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Neil Gaiman Sued by Former Nanny Who Accused Him of Rape

Author Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer have been sued by their former nanny, who accused Gaiman of rape.

The suits from plaintiff Scarlett Pavlovich, which were obtained by Rolling Stone, follow a bombshell report from New York Magazine, where she and seven women claimed Gaiman had sexually assaulted, abused, and were forced into non-consensual sex. In another incident, the suit alleges Gaiman anally raped her “while smearing her with truffle oil,” despite her “screaming ‘I can’t’ and ‘no’ at the start of the encounter.” In a statement posted to his website following the New York Magazine article that features the accounts of eight of his accusers, Gaiman wrote, “I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone.

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