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(NewsNation) — Bestselling fantasy author Neil Gaiman has been accused of sexual assault by eight women, four of whom had previously spoken out against him.

Vulture published a report Monday with accounts from eight women that included details of the allegations against Gaiman. The four women who spoke out before were featured on a United Kingdom podcast from Tortoise Media.

Gaiman, who wrote “Good Omens,” “American Gods,” “The Sandman” and “Coraline,” among other works, is accused of assaulting employees and fans. His ex-wife, musician Amanda Palmer, is also alleged to have introduced some of the women to her husband.

Palmer and Gaiman were rumored to have an open relationship. They reportedly spoke openly of having other lovers and sometimes sharing partners, though one woman described feeling pressure to consent to Gaiman, which goes against ethical nonmonogamy principles of enthusiastic consent.

One woman who told Palmer about her experiences said Palmer indicated numerous other women had shared similar stories with her.

Most of the women were in their 20s when the alleged assaults took place, with the youngest being 18. At the time of all but one of the allegations, Gaiman was in his 40s or older.

One woman said that she had been babysitting Gaiman and Palmer’s young child when Gaiman suggested she take a bath in a tub in the garden. He later joined her and pulled her onto his lap despite her protests.

Another woman described Gaiman grabbing her hand and pulling it to touch his genitals while his 4-year-old son was asleep between them. Another alleged incident included Gaiman engaging in sexual activity with a woman while his young son was using his iPad in the same room.

Multiple women describe Gaiman forcing them to engage in degrading activities, including consuming their own and his bodily fluids, inflicting physical pain on them and insisting they refer to him as “master” while he called them “slave.”

Following the Tortoise podcast, Gaiman’s representative made a statement on his behalf stating that “sexual degradation, bondage, domination, sadism and masochism may not be to everyone’s taste, but between consenting adults, BDSM is lawful.”

While many of the alleged assaults described include activities that fall under the general umbrella of BDSM — which stands for bondage and discipline, dominance and submission and sadism and masochism — one of the core principles of BDSM is enthusiastic consent and awareness of risk, including detailed discussions of activities prior to engaging in them.

The women say no such discussions occurred, and they did not consent to participate in BDSM with Gaiman. They also say there were no conversations regarding limits or safe words, which either party can use to immediately stop the encounter.

One woman filed a police report accusing Gaiman of sexual assault in January of 2023, but the investigation was later dropped.

Gaiman responded to the allegations on his website, describing them as a mix of things that never happened and things that did but were consensual, referring to the accounts as “distorted.”

“I’m far from a perfect person, but I have never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever,” he wrote.

Several of Gaiman’s works have been adapted for television and film and have been impacted by the allegations.

The third season of Amazon Prime Video’s “Good Omens,” which Gaiman co-wrote with the late Sir Terry Pratchett, will now consist of a single 90-minute episode. Gaiman is no longer involved with the series.

Disney has also paused production on an adaptation of “The Graveyard Book,” and Netflix has canceled “Dead Boy Detectives,” though it isn’t clear if that has to do with the allegations.

Other projects have continued to move forward, with Season 2 of “The Sandman” releasing on Netflix in 2025 and Prime Video’s adaptation of “Anansi Boys” also expected this year.