David Chesnoff, attorney for David Copperfield, today said that
allegations which were improperly leaked by federal officials to the
Seattle Times and appeared in a Saturday story in that paper are false
"David Copperfield has never struck, forced himself or threatened
any woman," Mr. Chesnoff said. "If some woman told anyone that he did,
then she is not being truthful."
Mr. Chesnoff said that these are not the first allegations leaked
in this case which turned out to be untrue.
"The media previously reported that the FBI seized $2 million in
cash from Mr. Copperfield´s Las Vegas warehouse," he said, "only to be
contradicted subsequently by an FBI statement that the media reports
were untrue and that $2 million was neither found nor seized.
"We have been asked to respect the confidentiality of the
investigation, but clearly law enforcement officials are not doing the
same. At least three federal officials have been cited as sources in a
Saturday Seattle Times story containing information about allegations
being made. This not only unfairly and falsely defames my client, but
it undermines the integrity of the entire investigation."
Mr. Chesnoff said that Mr. Copperfield is among those rare
celebrities with a blemishless past.
"It is very hurtful for him to hear and read these horrible,
untrue allegations being made against him by a still unnamed woman. As
I have previously said, David Copperfield has never forced himself on
any woman. He is not that type of person. He is a true gentleman in
every sense of the word."
