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| 2025 | Planned publication of 'A Conventional Boy' in The Laundry Files universe. |
| February 2025 | Scarlett Pavlovich filed three federal lawsuits alleging human trafficking and sexual assault against Gaiman and Amanda Palmer, seeking at least US$7 million in damages. |
| January 2025 | New York magazine published a cover story on Vulture detailing sexual assault allegations against Gaiman, including interviews with eight women. |
| January 2025 | Dark Horse Comics announced they would cut ties with Gaiman, cancelling his ongoing comic adaptation of Anansi Boys. |
| January 2025 | Netflix canceled The Sandman series after its second season, and Gaiman was dropped by his agent Casarotto Ramsay. |
| January 2025 | Netflix canceled The Sandman series after its second season. |
| 2024 | Multiple commercial ventures halt production due to allegations of sexual assault against women. |
| November 2024 | King announced his upcoming novel 'Never Flinch', set to release on May 27, 2025. |
| October 2024 | Gaiman left the 'Good Omens' project after production of season three was put on hold. |
| October 2024 | Gaiman left the Good Omens project. |
| September 2024 | Disney halted production on the film adaptation of 'The Graveyard Book' due to sexual assault allegations against Gaiman. |
| September 2024 | Disney halted production on the film adaptation of The Graveyard Book, and production on season three of Good Omens was put on hold due to sexual assault allegations. |
| July 2024 | Five women publicly accused Gaiman of sexual assault and abuse on the Tortoise Media podcast 'Master: The Allegations Against Neil Gaiman'. |
| May 2024 | The short story collection 'You Like It Darker' debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times fiction best-seller list. |
| February 2024 | Becky Baldwin stated that the new Mercyful Fate album is not expected to be released before 2025, due to King Diamond focusing on his namesake band's upcoming thirteenth studio album The Institute. |
| January 19 2024 | Becky Baldwin was announced as the new bassist of Mercyful Fate, having previously filled in during the band's 2022 tour. |
| January 16 2024 | Mercyful Fate announced they had 'mutually decided to split ways' with bassist Joey Vera. |
| 2023 | Published 'Season of Skulls', a novel in the Tales of the New Management series. |
| 2023 | Gaiman signed an open letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin, alongside over 100 other public figures, calling for the release of Alexei Navalny. |
| 2023 | Named one of Time's 100 most influential people in the world. |
| November 2023 | The short story collection 'You Like It Darker' was published by Scribner. |
| September 2023 | King released 'Holly', featuring the character Holly Gibney. |
| 2022 | Published 'Escape From Yokai Land', a novella in The Laundry Files universe, and 'Quantum of Nightmares', a novel in the Tales of the New Management series. |
| 2022 | Becky Baldwin began touring with Mercyful Fate as a bassist. |
| 2022 | During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gaiman announced on Twitter that he would not renew contracts with Russian publishers and encouraged donations to Ukrainian refugees. |
| 2022 | King released the novel 'Fairy Tale'. |
| November 2022 | The band performed at the Hell & Heaven Metal Fest in Mexico, signaling their active comeback and renewed musical presence. |
| November 2022 | Gaiman and Palmer released a joint statement announcing their divorce. |
| August 2022 | Gaiman made a $60,000 payment to a woman identified as 'Claire' following allegations of non-consensual kissing and groping at a book tour event. |
| June 2 2022 | Mercyful Fate performed their first live show since 1999 in Hanover, Germany, during a European tour, debuting a new song 'The Jackal of Salzburg'. |
| February 2022 | Scarlett Pavlovich alleges Gaiman sexually assaulted her within hours of their first meeting. |
| 2021 | Published 'Invisible Sun', the final book in the Empire Games trilogy, concluding the extended Merchant Princes storyline. |
| 2021 | Gaiman and Palmer reconciled after their initial separation. |
| 2021 | Inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. |
| 2021 | Gaiman was cast as Duke Aubrey in a BBC Radio 4 adaptation of Hope Mirrlees' novel Lud-in-the-Mist, a book he had previously praised and written a foreword for. |
| 2021 | He published 'Later', his third book for Hard Case Crime. |
| 2021 | The miniseries 'Lisey's Story' was released. |
| 2020 | Published 'Dead Lies Dreaming', the first novel in the Tales of the New Management series. |
| 2020 | Received Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Hugo Award for the TV miniseries adaptation of Good Omens. |
| 2020 | Wrote the Doctor Who: Lockdown mini-episode 'Rory's Story'. |
| 2020 | King released 'If It Bleeds', a collection of four novellas. |
| 2020 | Ended romantic relationship with Amanda Palmer. |
| May 2020 | Hank Shermann revealed in a Heavy magazine interview that he had written six or seven songs for a new Mercyful Fate album. |
| March 2020 | Gaiman, Palmer, and their son moved to New Zealand. |
| March 2020 | Gaiman left New Zealand during COVID-19 lockdowns, traveling to his holiday home on the Isle of Skye, breaking lockdown rules and drawing public criticism. |
| March 2020 | Gaiman, Palmer, and their son were in Havelock North, New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the country went into complete lockdown. |
| 2019 | Stephen King had a role as a Shopkeeper in 'It Chapter Two'. |
| 2019 | King published 'The Institute', further establishing his presence in contemporary horror literature. |
| 2019 | Received the Barnes & Noble Writers for Writers Award for advocating for freedom of expression worldwide and inspiring countless writers. |
| November 4 2019 | Timi Hansen passed away shortly after his 61st birthday, with Joey Vera becoming the band's full-time bassist. |
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