Production Linked to Neil Gaiman Is Halted Amid Sexual Assault Claims

The production of a movie based on a book by the noted British author Neil Gaiman has been paused by Disney amid allegations that five women have made against him relating to conduct from 1986 to 2002, including one woman who said Mr.Gaiman groped her on a tour bus in 2013 and later paid her $60,000.The women shared their allegations, which included claims of sexual assault, groping and kissing, on the podcast “Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman.” Mr.

Gaiman, 63, has told the podcast he denies any wrongdoing.The allegations played a role in pausing the production of “The Graveyard Book,” an adaptation of the eponymous young adult novel by Mr.Gaiman, according to a person at Disney.

But the allegations were not the sole reason that the production, which was in development, was paused.Disney would not provide any additional reasons.Another production related to Mr.

Gaiman has been canceled for unspecified reasons.“Dead Boy Detectives,” a TV series based on a comic book by Mr.

Gaiman, will not return for a second season, according to Netflix, which declined to share why the series would not return.There have been no changes to the Netflix series “The Sandman,” which is based on a separate comic book series by Mr.

Gaiman.Amazon would not say whether there would be any changes to “Good Omens,” a series based on a novel by Mr.Gaiman written in collaboration with Terry Pratchett.The turmoil around the productions linked to the author has come amid the launch of the podcast, which in July and August released six episodes that detail the women’s accounts.

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