‘Coraline’ Author Neil Gaiman Accused Of Sexual Misconduct And Assault By 8 Women

Award-winning fantasy author Neil Gaiman has been accused of sexual misconduct by eight women, one of whom claims she worked as a nanny for his children in 2022 when Gaiman allegedly initiated sex against her will with his 5-year-old son in the room.

The “Coraline” author faced similar allegations in July when five women recounted their experiences for a podcast series titled “Master.” New York Magazine reporter Lila Shapiro spoke to four of those women, as well as four others, for an article published Monday.

Shapiro noted that she combed through diary entries, text messages, emails and police correspondence to corroborate her exposé “There Is No Safe Word” — which suggests a pattern of coercion and manipulation over a period of decades.

Scarlett Pavlovich claimed she was 22 years old when she met Gaiman’s then-wife, singer-songwriter Amanda Palmer, in New Zealand in 2020. After inviting Pavlovich to various social events and befriending her, Palmer allegedly asked Pavloch to nanny her and Gaiman’s young son.

Pavlovich says she met Gaiman at their Waiheke home on Feb. 4, 2022, when he allegedly suggested she take a bath in his outdoor claw-foot tub while his son finished a playdate. Pavlovich says she did, and Gaiman joined her naked and asked her to sit on his lap.

“He put his fingers straight into my ass and tried to put his penis in my ass,” Pavlovich told Shapiro. “And I said, ‘No, no.’ Then he tried to rub his penis between my breasts, and I said ‘no’ as well. Then he asked if he could come on my face, and I said ‘no’ but he did anyway. He said, ‘Call me “master,” and I’ll come.’ He said, ‘Be a good girl. You’re a good little girl.’”

HuffPost has reached out to representatives for Gaiman for comment.

Pavlovich claims the misconduct continued during her time there and only worsened; Gaiman once allegedly tried to have anal sex with her using butter as a lubricant and then called her “slave” while ordering her to “clean him up,” noting, “I had to lick my own shit.”

Pavlovich says the abuse was so regular that even Gaiman’s son began calling her “slave” and ordering her to call him “master.” She told New York Magazine that, while babysitting the boy at a hotel, Gaiman started having sex with her — as his son was in the room.

“What the fuck are you doing?”…