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In March 2020, Gaiman, Palmer, and their son were in [[Havelock North]], [[Hawke's Bay Region|Hawke's Bay]], when New Zealand's government announced that, due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the whole country would move to COVID-19 Alert Level 4: complete lockdown and [[Quarantine|quarantining]] of people within their own homes.<ref>{{cite web |date=8 June 2020 |title=New Zealand lifts all Covid restrictions, declaring the nation virus-free |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52961539 |website=Bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In May 2020, Gaiman travelled from New Zealand to his holiday home on the [[Isle of Skye]], breaking the lockdown rules. [[Ross, Skye and Lochaber (UK Parliament constituency)|Ross, Skye and Lochaber]] MP [[Ian Blackford]] described his behaviour as unacceptable and dangerous.<ref>{{Cite news|date=17 May 2020|title=Author's 11,000-mile lockdown trip to Scots island|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-52697289|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> Gaiman published an apology on his website, saying he had endangered the local community.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Neil Gaiman apologises to people of Skye for breaking lockdown rules|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/19/neil-gaiman-apologises-skye-breaking-lockdown-rules-new-zealand|first=Alison|last=Flood|date=19 May 2020|website=The Guardian|language=en|access-date=19 May 2020}}</ref> After Gaiman's departure, Palmer announced on her [[Patreon]] that she and Gaiman had separated and requested privacy.<ref name=":3">{{cite web |date=4 May 2020 |title=Amanda Palmer's Patreon Subscribes Found Out About Her Breakup Before Neil Gaiman Did |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/amanda-palmer-patreon-neil-gaiman-breakup.html |website=Vulture.com}}</ref> Gaiman stated in a blog post that their split was "my fault, I'm afraid" and also requested privacy. The couple later released a joint statement clarifying that they were not, however, getting divorced.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gaiman |first=Neil |title=Where I am, what I'm doing, how I'm doing and how I got here |url=http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2020/05/where-i-am-what-im-doing-how-im-doing.html |access-date=15 May 2020 |website=Journal.neilgaiman.com}}</ref> They reconciled in 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 January 2021 |title=UK author Neil Gaiman reunites with his son and Amanda Palmer in Havelock North |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/celebrities/300204981/uk-author-neil-gaiman-reunites-with-his-son-and-amanda-palmer-in-havelock-north}}</ref><ref name="NotDivorced">{{cite news |last1=Kiefer |first1=Halle |date=15 May 2020 |title=Neil Gaiman and Amanda Palmer Weren't Driven to Divorce by Quarantine After All |language=en-us |work=Vulture |url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/neil-gaiman-and-amanda-palmer-arent-divorcing-says-gaiman.html |access-date=23 August 2021}}</ref> but in November 2022 they released a joint statement to announce they were divorcing.<ref>{{cite web|title=A joint statement from Amanda and me|url=https://journal.neilgaiman.com/2022/11/a-joint-statement-from-amanda-and-me.html|website=NeilGaiman.com / Journal|date=4 November 2022|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A joint statement from me and Neil |url=http://amandapalmer.net/posts/a-joint-statement-from-me-and-neil/|website=AmandaPalmer.net|date=4 November 2022|access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
One of Gaiman's most commented-upon friendships is with the musician [[Tori Amos]], a ''Sandman'' fan who became friends with Gaiman after making a reference to "Neil and the Dream King" on her 1991 demo tape. He included her in turn as a character (a talking tree) in his novel ''Stardust'', and she guest-starred in that role in the BBC Radio 4 audio drama.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cast page audio drama "Stardust" |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1CJhmxQCq99GBn26FLh7qnk/stardust-whos-who |access-date=21 April 2023 |publisher=BBC Radio 4}}</ref> Amos also mentions Gaiman in her songs, "Tear in Your Hand" ("If you need me, me and Neil'll be hangin' out with the dream king. Neil says hi by the way"),<ref>Tori Amos, "Tear in Your Hand," ''[[Little Earthquakes]]''.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tear in Your Hand |url=http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/312/2/31/albums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923072041/http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/312/2/31/albums |archive-date=23 September 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Everything Tori}}</ref> "Space Dog" ("Where's Neil when you need him?"),<ref>{{cite web |title=Space Dog |url=http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/378/3/28/albums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923055703/http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/378/3/28/albums |archive-date=23 September 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Everything Tori}}</ref> "Horses" ("But will you find me if Neil makes me a tree?"),<ref>{{cite web |title=Beauty Queen/ Horses |url=http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/234/1/26/albums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922200306/http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/234/1/26/albums |archive-date=22 September 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Everything Tori}}</ref> "Carbon" ("Get me Neil on the line, no I can't hold. Have him read, 'Snow, Glass, Apples' where nothing is what it seems"),<ref name="everythingtori.com">{{cite web |title=Carbon |url=http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/220/1/30/albums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922171008/http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/220/1/30/albums |archive-date=22 September 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Everything Tori}}</ref> "Sweet Dreams" ("You're forgetting to fly, darling, when you sleep"),<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web |title=Sweet Dreams |url=http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/220/1/30/albums |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922171008/http://everythingtori.com/go/galleries/view/220/1/30/albums |archive-date=22 September 2010 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Everything Tori}}</ref> and "Not Dying Today" ("Neil is thrilled he can claim he's mammalian, 'but the bad news,' he said, 'girl you're a dandelion'").<ref name="everythingtori.com" /> He also wrote stories for the tour book of ''[[Boys for Pele]]'' and ''[[Scarlet's Walk]]'', a letter for the tour book of ''[[American Doll Posse]]'', and the stories behind each girl in her album ''[[Strange Little Girls]]''. Amos penned the introduction for his novel ''Death: the High Cost of Living'', and posed for the cover. She also wrote a song called "Sister Named Desire" based on his ''Sandman'' character, which was included in his anthology, ''Where's Neil When You Need Him?''
Gaiman is godfather to Tori Amos's daughter Tash,<ref>{{cite web |date=30 November 2004 |title=Neil Gaiman's Journal: listening to unresolving |url=http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2004/11/listening-to-unresolving.asp |access-date=2 August 2010 |work=Journal.neilgaiman.com}}</ref> and wrote a poem called "Blueberry Girl" for Tori and Tash.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 July 2007 |title=Neil Gaiman's Journal: Blueberry Girls |url=http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2007/07/blueberry-girls.html |access-date=2 August 2010 |work=Journal.neilgaiman.com}}</ref> The poem has been turned into a book by the illustrator [[Charles Vess]].<ref>{{cite web |date=6 July 2007 |title=News from Green Man Press " Blog Archive " Blueberry Wanderings |url=http://greenmanpress.com/news/archives/185 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130525060731/http://greenmanpress.com/news/archives/185 |archive-date=25 May 2013 |access-date=2 August 2010 |publisher=Green Man Press}}</ref> Gaiman read the poem aloud to an audience at the Sundance Kabuki Theater in San Francisco on 5 October 2008 during his book reading tour for ''The Graveyard Book''.<ref>{{cite web |date=6 October 2008 |title=Neil Gaiman's Journal: Chapter Six in San Francisco yesterday |url=http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/10/chapter-six-in-san-francisco-yesterday.html |access-date=2 August 2010 |work=Journal.neilgaiman.com}}</ref> It was published in March 2009 with the title ''[[Blueberry Girl]]''.
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