The scandal around the British writer Neil Gaiman recently also includes its ex-wife Amanda Palmer. Gaiman and Palmer were sued on Monday (February 03, 2025) in New York, Wisconsin and Massachusetts by their former nanny.
The accusation: Gaiman (one of one Series of similar allegations Several women seed) who raped the nanny and sexually forced the nanny, Palmer had brought Gaiman for the rapes. Gaiman and Palmer reject all allegations.
Who is Amanda Palmer?
Amanda Palmer and The Dresden Dolls
Amanda Palmer is anything but a stranger. The musician, born in Boston on April 30, 1976, became known as the front woman and songwriter of the band The Dresden Dolls. The duo, founded in 2000, which next to Palmer consists of the drummer Brian Viglione, Association Rock and Punk with cabaret and theater flair. They themselves called the “Brechtsches Punk-Cabaret”. Her debut album “The Dresden Dolls” was released in 2003 and contained the song “Coin-Operated Boy”, with which Palmer and Viglione landed a veritable hit and became known internationally. The band published e -two studio albums (the last in 2006) and was on ice for many years. The duo has been in the USA again since 2023.
Amanda Palmer’s solo career
Palmer has been active as a solo artist since 2008. Her solo debut album “Who Killed Amanda Palmer” was released in 2008. She recorded her second solo album by donating on the Kickstarter funding platform. In total, she collected $ 1.19 million. The album “Theater IS Evil” was released in 2012. In 2013 she described her experiences in a Ted talk, the following year her book “The Art of Asking” was published. Palmer relies on the Patreon platform in terms of career, in which you can support fans financially and receive special content and exclusive advantages. Palmer is in close contact with her fans-and tries to avoid traditional music business mechanisms.
Wedding with Neil Gaiman
Amanda Palmer married the British author Neil Gaiman in 2010, whom she met in 2008 during an event in a bookstore in Edinburgh. In 2015 the couple received a son named Anthony. Gaiman and Palmer, according to their own statements, led an open relationship. “With one of our very first dates, we talked about monogamy and that none of us was a fan of it. Since then we have had an open marriage. Does that work? Hell, yes! The idea of only making around with a single other person until the end of time was always terrifying for me – and for Neil, I think too, ”she said in an interview with The Times. Palmer and Gaiman divorced in 2022.
Time in New Zealand
When the Covid 19 pandemic paralyzed the world, Palmer was currently in New Zealand. Her son and she stayed there for two and a half years. “I still don’t quite understand what happened to me,” she said in an interview with Rolling Stone And continued: “Without a doubt, this experience has changed my life, changed my son’s life and changed our identities.” In the meantime, Palmer lives again in the USA.
No comment on the allegations
According to a report of The Guardian “Deeply worried” about the allegations against her ex-husband. She does not comment on the current accusations that affect you too. “Since ongoing custody and divorce procedures are currently taking place, I cannot publicly comment on it. Please understand that I am primarily a parent. I ask for privacy during this time, ”she writes on Instagram.