Editing Daniel Handler (section)

===Allegations of inappropriate sexual comments===
In February 2018, Handler signed an online pledge to boycott conferences that do not have and enforce harassment policies. Underneath his comment, author Kate Messner recounted an incident in which Handler had made inappropriate jokes directed at her, such as "Are you a virgin, too?!" and "These children's book events always turn into orgies!"<ref name="vulture metoo">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2018/02/lemony-snicket-accused-of-making-lewd-comments-about-women.html|title=Lemony Snicket Accused of Making Lewd Comments About Female Authors|work=[[Vulture (magazine)|Vulture]]|last=Lockett|first=Dee|date=22 February 2018|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> This led to many other women accusing Handler of verbal sexual harassment at book conferences; among the public accusations are stories of Handler telling a woman he had just met to kiss a random stranger, making crass comments to a teenage girl and walking off without apology when confronted, referring to a stranger as a "hot blonde" and making a "uni-ball" double entendre in front of young children. The incident occurred during the larger [[Me Too movement]].<ref name="vulture metoo"/><ref name="psmag metoo">{{cite news|url=https://psmag.com/social-justice/how-will-publishing-deal-with-lemony-snicket-amid-metoo|title=HOW WILL PUBLISHING DEAL WITH LEMONY SNICKET AMID #METOO?|work=[[Pacific Standard]]|last=Perry|first=David M.|date=21 February 2018|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref>

Handler apologized for his behavior, saying, "It has never been my wish to insult any of my professional colleagues",<ref name="vulture metoo"/> "my sense of humor has not been for everyone",<ref name="psmag metoo"/> "as a survivor of sexual violence, I also know very well how words or behaviors that are harmless or even liberating to some people can be upsetting to others",<ref name="wp metoo"/> and "I am listening and willing to listen; I am learning and willing to learn."<ref name="vulture metoo"/> After this, [[Wesleyan University]] students began to protest Handler's upcoming planned [[commencement speech]] at the university.<ref name="wp metoo">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/author-cancels-graduation-speech-amid-harassment-allegations/2018/03/01/463698c2-1d9e-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180302084322/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/author-cancels-graduation-speech-amid-harassment-allegations/2018/03/01/463698c2-1d9e-11e8-98f5-ceecfa8741b6_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 March 2018|title=Author cancels graduation speech amid harassment allegations|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|last1=Binkley|first1=Collin|last2=Italie|first2=Hillel|date=1 March 2018|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> In March 2018, Wesleyan president [[Michael S. Roth]] announced that Handler had withdrawn from the appearance,<ref name="huff metoo">{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/lemony-snicket-sexual-comments-anita-hill_us_5a987536e4b089ec353871b1|title='Lemony Snicket' Out As Wesleyan Speaker Amid Reports Of Inappropriate Comments|work=[[HuffPost]]|last=Madani|first=Doha|date=2 March 2018|access-date=13 March 2018}}</ref> to be replaced by [[Anita Hill]].<ref name="wp metoo"/>