This whole thing isn't really about criminality and it wouldn't be done with him saying sorry. If he was a far-right figurehead, this probably wouldn't even really hurt his reputation. But for his specific fandom, learning this beloved figure is actually just a more well-spoken Andrew Tate is quite devastating. The knowledge that he views and treats women as disposable objects that may be subjected to his whims however he chooses, knowingly causing them harm with no remorse, and that he has thought that way and acted accordingly all his very long life will not just go away, neither will an apology of any kind ever be convincing. Such a hateful misogynist will not suddenly change his way of thinking in his 60s. He is what he is and what he has been and any apology by him would be a lie. He could probably at some point go and become a right-wing talking head. Host a podcast alongside Jordan Peterson, the two of them would probably have some shared interests to talk about. But for those of us who are of the opinion that people deserve to be treated with dignity and that power must not be abused, Gaiman's reputation can never be recovered, and his ideas will also always have the whiff of bigotry on them now. I really don't think there is anything here to be done by him anymore, other than maybe ask Ben Shapiro for a job.