David Copperfield denies 16 women's 'entirely implausible' sexual misconduct allegations

David Copperfield, among the first post-Houdini superstar illusionists, was also among several prominent figures named in recently unsealed court documents that were said to have been associated with Jeffrey Epstein. Photo: TNS

Attorneys for famed illusionist David Copperfield have denied accusations made by 16 women in a new report alleging decades-spanning sexual misconduct and inappropriate behaviour.

More than half the women making allegations in a Guardian US investigation published Tuesday said that they were teenagers at the time of the alleged incidents, which range from the late 1980s to 2014 and include claims that the magician drugged three women before he had sexual relations with them — relations to which they felt they were unable to consent.