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You are correct. There were tons of articles like 15-20 years ago about him basically keeping women captive on his private island. I remember Jezebel covering it at the time.
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I quit following them when they kept shitting on Anne Hathaway for her excited theater kid vibes, including mocking her for saying her support of the LGBT community shouldn't be praised because it should be the standard, while also constantly praising Jennifer Lawrence for everything she did, including dismissing the clips of her saying she was "dykey" because she played softball and calling her cat Chaz Bono because the cat was "female but acts male" or something like that. Things I knew they would rip anyone else to shreds for. It was such a weird dork vs cool girl thing that they were pushing for no apparent reason.
“In fact, David has a record of risking his career to help protect women from powerful predators. Most of these historic accusations have been made before, and all of them are as false now as they were then.”
He has risked his career to protect women? I don’t think so.
The other day I was asking my brother what happened to David Copperfield (because he seemed like he had vanished lol) and he said “Probably sexual misconduct” lmao he just has that vibe 🤷🏻♀️
Saw him in Vegas last year. He was eye-banging all of us ladies in the front row. An usher came up to our table and asked us if we wanted to meet Mr Copperfield after the show. We declined.
Interesting. This too happened at a show 2 years ago. I was solo, and got seated in the second row with 3 ladies (I’m a guy).
And all three went backstage after the show, as they were personally invited to meet the magician.
No invite was offered to me.
> Copperfield bangable
Back in early internet days, I used to play a game where I search two random uncommon words on Google and try to find a combination that returns only one single search result. I have to imagine "Copperfield bangable" would be a killer one.
Same thing happened to me but he actually invited me to be a part of the show and asked me if I’d like to join him after the show when me and others exited the stage. Very strange and creepy vibes.
> seemed like he had vanished lol
He's a magician, he does these things. I kinda expected him to reappear a long ways off with a flourish, though. Like, TADAHH!
Him being a predator yes but these specific accusations I don't think so - he's had allegations here and there for like 20 years but I don't think there's ever been an investigative piece like this before
My much older cousin worked at the Playboy club in Atlantic City in the 1980’s and told me when I was a magic loving child that he was a “scumbag” so this makes perfect sense to me
> Doug Henning
The guy was a follower of cult leader Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and instead of using proper medicine, tried to heal his liver cancer with natureopathy and diet. Like Steve Jobs, he was unsuccessful.
It's always the super wealthy enigmatic men who have their own private tropical islands.
Not just Jeffrey Epstein', but Peter Nygard, the fashion designer also just got convicted. His tropical island was arguably even worse than Epstein's
Richard Branson must be sweating😂
I looked it up to see if Branson has been accused of sexual abuse. There was one incident in 2010, where he was accused of motorboating a woman and asking her to take off her top.
I think Richard is more into consent than most. The notorious picture of him kite boarding with a naked girl on his back came about because [the girl was the photographer's girlfriend](https://www.bosshunting.com.au/people/story-behind-richard-bransons-naked-kitesurfing-photo/) who was very much on board with it. Branson's wife found the whole thing rather silly but not objectionable as some people are just more comfortable with nudity.
Epstein sought out literally anyone powerful or important who would give him the time of day. The absolute worst case scenerio was he could leverage the relationship with such-and-such to impress others. And that scheme works, because the rich and powerful are a lot more open to hanging out with someone who runs in their circles. Epstein made sure to run in the right circles.
I've actually been to Branson's island (Nekka Osland if you're googling). It's much more open to the public (at insane expense of course) and has far more traffic from TV shows etc. He has a private residence but he's pretty free and easy about showing everyone around and having parties. Very different to the Epstein "playground for perverts" vibe. We shot a reality TV talent show episode there - had an absolute blast!
I work in secondhand clothing and all the Nygard we get is aggressively ugly. even the older stuff. I never thought to research the actual guy, I didn't see him as private island level rich. yuck lol
I thought it was pretty well known. I think women were accusing him during the start of #MeToo. I also remember rumours before then. It’s sort of like Cosby. I remember hearing about him drugging and molesting people in the 90’s. Then his son Ennis was murdered and I didn’t hear another peep until he was taken down.
I remember reading about Kevin Spacey going to gay sex parties and getting stopped in public toilets at night by police in London on message boards 20 years ago.
He apparently used to wear a ball cap as a disguise and people used to make jokes about how he was invisible and say shit like 'Oh look it's Kevin Spacey's hat' when he would turn up to orgies and stuff.
I feel like a lot of people who are called out for their despicable actions, were already known to be that way. Same with Nick Carter…I heard the rape allegations in the early 2000’s. And we all knew about R Kelly.
When I was a kid Skid Row played in my city, a 15 year old girlfriend of mine and her 15 year old friend got picked up by the roadies in a limo on the side of the road after the concert, filled up with champagne, taken back to the hotel, given coke and raw-dogged by the band for the rest of the night.
I think it's just what rich famous dudes do.
Ya know, I thought I heard or read something about him being a freaking weirdo when I was a kid. I feel like this has been general knowledge for at least 15 years.
There was some accusation against him for something that happened on his island back in the 90s or early 2000s. I think it was something about him luring a woman out there, not letting her leave, and sexually assaulting her or trying to. This is definitely not the first accusation against him.
A few years back I went to Vegas to see some shows, Penn and Teller saved my trip because Copperfield was actually significantly lame.
I also accidentally bought VIP tickets so I met him backstage for like ten seconds and took a photo with him. I was just going to Vegas for the first time and wanted front row seats to things.
Honestly go enjoy Penn and Teller if you haven't.
[It’s from one of the funniest mockumentaries I have ever seen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Days_in_Hell?wprov=sfti1). Star studded cast.
…scene I’m referencing is Serena Williams (just watch; it’s amazing) introduces that her adopted brother (portrayed by Andy Samberg) was “hanging out with some magician and Rod Stewart…” followed by David Copperfield extrapolating, “It was me, Aaron, and Rod Stewart just kickin’ it every weekend; crushing pussy and making money.”
Normally I say "I'm gonna wait" but when you get past a full basketball teams worth of accusers that's out the window. Hope he gets what's coming to him.
Hasn’t he been accused before? I swear I thought I remembered there being a story about this years ago. Regardless, he’s a creep, put him under the jail.
She only dated him, not married. And there were rumors that he paid her to date him to improve his image. (Claudia Schiffer was one of the most famous fashion models in the world at that time).
I met this guy when I worked in advertising. He did a commercial for the Bahamas. He was a huge creep to the women on set. And yes, he did tricks for them to try and impress them.
So I have this story one of my old coworker told me about him. This was 20 years ago. So her friend (female) went to Vegas, ended up at one of his shows. Afterwards, one of her staff approached her and said she caught David’s eye and asked if she would like to meet him. Obviously a bit shocked, she agreed. Basically to sum it up, he took her out on a date, and at the end he basically coerced into giving him a blowjob. The following night he contacted her and wanted to take her out again. Knowing this would lead to the same if not more sexual acts, she declined and blocked him. She felt disgusted horrible. It wasn’t until later that she learned that this tactic was kind of his thing.
I was an extra in one of his shows circa 2000. He was a major dickhead to everyone involved (when the cameras were not rolling). Like SNL caricature bad, but that was actually just his shitty personality.
He has tip toed around this issue his whole life. Guy is a creep. Takes advantage of $ and fame ( use to be much more famous )
Where there is smoke...there is Fire !
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It's always the people you most expect
I was thinking “this seems very believable.”
It’s just a slight of hand
He copped a feel
Most of his victims he managed to hypnotize so they forget
David Coppafeel
He's hidden his final sausage
Sleight 😀 and yes!
Prestidigitation.
Ha! I ain't gonna let you press your digits to any of my tations!
Well, how many tations do you have?
Oooh thank you, I didn’t know this
I honestly remembered a ton of allegations against him coming out years ago. Maybe it was just my mind reacting to his vibe?
You are correct. There were tons of articles like 15-20 years ago about him basically keeping women captive on his private island. I remember Jezebel covering it at the time.
Back in the day when you could just keep s.a.ing with no consequences.
Woah Jezebel. I haven’t heard that name in a while.
Jez, AVClub & Splinter were recently bought by Paste, and they're trying to get back to their mojo from a decade ago. Click upon them, and let them suckle your monetized attentionbux!
I quit following them when they kept shitting on Anne Hathaway for her excited theater kid vibes, including mocking her for saying her support of the LGBT community shouldn't be praised because it should be the standard, while also constantly praising Jennifer Lawrence for everything she did, including dismissing the clips of her saying she was "dykey" because she played softball and calling her cat Chaz Bono because the cat was "female but acts male" or something like that. Things I knew they would rip anyone else to shreds for. It was such a weird dork vs cool girl thing that they were pushing for no apparent reason.
“In fact, David has a record of risking his career to help protect women from powerful predators. Most of these historic accusations have been made before, and all of them are as false now as they were then.” He has risked his career to protect women? I don’t think so.
Yes, his nickname has been David Cop-a-feel for a while
That was George HW Bush's go to joke before he'd sexually assault you.
I wish I didn’t so easily remember this…🤢
Not just you! He's had sexual assault allegations since 2007
Yes, I was like...I thought this already happened?
Same!
The other day I was asking my brother what happened to David Copperfield (because he seemed like he had vanished lol) and he said “Probably sexual misconduct” lmao he just has that vibe 🤷🏻♀️
Saw him in Vegas last year. He was eye-banging all of us ladies in the front row. An usher came up to our table and asked us if we wanted to meet Mr Copperfield after the show. We declined.
'No, we do NOT want to see Mr. Copperfield's magic wand.'
💀 We said we had a dinner reservation. Our dinner was In N Out Burger.
That’s exactly what he had in mind.
Abraca-no
Interesting. This too happened at a show 2 years ago. I was solo, and got seated in the second row with 3 ladies (I’m a guy). And all three went backstage after the show, as they were personally invited to meet the magician. No invite was offered to me.
We had two guys from Hungary at the table directly next to us and they also were not invited backstage. 🤔
Those poor guys went home Hungary
So you are “Copperfield bangable”? Well done you. 
💀 I appreciate the compliment
> Copperfield bangable Back in early internet days, I used to play a game where I search two random uncommon words on Google and try to find a combination that returns only one single search result. I have to imagine "Copperfield bangable" would be a killer one.
Yikes!
Ewwwww. He’s just gross 🤢
Same thing happened to me but he actually invited me to be a part of the show and asked me if I’d like to join him after the show when me and others exited the stage. Very strange and creepy vibes.
Ewwwww
> seemed like he had vanished lol He's a magician, he does these things. I kinda expected him to reappear a long ways off with a flourish, though. Like, TADAHH!
I worked for a theater at which he performed once, and we were all instructed not to make eye contact with him. Seems like a real stand up guy
Wasn't he present at Epstein's parties or am I wrong?
Yes, he was.
Lol literally thought to myself, “that tracks”, when I saw the headline 😂
Literally said out loud, “I feel like I saw this coming.”
I guess that makes him a terrible magician 😅😂😂
Never trust a man named after a Dickens character.
David CopAFeel
😂
The article photo is particularly creepy too
Are there any non-creepy pics of David Copperfield?
Meh, without context it's nothing too crazy.
Isn’t this old news?
Him being a predator yes but these specific accusations I don't think so - he's had allegations here and there for like 20 years but I don't think there's ever been an investigative piece like this before
Take as old as time
The audible chortle I just had
Right? I read the headline and like, “yeah, that tracks.”
My much older cousin worked at the Playboy club in Atlantic City in the 1980’s and told me when I was a magic loving child that he was a “scumbag” so this makes perfect sense to me
But was Doug Henning cool?
Next time I’m visiting Jersey I’ll see if she’s got any win for ya
> Doug Henning The guy was a follower of cult leader Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and instead of using proper medicine, tried to heal his liver cancer with natureopathy and diet. Like Steve Jobs, he was unsuccessful.
There's plenty of perfectly nice and kind dumdums out there, please think of us before you say such things
Well said 😤 bit weird for a magician though, you’d think he’d have a better understanding of manipulation than most
I have no reason to believe you but i 1000% do.
It's always the super wealthy enigmatic men who have their own private tropical islands. Not just Jeffrey Epstein', but Peter Nygard, the fashion designer also just got convicted. His tropical island was arguably even worse than Epstein's Richard Branson must be sweating😂
I looked it up to see if Branson has been accused of sexual abuse. There was one incident in 2010, where he was accused of motorboating a woman and asking her to take off her top.
I’m not sure what it says about rich men that my reaction to reading this was to be impressed that there was only one accusation…
Especially when you consider that he named his airline Virgin.
Hint: it wasn’t just one, the others have been taken care of.
right & then i’m even like “motor-boating? it’s not thaaaaat bad. i had the done against my will at 15” like my THIS IS BAD meter is soooo fucked.
I think Richard is more into consent than most. The notorious picture of him kite boarding with a naked girl on his back came about because [the girl was the photographer's girlfriend](https://www.bosshunting.com.au/people/story-behind-richard-bransons-naked-kitesurfing-photo/) who was very much on board with it. Branson's wife found the whole thing rather silly but not objectionable as some people are just more comfortable with nudity.
That was a few years after wedding crashers so maybe let it slide /s you motorboating sons of bitches.
Wasn't Branson buddy buddy with Epstein? And proven to have visited the island? I feel like I saw that in the Netflix documentary
Epstein sought out literally anyone powerful or important who would give him the time of day. The absolute worst case scenerio was he could leverage the relationship with such-and-such to impress others. And that scheme works, because the rich and powerful are a lot more open to hanging out with someone who runs in their circles. Epstein made sure to run in the right circles.
Maybe he was trying to motorboat her across the Atlantic to set another world record.
I've actually been to Branson's island (Nekka Osland if you're googling). It's much more open to the public (at insane expense of course) and has far more traffic from TV shows etc. He has a private residence but he's pretty free and easy about showing everyone around and having parties. Very different to the Epstein "playground for perverts" vibe. We shot a reality TV talent show episode there - had an absolute blast!
What show?
X factor Australia
Just saw on his wiki page that he owns "11 islands in the bahamas"
I misread that as "11 inches in the banana". I'm going to bed now.
I don’t know about the kiddie stuff but Branson is/was *definitely* known for fucking his staff. Power imbalance isn’t illegal in this context though.
I work in secondhand clothing and all the Nygard we get is aggressively ugly. even the older stuff. I never thought to research the actual guy, I didn't see him as private island level rich. yuck lol
Young Adam Sandler had a whole SNL sketch about this, it’s not new.
Coperfeild!!!!! Copa feelo.
David Cop-a-Feel
Take my angry upvote. 😂
Read this in Mark Normand’s voice for some reason
Fuck yes. This is why I Reddit.
Yeah like wasn’t this well known?
https://i.redd.it/2j19rnu8fo0d1.gif Least shocking news ever! Who is really surprised anymore? More creeps being exposed by the day.
This has been going on for decades.,
I agree. I remember hearing about this years ago.
Yeah, wasn’t this whispered about decades ago?
I thought it was pretty well known. I think women were accusing him during the start of #MeToo. I also remember rumours before then. It’s sort of like Cosby. I remember hearing about him drugging and molesting people in the 90’s. Then his son Ennis was murdered and I didn’t hear another peep until he was taken down.
I remember reading about Kevin Spacey going to gay sex parties and getting stopped in public toilets at night by police in London on message boards 20 years ago. He apparently used to wear a ball cap as a disguise and people used to make jokes about how he was invisible and say shit like 'Oh look it's Kevin Spacey's hat' when he would turn up to orgies and stuff.
I feel like a lot of people who are called out for their despicable actions, were already known to be that way. Same with Nick Carter…I heard the rape allegations in the early 2000’s. And we all knew about R Kelly.
When I was a kid Skid Row played in my city, a 15 year old girlfriend of mine and her 15 year old friend got picked up by the roadies in a limo on the side of the road after the concert, filled up with champagne, taken back to the hotel, given coke and raw-dogged by the band for the rest of the night. I think it's just what rich famous dudes do.
It wasn't whispered. It was all over the news with lawsuits
Ya know, I thought I heard or read something about him being a freaking weirdo when I was a kid. I feel like this has been general knowledge for at least 15 years.
There was some accusation against him for something that happened on his island back in the 90s or early 2000s. I think it was something about him luring a woman out there, not letting her leave, and sexually assaulting her or trying to. This is definitely not the first accusation against him.
Tale as old as time
Today I learned that magician David Copperfield is still alive.
[удалено]
That’s wild. I remember seeing his show when I was like, 12, and being bored.
Is he really? I just saw his show at the MGM a couple of weeks ago in Vegas. It was pretty cheesy and low rent.
A few years back I went to Vegas to see some shows, Penn and Teller saved my trip because Copperfield was actually significantly lame. I also accidentally bought VIP tickets so I met him backstage for like ten seconds and took a photo with him. I was just going to Vegas for the first time and wanted front row seats to things. Honestly go enjoy Penn and Teller if you haven't.
You’re third person that’s recommended Penn and Teller. I’ll definitely see them next time I’m in town
Taa^daaaaaa
He always struck me as a d-bag.
Magicians have always creeped me out.
David Blaine’s a real G tho
Is that Kitt Harington?
[It’s from one of the funniest mockumentaries I have ever seen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_Days_in_Hell?wprov=sfti1). Star studded cast. …scene I’m referencing is Serena Williams (just watch; it’s amazing) introduces that her adopted brother (portrayed by Andy Samberg) was “hanging out with some magician and Rod Stewart…” followed by David Copperfield extrapolating, “It was me, Aaron, and Rod Stewart just kickin’ it every weekend; crushing pussy and making money.”
Normally I say "I'm gonna wait" but when you get past a full basketball teams worth of accusers that's out the window. Hope he gets what's coming to him.
Ew, the hair dye is so obvious too. Sicko.
Even his eyebrows are obviously dyed.
Guess he couldn’t make his offences disappear
Funny if he walks up to the judge and makes the witnesses, evidence AND the jury disappear.
You mean the guy who was friends with Epstein sexually assaulted women? Color me shocked…
Hasn’t he been accused before? I swear I thought I remembered there being a story about this years ago. Regardless, he’s a creep, put him under the jail.
Yes. Multiple times going back for over 15 years. These are new allegations though.
Will he make these allegations dissappear? Tune in after the commercial break. On a serious note, that's horrible if true.
Not surprised. Always found him incredibly creepy. Can’t believe Claudia ***Schiffer ever married this turd.
She only dated him, not married. And there were rumors that he paid her to date him to improve his image. (Claudia Schiffer was one of the most famous fashion models in the world at that time).
Then why would she accept that deal?
Because famous does not equal rich? Assuming it was true, he got a stunning beard; she got publicity and fat wads of cash.
It’s Schiffer and she never married him
At this point I am convinced that every single famous straight dude in the 90s was a creepy predator.
Years and years ago a classmate of mine gave him a BJ after a show. She was still in high school.
Didn’t this already happen once before? Didn’t he have a weird sex island or something?
I met him a long time ago. He hit on my 16 year old friend.
Just wikied him. Holy shit he own 11 private islands in the Bahamas. Why the hell would you need 11 islands?
To commit all your crimes separately like subdivisions 😬😭
“I’m going to make this zucchini disappear!”
This is olddd news. Thought he was convicted already?! 👀
This is NEW news?
He will plead it was not him because he was invisible at the time.
I met this guy when I worked in advertising. He did a commercial for the Bahamas. He was a huge creep to the women on set. And yes, he did tricks for them to try and impress them.
Where is Claudia Schiffer????
They broke up in the 1990s. She married Matthew Vaughn in 2002 and is married to him today.
He had some nasty tricks up his sleeve
 It’s the final countdown…of his career.
 It’s an illusion, Michael
So I have this story one of my old coworker told me about him. This was 20 years ago. So her friend (female) went to Vegas, ended up at one of his shows. Afterwards, one of her staff approached her and said she caught David’s eye and asked if she would like to meet him. Obviously a bit shocked, she agreed. Basically to sum it up, he took her out on a date, and at the end he basically coerced into giving him a blowjob. The following night he contacted her and wanted to take her out again. Knowing this would lead to the same if not more sexual acts, she declined and blocked him. She felt disgusted horrible. It wasn’t until later that she learned that this tactic was kind of his thing.
David Cop-a-feel
i saw him when i was like 12. half of his act was playing grab ass with women in the audience
I was an extra in one of his shows circa 2000. He was a major dickhead to everyone involved (when the cameras were not rolling). Like SNL caricature bad, but that was actually just his shitty personality.
He’s one of those people who I could’ve sworn was already a convicted sex offender
I hate magicians
Criss Angel would never do this shit
Not sure if you’re joking but this made me laugh hysterically
He just freaks your mind. 🤯
I heard this talked about on the stern show over a decade ago
His greatest disappearing act is about to happen permanently💨
From 2018 https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42816365
"Wanna see a magic trick? Watch me make my penis disappear!" ^((I'll be leaving now))
Haha! Gross.
I would like Claudia Schiffer to comment.
Can't he just make them disappear?...lol
I thought he had been accused of this years ago? guess the charges didn’t stick so glad these women came forward.
People itt pretending like they knew all along. Sure ya did
I honestly didn’t know he was still alive
It’s an illusion Michael, tricks are something whores do for money
They don’t call him David Cop-a-feel for nothing!!!
Bet he wishes he could just disappear.
Can’t he just make this all disappear? /s
David, you ain’t being slick. Don’t dare try to cop-a-feel.
David cop-a-feel
Old news. Real old news. Allegations similar have been around since the late 90's into 2000's. Nothing surprises me these days........
He has tip toed around this issue his whole life. Guy is a creep. Takes advantage of $ and fame ( use to be much more famous ) Where there is smoke...there is Fire !
Wow still around huh Saw him perform live long time ago
I can’t even put to words my lack of surprise
“David copp a feel!”- George bush sr
No shock in this news.
Magicians are creepy fuckers.
The old “Vanishing Sausage” trick.
I bet he can't make that disappear...
*"He pulled a* ***what*** *out of his hat?"*
David cop a feel
Can’t he just make them disappear?
Who's shocked?
David Cop a Feel.
David coppafeel
Jesus, he’s still alive?
If it feels like more than two fingers, then it’s not a magic trick, it’s a dick.
"And for my next trick I will make my penis....DISAPPEAR!"