Neil Gaiman & wife sued for repeatedly raping nanny

[Jill 27,877]

Author Neil Gaiman was accused in a lawsuit on Monday of repeatedly raping his former babysitter, repeating allegations that were first raised in a Tortoise Media podcast last year.

Scarlett Pavlovich also sued Gaiman’s wife, Amanda Palmer, alleging that she knew of his history of sexual misconduct when she hired Pavlovich to work for them. The suit accuses both Gaiman and Palmer of human trafficking.

Gaiman and Palmer are alleged to have taken advantage of Pavlovich, knowing she was destitute and had suffered with mental health issues. At the time she went to work for them as a live-in nanny, the couple lived in separate houses on Waiheke Island, near Auckland, New Zealand.

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[Ladle Ghoulash 16,857]

Not really sure I buy that Palmer was involved in this tbh.

EDIT: Having just read the suit, I retract what I originally said. IMO, the most suspicious thing Palmer did was suggest Gaiman give Pavlovich her movie ticket when it was clear she wouldn’t need to watch their kid and Palmer wasn’t going to go the movie the first night Gaiman allegedly took advantage of Pavlovich. Especially given that she was allegedly aware of his former accusations. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Ladle Ghoulash

[LG2008 3,534]

Wtf? 

[Jill 27,877]

12 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Not really sure I buy that Palmer was involved in this tbh 

She allegedly sent Pavlovich to Gaiman's house to "take care of the kid" whilst knowing the kid wasn't in the house. Now my question is why tf did she sent her there then

[LadyEnigma 1,072]

U totally forgot Gaiman was married to Palmer (I ****ing loved her music when I was younger) that’s absolutely ****ed if she was knowingly involved and he needs to be jailed if this is all true, holy ****.

[Ladle Ghoulash 16,857]

9 minutes ago, Jill said:

She allegedly sent Pavlovich to Gaiman's house to "take care of the kid" whilst knowing the kid wasn't in the house. Now my question is why tf did she sent her there then

Having just read the suit, I retract what I originally said. IMO, the most suspicious thing Palmer did was suggest Gaiman give Pavlovich her movie ticket when it was clear she wouldn’t need to watch their kid and Palmer wasn’t going to go the movie the first night Gaiman allegedly took advantage of Pavlovich. Especially given that she was allegedly aware of his former accusations. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Ladle Ghoulash

[Scarlet Witch 1,100]

It’s always the loudest pro-feminism men huh, almost like they’re hiding something

[Franch Toast 25,991]

I read about this a couple of weeks ago. Disgusting but not surprising. 

[hELXIG 41,960]

WTF? I thought Neil Gaiman was meant to be 'one of the good ones'. I remember people on Tumblr used to always get excited that he'd be active on there replying to people. Jesus Christ 

Also so weird because I live about 2 hours drive from Waiheke Island and our work is planning to go stay there for our staff Christmas do in November 

[alsemanche 92,200]

Geniunely one of the most infuriating things I've learned about recently. I used to admire his work so much. I hope the affected people get their deserved justice and that he and his wife rot in hell. 

[butthole 9,882]

21 minutes ago, hELXIG said:

WTF? I thought Neil Gaiman was meant to be 'one of the good ones'. I remember people on Tumblr used to always get excited that he'd be active on there replying to people. Jesus Christ 

Also so weird because I live about 2 hours drive from Waiheke Island and our work is planning to go stay there for our staff Christmas do in November 

That's exactly why he got away with it for so long. There've been almost a dozen women who've come forward about experiencing sexual assault, coercion, or straight up rape from him over the last 20ish years. They ranged from 18 to 25 years old at the time and he was 40 to 60. He specifically targeted fans. He's fúcking evil. Almost all of them mentioned being hesitant about coming forward against him because they knew he was supposedly a feminist and so beloved.

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[hELXIG 41,960]

31 minutes ago, butthole said:

That's exactly why he got away with it for so long. There've been almost a dozen women who've come forward about experiencing sexual assault, coercion, or straight up rape from him over the last 20ish years. They ranged from 18 to 25 years old at the time and he was 40 to 60. He specifically targeted fans. He's fúcking evil. Almost all of them mentioned being hesitant about coming forward against him because they knew he was supposedly a feminist and so beloved.

oh my GOD what the ****?? That is F.UCKED. Using the feminist movement to disguise his sexual abuse is disgusting

[butthole 9,882]

21 minutes ago, hELXIG said:

oh my GOD what the ****?? That is F.UCKED. Using the feminist movement to disguise his sexual abuse is disgusting

YES. And I forgot to mention he would use his book signings to scope out his victims

[nATAH 44,327]

oh he wrote stardust? i love that movie

[Reginald 13,839]

Having followed Amanda Palmer's music career for decades (even before Gaga debuted Where does the time go???) I have a really, really hard time believing she would knowingly put another woman in harm's way. I hope that once their divorce and child custody are settled, she can speak out.