Magician David Copperfield appears on Epstein's list of 'magic acts'
Not even David Copperfield could undo this. When highly anticipated court documents were unsealed Wednesday night, they revealed that the Las Vegas magician's name appeared on a list linked to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
Epstein accuser Johanna Sjoberg said in a May 2016 deposition that she met Copperfield at the sex trafficker's mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, according to new documents. According to her account, one of his employees called her to ask if she would like to have dinner with Copperfield.
What, if anything, happened at that dinner party? " Guiffre's attorney Sigrid McCawley asked Sjoberg, who responded: "He performed some magic tricks. "
Sjoberg also said Copperfield asked her if she knew "girls were being paid to find other girls," but the magician never specified whether the girls were underage.
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Former President Bill Clinton and late singer Michael Jackson are also named in the new documents, which are part of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit against her former lover and co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell .
Maxwell was convicted in December 2021 of helping Epstein recruit and sexually abuse underage girls and is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence.
Giuffre's lawsuit was settled in 2017. However, courts have sealed or redacted certain documents out of concern for the privacy rights of Epstein's victims and others who may have innocently interacted with him.
In 2019, the Miami Herald successfully sued and released all documents. They've been released ever since, with more expected to be released on Thursday. Previous record dumps have mentioned Britain's Prince Andrew, the late former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson and the late model scout Jean-Luc Brunel.
Everyone alive at the time of naming has denied any knowledge of Epstein's illegal activities at the time. Not everyone named in the documents has been accused of wrongdoing. The list also includes the names of sexual abuse victims, Epstein associates and people with only brief connections to the scandal.
According to prosecutors, Epstein assaulted several girls under the age of 14. He was found dead in his New York City jail cell on August 10, 2019, at the age of 66, while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide, although there were skeptics.
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Copperfield, whose real name is David Seth Kotkin, was previously mentioned in the 2020 book "Relentless Pursuit: I Am a Hero" by attorney Bradley J. Edwards. A frequent visitor to Epstein's home was identified in the book "Fighting for Free Epstein's Victims" by attorney Bradley J. Edwards, who represents Florida Several Epstein victims in the state called Villa. . Edwards' book also claims that Copperfield and Epstein visited each other on their respective private Caribbean islands.
In 2009, Edwards subpoenaed Copperfield over Epstein's crimes, but he was never removed.
In 2018, Copperfield was accused of drugging and sexually abusing a 17-year-old model named Britney Lewis in 1988. Copperfield denied the accusations and no charges were brought.
In 2007, Copperfield was accused of rape by another woman, Lacey Carroll. But a federal grand jury in Seattle concluded its investigation in January 2010 without issuing indictments. Carroll was later charged with prostitution in Washington state and falsely claiming to have been sexually assaulted in a separate case.
Trump Casino Detailed Tour
The new documents also include descriptions of visits to Atlantic City casinos owned by former President Donald Trump, although the details are less clear and less criminal than those of Copperfield.
In the aforementioned 2016 deposition, Sjoberg recalled flying from Palm Beach to Atlantic City on Epstein's private jet. While there to wait out the bad weather, Epstein suggested they visit one of Trump's casinos, Sjoberg said. She couldn’t remember if it was the Trump Taj Mahal, Harrah’s at Trump Plaza, Trump World Expo or the Trump Castle.
“Great, we’re going to call Trump and then we’re leaving,” she recalled Epstein telling her. Sjoberg testified that Giuffre, who flew with them, was too young and not allowed in "due to identity issues." "So I didn't play with her."
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