Neil Gaiman Accuser Files Civil Lawsuit 

Scarlett Pavlovich has filed a civil lawsuit against British author Neil Gaiman and his estranged wife, musician Amanda Palmer, accusing Gaiman of repeatedly sexually assaulting her while she was working as the couple's babysitter and nanny, the Guardian reported.

Pavlovich filed the lawsuit in federal court in Wisconsin, Massachusetts, and New York earlier this week. She was one of eight women who had detailed allegations of assault, abuse, and coercion against Gaiman in an exposé published by New York magazine last month. The civil lawsuit also accuses Gaiman of rape, coercion, and human trafficking, and Palmer of "procuring and presenting" her to Gaiman "for such abuse."

Gaiman has denied all allegations, saying he thought the relationships were consensual.

Two of Gaiman's publishers, HarperCollins and W.W. Norton, have said they have no plans to release his books in the future. Others, including Bloomsbury, have so far declined to comment, the Guardian wrote, adding that Dark Horse Comics announced in January it would no longer release its illustrated series based on Gaiman's novel Anansi Boys. In addition, a production of Coraline has been cancelled, while Disney has paused a planned adaptation of Gaiman's The Graveyard Book. Netflix is still scheduled to release a second season based on The Sandman, but has announced it would be the last.

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