Neil Gaiman rape allegations ‘disturbing’, says Amanda Palmer

    The former wife of the author Neil Gaiman has said she is “profoundly disturbed” by allegations that he sexually assaulted young women during their marriage.

    Amanda Palmer, one half of the “punk cabaret” duet the Dresden Dolls, has been accused by some alleged victims of being aware that Gaiman was having abusive sexual relationships during their marriage.

    Gaiman, 64, the British writer best known for The Sandman and American Gods and for co-writing Good Omens with Terry Pratchett, which became a BBC series, denied wrongdoing in an article published on his website. He said he regretted being “careless with people’s hearts and feelings” but insisted that any sexual encounters were consensual.

    JK Rowling has criticised the “literary crowd” for the “strangely muted” reaction to

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