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Yahoo
30-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Neil Gaiman Scrubbed From Agent Casarotto Ramsay's Client List After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
EXCLUSIVE: Neil Gaiman has been removed from UK agent Casarotto Ramsay & Associates' client list after the Good Omens writer has faced a string of sexual misconduct allegations over the past six months. Gaiman's profile was quietly scrubbed from Casarotto Ramsay & Associates' website, meaning he no longer appears on pages listing its film, TV, and theatre clients. More from Deadline Neil Gaiman: UK Stage Production Of 'Coraline' Canceled After Sexual Misconduct Allegations Dark Horse Comics Drops Neil Gaiman Following Sexual Assault Allegations; Cancels 'Anansi Boys' Comics J.K. Rowling Compares Neil Gaiman To Harvey Weinstein As 'Sandman' Author Faces More Sexual Assault Claims Internet archives show Gaiman's profile, which included trailers for his screen work, was live on the agency's website as recently as last October, months after the initial allegations were published. The author denies wrongdoing. Casarotto Ramsay & Associates failed to respond to repeated requests for comment about whether it continues to rep Gaiman. Gaiman has been contacted for comment. His long-time literary agent is Writers House's Merrilee Heifetz, who has been approached for comment. Gaiman has also been repped by CAA, who have been contacted. The change to Casarotto Ramsay's client list comes amid a wave of creative partners severing ties with Gaiman and his work. Anansi Boys publisher Dark Horse Comics has dropped the once-celebrated writer, while a UK stage production of Coraline was canceled this week. Furthermore, the third season of Amazon Prime Video drama Good Omens has been scaled back to a 90-minute episode and Disney paused production on its film adaptation of The Graveyard Book. Gaiman has been accused of sexual misconduct, including nonconsensual BDSM, by nine women. The first allegations were published last July in a Tortoise podcast, titled Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman. New York magazine carried further allegations earlier this month. In a post on his website following the New York story, Gaiman said he had 'never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone.' He continued: 'Some of the horrible stories now being told simply never happened, while others have been so distorted from what actually took place that they bear no relationship to reality. I am prepared to take responsibility for any missteps I made. 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.' Tortoise originally chronicled the accounts of two women who accused Gaiman of sexual assault during consensual relationships. Two other women shared their stories with Tortoise in a follow-up episode of Master, while a third spoke on the podcast Am I Broken: Survivor Stories. New York magazine carried allegations from another four women. Best of Deadline How to Watch The 67th Annual Grammy Awards Online And With Cable 'A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms': Everything We Know About The 'Game Of Thrones' Prequel, Including Plot, Premiere Date & Whether George R.R. Martin Is Involved 2025 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Oscars, Spirits, Grammys, Tonys, Guilds & More
Los Angeles Times
28-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
Neil Gaiman dropped by publisher Dark Horse Comics over sexual assault allegations
Dark Horse Comics has taken a stance against author Neil Gaiman, who faces multiple allegations of sexual assault. The publishing company over the weekend announced it will no longer publish the 'American Gods' and 'Good Omens' author's work. As part of taking 'seriously the allegations against' Gaiman, Dark Horse Comics said on X (formerly Twitter) that it also has canceled his 'Anansi Boys' comic series and collected volume. A representative for Gaiman did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment. Dark Horse Comics, which still features Gaiman's work on its website, shared its statement weeks after several women accused the writer of sexual assault in a story published by New York Magazine. In the article published Jan. 13, eight women accused Gaiman, 64, of assault, abuse and coercion. The allegations stemmed from the 1990s to 2022 when he was living in the United States, Britain and New Zealand. Several of the women who came forward about the alleged abuse for the New York article previously shared their stories in July 2024 on the Tortoise Media podcast 'Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman.' A day after the article was published, Gaiman published a statement to his website denying the women's allegations. 'I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual activity with anyone. Ever,' he asserted in his lengthy missive. Gaiman wrote about his efforts to 'do the work needed,' regain the trust of loved ones and readers and reflect on his past. He wrote: 'I don't accept there was any abuse.' Gaiman has sold more than 50 million copies of his books, including 'The Sandman' and 'Coraline,' worldwide. He has channeled that success into a lucrative Hollywood career built off TV and movie adaptations of his work. That now faces some uncertainty amid the sexual assault allegations. Disney, which was set to adapt Gaiman's novel 'The Graveyard Book' for film, hit pause on the production in September, months after Tortoise Media broke news of the allegations in July. Shortly after Disney's move, Gaiman distanced himself from the third and final season of Prime Video's 'Good Omens.' Following Gaiman's exit, Amazon decided in October it would shift its 'Good Omens' series finale efforts. Instead of a full season, 'Good Omens' will end with a 90-minute episode sans Gaiman, multiple outlets reported. It's currently unclear whether Amazon will move forward with that sole episode. Amazon in 2021 also secured a series order to adapt Gaiman's 'Anansi Boys.' Delroy Lindo, Malachi Kirby, CCH Pounder, Jason Watkins, Fiona Shaw and Whoopi Goldberg have since joined the cast. The status of the 'Anansi Boys' production also remains unclear. A representative for Amazon did not immediately respond to The Times' request for more information. Beyond Prime Video, Gaiman's work found new life at Netflix, which adapted his 'Dead Boy Detectives' and 'The Sandman' for TV. The former was canceled after its first season in August but 'The Sandman' secured a second season. Netflix revealed in September that 'The Sandman' would return in 2025. A representative for the streaming giant did not immediately respond to The Times' request for more information. Times staff writer Nardine Saad contributed to this report.
New York Times
27-01-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Times
Comic Book Publisher Drops Neil Gaiman Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The comic book company that publishes the graphic novels and comics of Neil Gaiman announced this weekend that it would no longer work with the author following a storm of sexual misconduct allegations and that it would halt the publication of his forthcoming 'Anansi Boys' series. The company, Dark Horse Comics, wrote in a post on X on Saturday: 'Dark Horse takes seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman and we are no longer publishing his works.' The announcement followed a New York Magazine article this month that contained allegations that Mr. Gaiman sexually abused and assaulted multiple women over several years. Mr. Gaiman has emphatically denied the allegations and said in a statement on Jan. 14: 'I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.' The announcement by Dark Horse Comics, which is based in Milwaukie, Ore., is the latest fallout for Mr. Gaiman. Television adaptations of his work have been paused, productions have been dropped, and several publishers have backed away from working with him on any new projects. Dark Horse released the first of the 'Anansi Boys' comic book series, which was an adaptation of Mr. Gaiman's 2005 novel of the same name, in June. It was intended to be an eight-part series, seven of which have been released. The New York Magazine article, published on Jan. 13, gave shape to allegations that began circulating last summer, when several women appeared on a podcast titled 'Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman.' After they accused the author on the podcast of sexually assaulting and abusing them, several of Mr. Gaiman's film adaptations and Hollywood projects were dropped or paused. The response has been slower in the literary and publishing industries, where the initial reaction to the allegations, and then to the New York Magazine article, was more tepid. Still, publishers have begun distancing themselves from the author. Several prominent writers have denounced him or pushed for his literary awards to be stripped. In an internal memo to the staff of W.W. Norton earlier this month, the company's president said that the publishing company would no longer work with Mr. Gaiman and would not take on any future projects from him. HarperCollins, which has published many of Mr. Gaiman's most popular titles, has said it does not have any new books planned from him. Neither Mr. Gaiman's lawyer nor his literary agent at Writer's House responded to a request for comment.
Yahoo
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dark Horse Comics drops Neil Gaiman amid sexual assault allegations
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Milwaukie-based publisher Dark Horse Comics announced Friday they are no longer publishing works by author Neil Gaiman in the wake of multiple sexual assault allegations against him. Most of those allegations come from several women who say the best-selling British author assaulted them when he was living in the United States, Britain and New Zealand. Oregon couple who posed as firefighters during L.A. wildfires charged, face potential jail time A further detailed the allegations of assault, abuse and coercion leveled by eight women. The allegations of four of them had also been broadcast in July 2024 in a . Gaiman has continually denied the allegations, releasing on Jan. 14 which reads, in part: '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. I'm far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.' St. Helens outlines new acting superintendent timeframe Despite the denial, Dark Horse announced (formerly known as Twitter) that they take 'seriously the allegations against Neil Gaiman' and have dropped him from their distribution. Further, a comic series in development based on his work 'Anansi Boys' has been cancelled. KOIN 6 News has reached out to Dark Horse and reps for Neil Gaiman for further comment. This story will be updated when we hear back. The Associated Press contributed to this report. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
