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Neil Gaiman apologises for breaking lockdown rules

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Last Updated : May 20 2020 | 2:05 PM IST

Novelist Neil Gaiman has issued an apology for breaking lockdown rules by travelling from New Zealand to his home in the island of Skye, Scotland, amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

The apology came a week after he was criticised by the press as well as politicians for making the 11,000 mile-trip from New Zealand to the Isle of Skye in the Hebrides.

In an earlier post on his official blog, Gaiman said his relationship with his partner Amanda Palmer had hit a rough patch and they mutually decided that they "needed some space". After that he flew "masked and gloved" to London before driving to the Scottish island.

His posted created headline news in the UK and on Monday, he wrote a new post where he revealed that he had been visited by police to discuss his movements

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First Published: May 20 2020 | 2:05 PM IST

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