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Neil Gaiman screen adaptations halted after allegations of sexual misconduct
(www.theguardian.com)
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Yeah, but these claims (or the parts so far public) are dubious. I'll never say that someone should be dismissed until there's facts seen the prove otherwise, but I'm not convinced they're true yet either.
The small bit of interaction I've had with him on Bluesky seemed like he was an upstanding person. I hope that these allegations turn out to be false, first for the victims and for the sake of his work.
These allegations have been talked about for MONTHS now and I've yet to see any convincing evidence of wrongdoing. Potential victims should absolutely have their voices heard, but I'd like facts over emotions. All I've seen is he said/she said about this whole situation.
Here's the easy first check to tell if claims are legit: specificity. If the supposed victim can't tell anyone how the abuse happened, you're looking at DARVO nine times out of ten. Mind you recounting abuse can be very difficult, but it's absolutely vital to tell a story about what happened even if it's only once.
Unfortunately, these allegations pass that check. There's one woman who says she was pressured to give blowjobs to Gaiman or she'd lose her house, which he owned. That's specific. Could still be fake, but it's not as easy to tell if that's the case as it is with a lot of allegations.
I share this information because it ought to be common knowledge, and unfortunately it's not. Too many people out there falling for zero-specificity claims. We need to teach the general public more about fact checking skills.