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Magician Copperfield Makes $50 Million a Year But His Philanthropy is His Biggest Illusion: Just 4 Grants Totaling $30,000 in The Last 5 Years

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Magician Copperfield Makes $50 Million a Year But His Philanthropy is His Biggest Illusion: Just 4 Grants Totaling $30,000 in The Last 5 Years

David Copperfield has made at least a billion dollars over the last 25 years.

You’d think there would be a Copperfield Wing at a Las Vegas hospital. Or a museum. A fund for education.

But a look on GuideStar.org shows just one tax free entity in his name. Project Magic Fund is supposed to use magic to help people with “physical, psychological and social disabilities.”

But according to GuideStar, “David Copperfield’s Project Magic Fund Inc has made 4 grants to 3 recipients totaling $30,100 over the most recent 5 years of available data.”

In 2001, Copperfield claimed $226,529 in fair market value of the Project Magic Fund. According to the Form 990 filed every year, he often adds a small amount just to make it seem like Project Magic Fund. In 2023, total revenue was $50. Copperfield pays an accountant and distributes about $1,400 annually. Otherwise, Project Magic is a shell operation. It does nothing. The current net balance is $123,787.

Meanwhile, Copperfield owns a chain of islands in the Caribbean, and has spent a great deal of time in the last few years fending off accusations of sexual impropriety and rape. He owns a $20 mil-plus mansion in Vegas, and an abandoned $7.4 million penthouse in New York.

On April 30th, he will cash in his Vegas chips and end a 25 year run at the MGM Grand. He’s leaving money on the table — three months of sold out shows that are being cancelled and presumably refunded.

Epstein Curse: David Copperfield’s Sudden Vegas Exit Will Mean Millions in Refunds for May, June, July as People Are Still Buying Tickets

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Epstein Curse: David Copperfield’s Sudden Vegas Exit Will Mean Millions in Refunds for May, June, July as People Are Still Buying Tickets

You can still buy tickets to see David Copperfield in Vegas this spring and summer.

The ticketing machine in Las Vegas is so complicated that it hasn’t caught up with last night’s abrupt announcement.

After 25 years, Copperfield is ending his 25 year run at the MGM Grand on April 30th.

This decision must have come very quickly because plenty of brokers and websites are still selling tickets to Copperfield’s magic show for May, June, and July 2026.

Plenty of tickets have been sold in advance. Even more are selling right now. Even on the MGM Grand website.

But this is the curse of Jeffrey Epstein, the gift that keeps on giving. Overnight, Copperfield’s career is being destroyed.

Copperfield is a prominent presence in the FBI files, accused of rape and sexual misconduct. There are numerous transcripts of his various depositions in such cases.

There’s also lots of correspondence between Epstein’s office and Copperfield’s. The two men were close friends with similar interests.

The MGM Grand is going to have to refund millions of dollars to people who made plans to see Copperfield during their Vegas trips. But now Jeffrey Epstein has made David Copperfield disappear.

Magician David Copperfield Leaving Las Vegas MGM Grand After 25 Years Amid Epstein Files Release, Cancels Hundreds of Shows Through End of July

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Magician David Copperfield Leaving Las Vegas MGM Grand After 25 Years Amid Epstein Files Release, Cancels Hundreds of Shows Through End of July

Magician David Copperfield is disappearing himself.

Copperfield announced tonight that he’s suddenly wrapping a 25 year run at Las Vegas’s MGM Grand Hotel at the end of April.

The famed magician was booked at the MGM through the end of July 2026. That means hundreds of shows — sometimes three a day — are being cancelled.

Copperfield’s announcement is a shock, and then not so much. His illusion as a family friendly act may have been ruined by the Epstein files. He’s all over them, and not in a good way. The magician is listed in 47 different pages of the available Dept of Justice files. Many of the documents mention underage girls and allegations and accusations.

Indeed, Copperfield — like Epstein — has his own mysterious island called Musha Cay — a 700-acre  privately owned island in the Exuma Chain, in the southern Bahamas. It is located 85 miles  southeast of Nassau and is part of a nine island chain that he owns. 

His exit from the MGM — and his inclusion in the Epstein files — is just the beginning.

There have long been rumors of Copperfield’s unsavory lifestyle, so it’s not hard to digest that he and Jeffrey Epstein were friends who may have had similar interests. There are many pictures of Copperfield with convicted sex offender and Epstein bf/gf Ghislaine Maxwell.

Read this story from The Guardian.

This was another story about Copperfield — who has always denied all and any accusations — from 2010. https://6abc.com/archive/7397121/

The very first document in the Epstein files when “Copperfield” is searched comes from a redacted source to a redacted recipient, and it’s marked “for official use only,” meaning t came from the Dept of Justice. You can see it below Copperfield’s post tonight about his exit. See also below an email within the DOJ about Copperfield and Epstein from 2008, when Epstein first went to jail in Florida.

There are many investigations into Copperfield conducted by the DOJ. Here’s another link to an FBI report in the Epstein files. 

According to reports, Copperfield is worth between $800 million and $1 billion. He is one the top earners in Las Vegas history, making around $50 million a year.

Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Susannah Hoffs, Warren Haynes, Trombone Shorty Headline 10th Annual Love Rocks Show With a Bang (Video)

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Paul Simon, Elvis Costello, Susannah Hoffs, Warren Haynes, Trombone Shorty Headline 10th Annual Love Rocks Show With a Bang (Video)

Live right at Veeps.com — Love Rocks 10th annual concert to benefit Gods Love We Deliver.

Already Trombone Shorty, Jon Batiste and the Preservation Hall Band, Elvis Costello, Susannah Hoffs, and Linda Perry have completely wowed the sold out audience.

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The sound is amazing. Elvis opened with “Pump it Up” with Trombone Shorty, and “What’s So Funny ‘Bout Peace Love and Understanding” — best versions ever.

Will Lee of “Letterman” and Fab Faux is running the four star band.

Some stunning moments tonight.

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Netflix Making Aristotle and Alexander the Great into the Next “Heated Rivalry”: Sandals and Togas Instead of Sticks and Pucks

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Netflix Making Aristotle and Alexander the Great into the Next “Heated Rivalry”: Sandals and Togas Instead of Sticks and Pucks

Aristotle and Alexander the Great will now be the next Shane and Ilya of Macedonia.

Netflix has signed up a new series about the two historical hunks, created by Jacob Tierney of “Heated Rivalry” fame.

Just trade out hockey sticks and pucks for sandals and togas, and you’ve got the picture.

“Alexander” is based on Annabel Lyon’s novel, “The Golden Mean,” which is described as having graphic sex scenes and the mandatory violence needed in such series (see “Game of Thrones”) as Aristotle tutors young Alexander. Will they wind up in the cottage or the castle?

The Netflix press release promises: “The world’s greatest mind, Aristotle, arrives in Macedonia to tutor a volatile young prince, Alexander. Amid palace intrigue, forbidden love, brutal war and ruthless ambitions, their unlikely friendship shapes an empire and alters the course of history.”

Anyway, there will be lots to talk about, and “Heated Debates.” There is no promise of tuna melts.

Israeli Defense Forces Use Fogerty’s Anti-War Song “Fortunate Son,” Not Realizing It’s About Trump, Netanyahu Sons

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Israeli Defense Forces Use Fogerty’s Anti-War Song “Fortunate Son,” Not Realizing It’s About Trump, Netanyahu Sons

“It ain’t me, it ain’t me, I ain’t no fortunate son.”

That’s the reprise from John Fogerty’s “Fortunate Son,” an anti-war song about a soldier going to war because he’s not the son of a senator or any one privileged who get off without fighting for the country.

Of course, Donald Trump was just that person — he claimed he had bone spurs and stayed out of Vietnam.

Now Trump is saying his almost 20 year old son is too tall to fight with US armed forces in Iran or Dubai.

And Benjamin Netanyahu’s son is lounging in Miami with his mother.

Of course, Barron has other issues that seem to prevent him from leaving the house, or speaking out loud. So the military might not want him, anyway.

But how clueless of the IDF to completely misunderstand Fogerty’s lyrics.

CBS News Lets JD Vance Off the Hook, Cancels Town Hall with Vice President, Bari Weiss Dumps EP of “CBS Mornings”

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CBS News Lets JD Vance Off the Hook, Cancels Town Hall with Vice President, Bari Weiss Dumps EP of “CBS Mornings”

When Bari Weiss booked JD Vance for a CBS News town hall, she had no idea we would be at war with the world.

Now Weiss is letting him off the hook. There will be no Town Hall on March 14th. Vance gets away scot-free and doesn’t have to answer questions about the US bombing Iran and causing death and havoc in the Mid East.

Vance could have “couched” his answers, but instead he will hide behind cushions.

Weiss, of course, is complicit. In other news, she forced out the executive producer at “CBS Mornings,” Shawna Williams, who wouldn’t bend to her restrictions on criticizing the administration.

CBS, where the good times are!

Watch Trailer: “SNL” Lorne Michaels Documentary Looks Like Fun, If Not Wholly Objective, About NBC’s Standard Bearer

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Here’s the trailer for “Lorne,” the aptly titled documentary about Lorne Michaels, legendary producer of “Saturday Night Live.”

Morgan Neville directs, following his Paul McCartney film, “Man on the Run.”

It’s not going to be an objective doc since it’s authorized by Lorne and is released by Universal/Focus, aka NBC, the company that has kept him in business for 51 years.

But you might say Michaels has kept NBC in business for 51 years. The success of “SNL” is staggering on its own. So many careers, shows, movies, and projects have been launched because of Michaels, he’s literally kept the network going. From “30 Rock” to the Blues Brothers, “Wayne’s World,” and for 12 years, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon and “Late Night” with Seth Meyers.

The movie will be fun, and hopefully we’ll learn a little about this TV titan.

Fears for Spears: Britney Arrested Last Night for DUI Just Outside Los Angeles, Erases Social Media Accounts (Updated)

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Fears for Spears: Britney Arrested Last Night for DUI Just Outside Los Angeles, Erases Social Media Accounts (Updated)

Britney’s rep says:
“This was an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable,” the statement read. “Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life. Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time.”

Reports are that Britney Spears was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol — or something — last night.

The arrest happened Wednesday at 9:30 pm outside Los Angeles in Ventura County.

She was released this morning. Her social media accounts have been wiped clean.

This is certainly a major setback for Spears, who has long battled personal demons and has been tabloid fodder for more than two decades.

For many years, Britney lived under a conservatorship controlled by her father. But a groundswell of public support — the “Free Britney” movement — led to the lifting of the situation.

Since then, Britney has chronicled her up and down life on her social media, including marriages, boyfriends, and her struggle to form relationships with her teenage sons.

It’s unclear if anyone lives with her now, or how she got into this new trouble.

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“Melania” Movie Drops Below $10K Take on Tuesday Night, Circles the Drain with Theater Count Cut to Nothing

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“Melania” Movie Drops Below $10K Take on Tuesday Night, Circles the Drain with Theater Count Cut to Nothing

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The end of “Melania” is a sad one.

Cut to 100 theaters, the grossly over paid for film about Mrs. Trump made just $9,328 on Tuesday night.

That means whatever theaters are left — in red states, Florida, Texas, Staten Island — were empty.qqqq

Wednesday night numbers, which will come in late — “Melania” always reports last, late in the afternoon — should be worse. The theater count for the new week starting Friday won’t be more than 50.

It’s time to squash “Melania” like a bug and move on.

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