‘The Sandman’ Creator Neil Gaiman Accused of Sexual Abuse By 5 Women

Neil Gaiman, author and creator of the Netflix series The Sandman, has been accused of sexual abuse by five different women.

Gaiman, who has also helmed several movies and TV series such as Coraline and Good Omens, was just hit with two new allegations after the initial three in July.

The fresh allegations were revealed on the latest episode of Tortoise Media’s Master: the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman.

The first allegation came from a tenant in Gaiman’s Woodstock, New York, property from 2014 to 2021. A woman named Caroline Wallner alleges that Gaiman manipulated her into a sexual relationship in exchange for allowing her, and her daughters, to remain living in the home.

“There were little hints of, ‘We’re going to need the house’. And I remember saying, let’s talk about it. Let’s figure it out,” says Wallner. “That’s when he would just come to my studio and make me give him [oral sex]. And he can say it was consensual. But why would I do that? It was because I was scared of losing my place.”

The second new allegation comes from Julia Hobsbwam, who claims that Gaiman made an “aggressive unwanted pass” at her in 1986 before forcefully kissing her and pushing her on a sofa. Nothing further happened as she was able to escape from Gaiman.

Wallner and Hobsbwam’s damning accusations follow three other women, who came forward in July to hold Gaiman accountable. Two of those women spoke out in earlier episodes of Master: the Allegations Against Neil Gaiman.

One of those allegations comes from the former nanny of Gaiman’s children, who was hired in 2022. According to her, Gaiman performed “penetrative sexual acts” on her over three consecutive weeks.

The second woman said she met Gaiman at a book signing in 2003 in Florida. She alleges she was subjected to painful intercourse that she “neither wanted nor enjoyed.”

Another woman named Claire also appeared on an episode of a different podcast titled Am I Broken: Survivor Stories, where she shared that Gaiman groomed and sexually manipulated her.

According to a Rolling Stone report, Gaiman has denied any wrongdoing, claiming that these relationships were consensual.

While the allegations of these five women are quite serious, no legal action has been taken against Gaiman thus far. It is entirely possible, however, that more victims and/or a lawsuit could materialize.