Neil Gaiman's ex-wife denies allegations amid sexual assault, human trafficking lawsuit
Neil Gaiman's ex-wife Amanda Palmer has broken her silence amid an ongoing lawsuit against them.
The former couple was sued by Scarlett Pavlovich, a former nanny and babysitter, who accused the British author of repeatedly raping her.
Palmer, meanwhile, allegedly "procured and presented" the Pavlovich to Gaiman for such abuse. In her lawsuit, Pavlovich said she told Palmer about the sexual assault and was not shocked and allegedly knew about the author's abusive sexual encounters.
"I must protect my young child and his right to privacy," Palmer said in an Instagram post on Feb. 7. "With that as my priority, I will not respond to the specific allegations being made against me except to say that I deny the allegations and will respond in due course."
According to Pavlovich's lawsuit, Gaiman first raped her in February 2022 in his home in New Zealand. After the first instance, Palmer offered a struggling Pavlovich to work as a live-in nanny while Gaiman "promised" he would use his "tremendous industry influence" to help the young woman's writing career.
Pavlovich was not paid for her work and Gaiman would continue to sexually assault her and make her call him "master" while she was referred to as "slave," according to the lawsuit.
The plaintiff is seeking at least $7 million (P409 million) in damages.
In January, Gaiman denied multiple sexual abuse allegations against him, insisting he "never engaged" in non-consensual sex with anyone.
He has also been dropped by Dark Horse Comics which said it would no longer publish his works.
