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BANGKOK, Thailand - David Copperfield has canceled upcoming shows
in Southeast Asia following an FBI search of his Las Vegas
warehouse and a casino theater where he regularly performs.
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"His management sent an e-mail to organizers Sunday to inform that
his shows will be postponed indefinitely," Kittiyong Achawaphong of
RSi Dream Entertainment said Monday. The company organized the
51-year-old magician's shows in Thailand.
Copperfield was also scheduled to perform in Indonesia, Malaysia
and Singapore in the coming weeks. The cancellations came after FBI
agents conducted searches in Las Vegas last week following
allegations that Copperfield "forced himself" on an unidentified
woman.
Copperfield's lawyer, David Chesnoff, has said the allegations "are
false because David Copperfield has never forced himself on
anyone." Neither Chesnoff nor law enforcement officials have
provided details about the investigation.
Promoters of some of the Asian shows are trying to negotiate with
Copperfield's management to reschedule the performances or recoup
some of their losses.
"We are told by Copperfield management that David's show had been
canceled by the artist," said Peter Basuki, whose company was
organizing the Jakarta show.
"They said they would like to find any other available time to
perform in Jakarta," Basuki said. "With this cancellation, we have
lost more than $1 million for advertising and other preparations.
Business is business. We want to make a profit. But this is making
us lose money."
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