David Copperfield Is Accused Of Sexual Misconduct By 16 Women, Some Of Them Minors
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Magician David Copperfield is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior from 16 women, as revealed in an investigation by the

Magician David Copperfield is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior from 16 women, as revealed in an investigation by the

      • WizEnglish
        111·
        6 months ago

        Career dead? No way. That dude’s Vegas act is still running. He’s working full time, almost every day, last I heard.

        He’s also got a supermodel wife, but also pulls this shit? What a fucking moron.

        • weew@lemmy.caEnglish
          5·
          6 months ago

          Apparently this shit happened in the 80s and early 90s and the accusations are coming out now

          • WizEnglish
            31·
            6 months ago

            I think he’s always been kinda like this. The magician community has known for many years.

    • ameancow@lemmy.worldEnglish
      211·
      6 months ago

      He’s David Fucking Copperfield, nobody at all is surprised, his entire being just oozes creep energy and entitled douchiness.

  • Microw@lemm.eeEnglish
    266·
    6 months ago

    Hm, his statement in response to the Guardian is very unusual for someone accused of sexual misconduct. Either he feels very safe that he can hide this, or he really didnt do it and somehow is the target of a campaign.

    Edit: The Guardian article literally has names and photos of the women who accuse him. That’s enough to convince me that they indeed were violated by him.

    • ShepherdPieEnglish
      211·
      6 months ago

      It would be really odd for there to be some shadowy targeted campaign against him considering he’s mostly irrelevant as a celebrity these days. Why would anyone go through the trouble and what could possibly be gained? He’s probably got some money but he’s not Oprah rich.

      • YoorWeb@lemmy.worldEnglish
        151·
        6 months ago

        “Got some money”? He owns a bunch of islands in the Bahamas, with prices for 1 week stay starting at over $1M (probably much more these days since I’ve red about it a decade ago). That’s where people who are recognised everywhere in the world are going for their holidays, weddings, whatever.

    • drislands@lemmy.worldEnglish
      132·
      6 months ago

      I am curious – why does the article including the names and photos of his accusers make this more credible to you?

      • Microw@lemm.eeEnglish
        204·
        6 months ago

        Because for one, it means the Guardian actually spoke to multiple people and didnt just hear something via three other people. And it means those people are actually willing to have their names and faces known publically. Making false allegations under your real name would be quite stupid.

    • djnattyp@lemmy.worldEnglish
      31·
      6 months ago

      Just wait he could exonerate himself by exposing that the crimes were actually perpetrated by a secret identical twin brother or by opening up a warehouse full of dead clones and claiming that one of them did it.

  • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
    142·
    6 months ago

    This isn’t the first time Copperfield has faced allegations of sexual impropriety. Back in 2018, he vehemently denied similar accusations, stating on Twitter that he has endured years of false news stories about fabricated acts and emphasized his innocence.

    Sigh… I dunno, man.

    endured years of false news

    Why would there be so many false stories about one celeb and not others? It’s not proof and he should get a fair trial. It’s just odd that the same story would be falsely accused so many times. It certainly doesn’t look good.

    • William@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      6 months ago

      I don’t know about this instance, but in the general, it could be that the person is a complete fucking douche, and people are trying to stick it to them however they can. That might mean lying, blowing things out of proportion, or just slightly twisting the truth.

      And once sharks smell blood, they swarm. One allegation will lead to another.

      Again, I don’t know the situation here and refuse to pick a side. Guilt is for the courts to decide. But there’s plenty of people who will lie, cheat, and steal for money or fame.

    • Victor@lemmy.world
      6·
      6 months ago

      The cynic in me is like, what if these lawyers are strategizing like that? They know that if many people make the same claim it builds a stronger case.

      But the logical part of my brain says HMMM…, how plausible is that, really.

  • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    6 months ago

    I legitimately thought David Copperfield was dead. Didn’t he die during an escape stunt?

    Or was that someone else?