A lady on MSNBC is talking about the allegations of sexual misconduct against magician David Copperfield. Yeah, that's sure the biggest story in the nation today. Not that the fires are all that's happening but this strikes me as one of those cases where the pundits don't know enough to have opinions but, hey, it's network television. Can't let a little thing like that get in the way of a juicy topic. As Jack Germond used to say, "We aren't paid to say 'I don't know.'"
I like Copperfield as a performer and from our ever-so-brief encounters, he strikes me as a good, hard-working guy. Someone wrote to ask me if I think the charges against him are true. I don't even think they're charges yet, merely allegations, and the leaked details seem thinly-sourced and ever-changing. It sounds like it'll come down to a he said/she said dispute or maybe several…but so far, we haven't heard from he, nor do we know who she is, or they are, let alone what's being said.
I know the guy is rich and successful and handsome and that as a magician, he often projects an air of "I can do things you can't," and I can understand why some wouldn't want to miss the opportunity for a little schadenfreude at his expense. But isn't it at least a little premature? Especially since all we seem to know at this point is that someone has accused him of something? And at least going by the lady on MSNBC right now, we're not sure who or what.