After months of swirling allegations, the author took to his blog to deny accounts that "emphatically did not happen"

Neil Gaiman has responded to a New York Magazine cover story in which several women accused the "Sandman" and "Coraline" author of sexual assault.

Author Neil Gaiman, 64, has hit back at allegations of sexual abuse made against him over the last nine months, saying he has “never engaged in non-consensual sexual activity with anyone. Ever.” In a statement released on Gaiman’s website,