Neil Gaiman — the best-selling author whose work includes comic book series *The Sandman *and the novels Good Omens and American Gods — has denied sexual assault allegations made against him by two women with whom he had relationships with at the time, Tortoise Media reports.

The allegations were made during Tortoise’s four-part podcast Master: the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman, which was released Wednesday. In it, the women allege “rough and degrading sex” with the author, which the women claim was not always consensual.

One of the women, a 23-year-old named Scarlett, worked as a nanny to his child.

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    4 months ago

    I have no idea if he’s a bad guy or wrongfully accused…but these two stories don’t sound convincing at all.

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      Two separate unrelated people.

      Both in their twenties

      Invites them into second/third base consensual relations and then it turns into rough sex.

      I think that it’s an absolutely reasonable assumption that he is into younger women and doesn’t stop after he gets the green light.

      But the article is light on details, and he at least deserves to have his say in court over it.

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        I think that it’s an absolutely reasonable assumption that he is into younger women and doesn’t stop after he gets the green light.

        Why do you this is an absolutely reasonable assumption?

        Into younger women is pretty normal, but raping isn’t normal. Do you mean it’s a reasonable assumption given these accusations?

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          Not who you replied to, and Gaiman may be innocent, but we should listen and find out. The “absolutely reasonable assumption” is probably based on his age and how he was raised.

          I don’t know how many men you dealt with that were raised with the mindset of “if she said yes once it means she says yes ALL THE TIME,” but some men feel that way. Hell a very famous and still popular movie has “Tell me more. Tell me more. Did she put up a fight?” In the opening of the movie. It seems kind of reasonable to me to assume being raised that “no” is something you have to “fight through” might mess with head.

          I’m not trying to justify any actually actions. I’m just saying I would listen to the victims before I dismiss the accusations just because I like the art he makes.

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            One character saying something in a movie is not the equivalent of anyone being raised this guy. Also the existence of people like that doesn’t make it a reasonable assumption that this is how the guy thinks or behaves.

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              4 months ago

              FFS you’re just cherry picking your way through anything anyone says.

              Argue anyone’s whole comment in context or just go be a fanboy. You don’t really mind if you don’t like it but you’re retorts are weak.