Friday, April 23rd, 2010 at 12:15 am
The Washington U.S. Attorney’s office closed their criminal investigation focusing on David Copperfield about three months ago but only after subjecting the magician to a nearly two year investigation, searching his Las Vegas warehouse, seizing cash and other items.
This Tuesday, the Kirkland Washington woman who accused David Copperfield of raping her during a trip to his private island dropped her federal lawsuit.
The plaintiff dropped her suit just days after a federal judge ruled Copperfield’s attorneys could depose her under oath, and three months after local prosecutors charged her with prostitution and filing a false police report.
Bellevue prosecutors say the plaintiff asked a man to “pay $2,000 for sex in a hotel, and then falsely accused the man of trying to rape her because he refused the deal.”
Angelo Calfo, David Copperfield’s counsel with the Seattle firm Yarmuth, Wilsdon and Calfo, told reporters ‘[the Plaintiff's] lawsuit was nothing but a pathetic attempt to extort Mr Copperfield for money with malicious and false allegations. “There was no settlement. Mr Copperfield would not and did not pay Carroll a dime to drop her lawsuit.”
The Plaintiff told reporters through a written statement “It has never been about money. I just wanted him held accountable for what he did.” You can read the Seattle Post Intelligencer article here. The Daily Mail’s take on the case can be found here
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Monday, June 22nd, 2009 at 11:15 am
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s Prime Minister, is under attack for allegedly maintaining a “harem.”
Mr. Berlusconi is a billionaire, runs most of the Italian media and is married.
According to news reports this morning, the Prime Minister engaged in extra-marital relations with former assistant to illusionist David Copperfield, Patrizia D’Addario.
Ms. D’Addario was paid to attend an elegant dinner party at the leader’s home. He apparently offered fine food, gifts, and requested she stay after other guest left.
Normally, this would be a he said – she said situation. Ms. D’Addario, however, taped their conversation. The tape seems to prove up her claim and paint the Prime Minister in a tawdry light.
At breakfast the following morning, Berlusconi presented her with a “multicoloured tortoise encrusted with precious stones, declaring: ‘The tortoise is a special gift I give only to you.’”
When reports of Mr. Berlusconi’s alleged infidelity first surfaced, he dismissed them generally. After Ms. D’Addario’s claims were made public, he called them “trash and falsehood.”
“I will not be swayed by these attacks and will continue to work for the good of the country,” he said.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Yesterday was Ed Alonzo Day at the Magic Double-Wide we call home here in Mystic Hollow, Michigan.
We were cruising the web and getting up to date on all things magic when we read Inside Magic Favorite, Ed Alonzo will create the magic for Michael Jackson’s 50-date run in London.
Wow, that says a lot for both Ed Alonzo and Michael Jackson.
Ed Alonzo is famous within the world of magic, but is not yet a household name like David Copperfield, Li’l Tom Hardy, or Criss Angel.
Plus, he seems profoundly normal and decent. There were no rumors of his dating or not dating Britney Spears either before or during his current employment with the bombshell that is Ms. Spears.
The postman came by and made some comments about our need to cut back on the magic magazines if we ever hoped to get out of debt. He held three of our magic journals in one hand and a stack of bills in the other.
We thanked him for his unsolicited advice, slightly whistling through our broken incisor at just the right pitch to summon our playful pit bull – Doberman mix, Big Tom.
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The Washington U.S. Attorney’s office closed their criminal investigation focusing on David Copperfield about three months ago but only after subjecting the magician to a nearly two year investigation, searching his Las Vegas warehouse, seizing cash and other items.