Just hours after David Copperfield posted a statement voicing support for the #MeToo movement and warning people not to be quick to judge those accused of misconduct, a former teen model came forward with allegations she was sexually assaulted by the famed illusionist, Page Sixreports.
The accuser, whose name is Brittney Lewis, was 17-years-old at the time of the alleged assault. Lewis recounts Copperfield putting something into her drink, drugging her, and then carrying her back to her room where he undressed her. Though Lewis says her memories are foggy, she alleges the then 32-year-old Copperfield of kissing and touching her before she blacked out, The Wrapreports. The alleged assault took place in 1988.
Copperfield was previously accused of sexual assault back in 2007. The case was eventually dropped.
In his note, which was posted on social media prior to the allegations surfacing, Copperfield asked the public to "listen, and consider everything carefully but please for everyone’s sake don’t rush to judgment."
Read Copperfield's ...whatever this was meant to be, below.
"The #MeToo movement is crucial and long overdue. We all want people who feel they’ve been victims of sexual misconduct to be empowered, and as a rule we should listen, so more will feel comfortable coming forward. It’s important.
