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A personally difficult story for us, but a necessary one.

My statement below, for the record [as an image+alt text, so it all fits on one page]. It's all I can manage at this time.
White rectangle, containing a written statement by Scott McCloud, in reference to a below-linked exposé by Lila Shapiro in New York Magazine / Vulture, regarding sexual abuse allegations against Neil Gaiman. Statement text: "This story has been a painful one for our family. We've known Neil Gaiman for decades. Ivy and I shared fond memories of talking with him long into the night in the late ‘80s; he was at our second child's birth in 1995; he spoke at Ivy’s memorial in 2022… We nearly always saw him at his best." "But now we've heard from women who saw Neil Gaiman at his worst and I believe them. It's hard going, but I suggest reading Lila Shapiro's story in full, and finding the original multi-part podcast that the story grew out of." "It's a damning story, but not a simple one. When read in full (and especially when heard in the podcast, including Neil’s own voice) I can still find traces of the person I knew. But ultimately, this is no longer his story to tell. It belongs to the women now; to Scarlett, Caroline, and the rest. And how they want this story to end should matter most." "— Scott McCloud January 14, 2025"
January 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM