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Galloway agent tells of impact of sexual assault allegations on author's career
Henry Dunow said the allegations made it impossible to sell new work and helped end a $100,000 three-book deal.
- Literary agent Henry Dunow testified at the British Columbia Supreme Court on Tuesday, describing Steven Galloway as a "star" with a "promising" future before sexual assault allegations derailed his career in 2015.
- The University of British Columbia fired Galloway after unsubstantiated claims of rape and sexual assault emerged, prompting him to launch a defamation lawsuit against his accuser and other defendants.
- Dunow told the court that allegations resulted in cancellation of a $100,000 contract for a three-novel series, claiming it became "impossible" to sell new work because Galloway lost his "social capital."
- Several defendants have settled with Galloway and offered apologies, though the accuser, whose name remains under a publication ban, is not testifying due to mental health struggles.
- In The Globe And Mail, Margaret Atwood wrote that testimony from the accuser's ex-husband regarding text messages at the time of the alleged 2011 incident was like the "Aha!" moment in a Sherlock Holmes novel.
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Galloway agent tells of impact of sexual assault allegations on author’s career
VANCOUVER - The literary agent for Steven Galloway has described what he views as the detrimental impact that unproven allegations of rape and sexual assault had on the author at
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Galloway agent tells of impact of sexual assault allegations on author's career
VANCOUVER - The literary agent for Steven Galloway has described what he views as the detrimental impact that unproven allegations of rape and sexual assault had on the author at the height of his
·Winnipeg, Canada
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