Epstein and magician David Copperfield appeared to have 'very close relationship', newly released files say [View all]
Source: The Guardian
Mon 2 Feb 2026 13.52 EST
Last modified on Mon 2 Feb 2026 14.43 EST
Ghislaine Maxwell and David Copperfield in a photo released by the Department of Justice.
Photograph: Department of Justice
FBI agents investigating David Copperfield in 2007 said that “a clear connection” existed between the famous illusionist and Jeffrey Epstein, according to documents released by the Department of Justice last week in the latest tranche of the Epstein files. A 2007 FBI memo by agents in Seattle said further investigation of this “connection” was needed to “to determine if they [Copperfield and Epstein] both shared a predilection for minors” and “if they engaged in referring possible victims to each other”.
The FBI’s two-year investigation into Copperfield started in 2007 after a Seattle woman named Lacey Carroll, who had met Copperfield after attending one of his shows, alleged he had raped and sexually assaulted her on his private Bahamian island, called Musha Cay, after luring her there on the promise of modeling and promotional work.
The investigation was dropped around January 2010 and Copperfield was never charged in relation to Carroll’s rape allegation or any other sexual misconduct. In an interview with Oprah filmed on Musha Cay in 2012, Copperfield claimed he had not only been exonerated but was a victim in the case. Lawyers for Copperfield did not reply to questions about the newly released files.
In 2024, Copperfield’s lawyers told the Guardian that he “was not a friend of Jeffrey Epstein”. They said any suggestion Copperfield was friends with Epstein “is totally false and a mischaracterization made by the media” and that he and Epstein were “at most, acquaintances” who only met on a “handful” of occasions. Copperfield has repeatedly denied ever engaging in sexual misconduct or inappropriate behavior.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/02/epstein-files-david-copperfield
I know Copperfield's name came up during earlier releases.
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