Neil Gaiman denies sexual assault allegations after accusations from multiple women

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Neil Gaiman has denied engaging in “non-consensual sexual activity” after accusations of assault by multiple women. Gaiman responded to the allegations today in a blog post titled: “Breaking the silence.” “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. open image in gallery The writer has denied engaging in ‘non-consensual sexual activity’ 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. I’m not willing to turn my back on the truth, and I can’t accept being described as someone I am not, and cannot and will not admit to doing things I didn’t do.” Since accusations against Gaiman first became public in a Tortoise podcast last July, several film and television adaptations of his work have been halted.