- Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing bestselling British author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny, Scarlett Pavlovich, in New Zealand four years ago.
- Pavlovich filed lawsuits against Gaiman in Wisconsin and against his wife, Amanda Palmer, in Massachusetts and New York, alleging multiple sexual assaults in 2022.
- The lawsuits against Palmer in New York and Wisconsin were dropped by Pavlovich, and the remaining cases against Gaiman and Palmer were dismissed by federal judges.
- Judges ruled that Pavlovich needed to pursue the case in New Zealand, not the United States, as the alleged incidents occurred there.
- Gaiman has denied the allegations, stating he has never engaged in non-consensual sex, and his attorneys argued the lawsuits were part of a smear campaign, citing a New Zealand police investigation that found the allegations meritless.
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