Warning, this story is really horrific and will be heartbreaking for any fans of his, but Neil Gaiman is a sadistic [not in the BDSM sense] sexual predator with a predilection for very young women.

Paywall bypass: https://archive.is/dfXCj

  • -☆-@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    17 hours ago

    God, she was one of my favorite artists. This is really crushing to learn. It’s so counter to everything she seemed to stand for.

    And fuck, Ampersand no longer feels like an empowering song about marriage.

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      15 hours ago

      Amanda Palmer also routinely didn’t pay musicians and other people who worked for her, and defended Jian Ghomeshi the sex predator and abuser. She also faked her own suicide to record her then boyfriend’s reaction, who them died of suicide six months later.

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      17 hours ago

      Right there with you. I believe Gaiman was using her as a smokescreen for exactly that reason. (I’m being generous and assuming she wasn’t actively and deliberately trafficking women for him.)

      And yes, there are a lot of song lyrics / tweets / media that aged like milk for both of them.