Neil Gaiman has apologised after returning to Scotland from New Zealand during the Covid-19 pandemic. The 59-year-old author was criticised during First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s daily coronavirus briefing on Monday after it was revealed he had gone back to Skye.
The American Gods writer said in a blog post that he travelled more than 11,000 miles from where he was living with his partner Amanda Palmer after they “agreed they needed some space”.
On Tuesday, Gaiman apologised for his actions, saying he had “done something stupid”. He wrote: “Like so many other people, my home life and work had been turned upside down by the Covid-19 lockdowns. “I was panicked, more than a little overwhelmed and stuck in New Zealand. “When I landed, the