After Vulture’s bombshell exposé detailing sexual assault allegations against Neil Gaiman came out earlier this week, the best-selling author’s ex-wife Amanda Palmer finally made a public statement.

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Amanda Palmer is “profoundly disturbed” by the sexual-assault and abuse allegations against her estranged husband, Neil Gaiman, but “she has no comment” on them, a representative said. As multiple women accused Gaiman of assault and abuse in New York ’s latest cover story,

Last year, writer Neil Gaiman was accused of sexual assault by multiple women, and this month, more alleged details emerged in a Vulture investigation. Now, Gaiman's ex-wife Amanda Palmer has spoken out about the accusations.

In a podcast last summer, two women accused Neil Gaiman, the popular and influential comic book author and fantasy novelist, of sexual assault. Since then, others have stepped forward with similar allegations.