difficult time he followed his own advice and returned to writing.
“It was a strange, tumultuous and sometimes nightmarish year and a half, but I took my own advice (when the going gets tough, make good art) and once I finished making TV, I went back to something else I love even more: writing.”
“When I started this I thought it was going to be a pretty short project, but it looks like it’s going to be the biggest thing I’ve done since American Gods. It’s already way longer than The Ocean at the End of the Lane and he’s barely finished wiping his shoes and hanging up his coat.”
And I spend half of every month being a full-time dad, and that remains the best part of my life,” he said.
“It’s a rough time for the world. I look at what’s happening domestically and internationally and I’m worried; and I still believe there are more good people out there than the other,” Neil Gaiman wrote on Facebook.
“Thank you again to so many of you for your belief in my innocence and your support of my work. It has meant the world to me,” he wrote at the end of his lengthy statement.
Accusations against Neil Gaiman
Gaiman, 65, author of novels including American Gods and The Ocean at the End of the Alley, faced allegations of sexual abuse and coercive behavior that were outlined in a July 2024 Tortoise Media team podcast.
When New York Magazine published its own investigation in January 2025, Gaiman issued a statement insisting that he had “never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever,” the Guardian reported.
Nine women have come forward to accuse Gaiman of sexual misconduct, including Scarlett Pavlovich, Gaiman’s former nanny, and his wife Amanda Palmer. A couple who have a son together are going through a divorce.