Best-selling author of books for adults and children Neil Gaiman has denied allegations he engaged in non-consensual sex with several women.

A New York Magazine article detailed allegations of assault, abuse, and coercion levelled against the 64-year-old by eight women. A Tortoise Media podcast broadcast in July included allegations of four of these women.

Gaiman said in a statement that he had watched stories about him circulate online for months with “horror and dismay”.

“As I…