‘Lemony Snicket’ Out As Wesleyan Speaker Amid Reports Of Inappropriate Comments

Daniel Handler, author of the famed Series Of Unfortunate Events children’s books, is stepping down as Wesleyan University’s commencement speaker after reports surfaced that he made sexually inappropriate comments to women.

Female authors and librarians accused Handler, who uses the pseudonym “Lemony Snicket,” of making derogatory jokes at their expense, according to the Pacific-Standard.

In one example, Kate Messner said that on a bus taking her, Handler and other authors to a children’s book festival in Rhode Island, he overheard someone else wondering if she was from the Midwest. Handler shouted, “Are you a virgin, too?” Messner said.

She said that later, in a hotel lobby, Handler said, “These children’s book events always turn into orgies!”


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