The production of the third and final season of the series Good Omens was suspended after accusations of sexual abuse against its creator Neil Gaiman.
The fantasy comedy series of Amazon Prime Videobased on the book by Gaiman and Terry Pratchettfollows the angel Aziraphale (Michael Sheen) and the demon Crowley (David Tennant). The new season was due to begin filming in Scotland but has now been put on hold, Variety reports.
It was renewed for one final season in December 2023.
The suspension comes after Gaiman was accused of sexual assault by two women in July, claims the writer has strongly denied.
The accusation against Neil Gaiman
According to an article and podcast by Tortoise, Gaiman was the subject of a police investigation in New ZealandThe allegations span two decades and come from women with whom Gaiman allegedly engaged in consensual relationships. However, the women claimed they experienced what the publication described as “rough and degrading” sex that they claim was not always consensual.
A woman claimed that Gaiman sexually assaulted her within hours of their first meeting in a bathroom at their New Zealand home. The second woman met Gaiman during a book signing and began a consensual relationship with him two years later.
She alleged that there were times when she was subjected to rough and painful sex “which she neither wanted nor enjoyed” and that on another occasion she did not consent to having sex.
Gaiman strongly denied any allegations of non-consensual sex and later responded to the post saying: “New Zealand Police did not accept your offer of assistance over a woman’s complaint in 2022,” something he says reflects its lack of substance.
Source: Ambito
