David Tennant “glad” of ‘Good Omens’ return despite Neil Gaiman sexual abuse allegations
David Tennant has claimed he is “glad” to be returning to conclude the TV adaptation of Good Omens, despite allegations of sexual abuse and misconduct from the series’ original author, Neil Gaiman.
After two successful series, the fantasy show starring Tennant in the lead role alongside Michael Sheen had been slated for a third instalment, before this was swapped for a single 90-minute feature-length episode when the allegations against Gaiman emerged last year.
Subsequently, Tennant appeared in an episode of the ITV interview show The Assembly, which was broadcast on April 27th. During the episode, an audience member asked the actor how the controversy surrounding Gaiman has impacted his feelings towards the series, noting: “Someone you’ve worked with, a friend, has been cancelled for some quite serious allegations. How has that affected you?”
Without naming Gaiman explicitly, Tennant responded: “We’re doing Good Omens again. We’re going back to do the final. We’re doing a final. There’s been a slight rejig with the personnel.”
He added: “But we still get to tell that story which I think, it would have been very difficult to leave it on a cliffhanger. So, I’m glad that’s been worked out.”
Gaiman has denied the plethora of accusations made against him by a range of women since details emerged in July 2024 that he is a historic sexual abuser. He has recently attempted to sue one of his accusers for $500,000 due to her breaching the terms of a non-disclosure agreement he forced her to sign in 2021.
Elsewhere during his appearance on The Assembly, Tennant also slammed Harry Potter author JK Rowling for her views on transgender people, calling on her to “just get out of people’s way.”
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