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Criss Angel -- The Tail of the Missing Cat

Criss AngelCriss Angel is in the middle of a serious hostage situation -- and the hostage is a cute little kitty cat.

The Vegas magician is accused of taking a fluffy lil' feline belonging to fellow Vegas showman Jeff Beacher -- and now Beacher is getting his lawyers involved in an attempt to get his pet back.

In a strongly-worded letter fired off to Angel, Beacher accuses Angel of jacking the animal from a friend who was supposed to be watching the cat while Beacher mourned the death of his father.

Beacher claims Angel not only refuses to give it back -- but worse yet, he says the "Mindfreak" taunted him about the cat on the phone with comments like, "I took your cat ... he lives with me now ... the cat no longer likes you ... the cat and I have become close friends."

Now Beacher demands the safe return of the cat -- plus "the value of the use of his cat during the period of detention."

Calls to the cat have not yet been returned.

Tags: cat, Criss Angel, CrissAngel, Jeff Beacher, JeffBeacher, magician, mind freak, MindFreak

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16. I LOVE CATS AND CRISS ANGEL- HE IS GORGEOUS, BUT HEY CRISS DON'T STEAL CATS, THAT'S NOT NICE. PLEASE COME DO A SHOW IN L.A.. IM BLACK AND I LOVE YO.

Posted at 1:13PM on May 15th 2009 by LADY LOVES CATS

17. Criss Angel is the biggest d-bag known to man. Only sickos steal people's pets.

Posted at 2:30PM on May 15th 2009 by CATFREAK

18. Criss Angel is Creepy, Wouldn't see him if you paid me

Posted at 1:18PM on May 15th 2009 by OhWell

19. omg get real like criss would do something like this sounds to me like the dude is just tryin to get money out of criss

Posted at 1:45PM on May 15th 2009 by theresa

20. Pets in America are treated better than half the children in the entire world. I'm a animal person, but we take stuff to the extreme over here in America - when it comes to our pets. A child had to do a project for school carrying around Stanley (a paper doll). She had to bring Stanley places, etc. So Stanley went with on the train, to the toy store, even to the Empire State bldg to take a pix. And I just had this thought that we treat a piece of paper, better than a real child in this country. Stanley (a paper doll) has probably been more NICE places than the average child in Africa and other third world countries.
And most of our children don't appreciate that fact.

Posted at 1:48PM on May 15th 2009 by tg

21. Never quite liked Chris Angel. He reeks arrogance.

Posted at 2:04PM on May 15th 2009 by Ryoichi Morita

22. ok LEAVE his mom and dad out of it his dad is dead and he is cool at what he does so just get over it and go to one of his shows before you say you don't like it the d-bag just wants money out of criss besides he has hammy.

Posted at 2:42PM on May 15th 2009 by ashley

23. What kind of weak bitch steals a cat anyways? The only real solution to this problem is to further demoralize that phony magician by having one of Beacher's Oompas blacken the eye of the "Mindfreak". Only who would know, that panzy covers his face with more makeup than a two dollar hooker.

Posted at 3:11PM on May 15th 2009 by bama_slamma

24. "the value of the use of his cat" - LOL! What does that mean?!?

Unless the cat is a great mouser and he doesn't need to use an exterminator - how can you put a monetary value on a cat?

I love my two cats dearly but they wouldn't cost me any money if they weren't in my home.

(It would actually save me a fortune - they're both weigh around seventeen pounds each!!)

Posted at 3:42PM on May 15th 2009 by Allie From Philly

25. The inside scoop:

Why 5 years? Beacher tried to reach out to Criss, including inviting him to his Vegas Show at the Hard Rock Hotel (an off-strip show which sold out with rave reviews, btw, as opposed to getting blasted as the biggest Vegas flop EVER despite having the Cirque backing and an on-strip location - this isn't just hatin', this is real). I was at the show where Criss went on stage with Vince Neil and sang a Motley Crue song - I honestly forget which one, but I doubt Criss knows Girls Girls Girls....

After this friendly outreach, Hamlet started appearing on Mindfreak, as if Angel just wanted to taunt Beacher even further.

I personally know both of these men and can tell you that while Beacher can be very abrasive, he's also one of the most honest, honorable men I've ever dealt with in the business.

Angel, on the other hand, will say whatever you want to hear and back none of it up.

Two guys who create an image and brand themselves - one who produces his entire image to hit a "target market", the other who just does what he believes in and lets the market come to him.

I will piss off a lot of magicians with this statement, but the truly talented will hopefully appreciate it - all too many magicians get started in magic because they can find no other way to interact with others as normal human beings, so they have to create an imaginary self. Criss Angel's imaginary self has committed a real crime here, both legally and morally, and I hope he gets what's coming to him.

Posted at 6:06PM on May 15th 2009 by VegasInsider

26. I think any one who bases their life in making people think they see things that aren't real has no purpose in life anyways. It looks like he is losing his masculinity along with his popularity anyways. Dear Criss Angel: Goth wasn't cool in the 90s and its even dumber now. You should apologize to the world for influencing so many kids to dress like unsuccessful losers. If my kid turns out like you ill beat him.

Posted at 6:52PM on May 15th 2009 by Cliff

27. Copy of Jeff Beacher's Myspace blog:

Friday, May 15, 2009

Criss Angel Stole My Cat - Really. Read Below!
Current mood: betrayed
Category: Pets and Animals
Criss Angel stole my cat. This is not a joke, it's real and it happened. I've tried to reach out to him for some time to do the right thing and return my beloved little feline - instead, he's done nothing but taunt me and flash my cat all over his lame show.

So guess what, Criss - you asked for it, now you're getting it - I want my frickin' cat back and since you only do your "tricks" for publicity, maybe this time you'll do something truly magical and man up.

Here are just some of the publications covering this story - please comment, send messages, digg and buzz up the posts - this isn't just some press stunt to me, I want to make sure that I get my cat back or that at least that every single person in America knows what a pet-stealing douche this punk is.

Posted at 7:29PM on May 15th 2009 by Ashley

28. This in my honest opinion, is another sly attempt at discrediting Mr. Angel. In every story there MAY be a little truth. However, I can say I HIGHLY doubt CRISS ANGEL would steal anyone's CAT. Why would he? This article written is ridculious it looks as if SOMEONE is trying to exort money for NO APPARENT reason! It seems when one story presents itself i.e Perez Hilton incident there are always many more to follow "COPY CAT" fabrications!! BeLIEve half of what you hear, half of what you see!

Criss Angel has worked with dilegance to obtain the career he worked for. It looks like the "Paparazzi" won't rest until they make him vanish! Pffft... I give the man Kido's for what he has accomplished. Love him, or hate him that is your opinion. Just leave the man be!

Who ever wrote about Kidnapping his MOTHER you're a sick individual admit yourself.

Posted at 9:14PM on May 15th 2009 by Vegas Propaganda

29.
MAGICIAN Criss Angel is accused of stealing Jeff Beacher's cat.Photos: Celebrity SnapsPhotos: Cannes Film FestivalAnd Beacher, the midget-loving impresario behind Beacher's Madhouse revue, is threatening to sue to get his pussy back. Beacher's lawyer, Robert Reynolds, wrote to Angel: "After both of Mr. Beacher's parents passed away due to cancer [two years ago], his family's cat ("Hamlet") was bequeathed to him by will. At the time, Mr. Beacher was residing at the Hard Rock Hotel [in Las Vegas]. Accordingly, he allowed his friend Jennifer Madden to temporarily care for the cat until he moved out of the hotel. "Soon thereafter, while still grieving over the recent loss of his father, my client received a phone call from you stating, 'I took your cat. He lives with me now' . . . This action was against the will of Ms. Madden and Mr. Beacher. I also understand that you made further bizarre allegations, including, 'The cat no longer likes you' and 'The cat and I have become close friends.' " Angel starred in "Mindfreak" on A&E for three seasons and is performing in the badly reviewed "Believe" show at the Luxor in Vegas. Reynolds also warned Angel, "You and Mr. Beacher have repeatedly argued about the theft of his cat and your continued unwillingness to return it. Perhaps you are not aware of the legal consequences . . . The deprivation of my client's pet for an extended period of time is a clear violation of his rights . . ." Reynolds says he'll seek punitive damages if Hamlet is not returned. Beacher, who's in Atlantic City preparing for his Memorial Day show at the Taj Mahal, said it took him this long to demand his Hamlet back because, "I was a mess. I'm better now and want my cat back." A rep for Angel, who once falsely claimed to have dated Cameron Diaz and actually did date Hugh Hefner ex-girlfriend Holly Madison, didn't return calls.

Above post taken from Daily Fill ~ I did not write above comment

Hammie..HE took hammie from Jeff? HAHAHAHAHA laughing my ass off! If that were true why did he wait for years to get him back...EXTORTION written all over it!!!

"Copy Cat" fabrications!!! What a piece of PROPAGANDA! Mr. Breacher NEEDS George Washington's badly it seems. If Mr. Breacher claim be true, why did he NOT put in writting that Chris was a care giver to HAMMIE until Mr. Breacher is of stable mind to care for his beloved Cat? OH please! This story as extortion written all over it.

Posted at 8:56PM on May 15th 2009 by Vegas Propaganda

30. Aricle found on NET
MAGICIAN Criss Angel is accused of stealing Jeff Beacher's cat.Photos: Celebrity SnapsPhotos: Cannes Film FestivalAnd Beacher, the midget-loving impresario behind Beacher's Madhouse revue, is threatening to sue to get his pussy back. Beacher's lawyer, Robert Reynolds, wrote to Angel: "After both of Mr. Beacher's parents passed away due to cancer [two years ago], his family's cat ("Hamlet") was bequeathed to him by will. At the time, Mr. Beacher was residing at the Hard Rock Hotel [in Las Vegas]. Accordingly, he allowed his friend Jennifer Madden to temporarily care for the cat until he moved out of the hotel. "Soon thereafter, while still grieving over the recent loss of his father, my client received a phone call from you stating, 'I took your cat. He lives with me now' . . . This action was against the will of Ms. Madden and Mr. Beacher. I also understand that you made further bizarre allegations, including, 'The cat no longer likes you' and 'The cat and I have become close friends.' " Angel starred in "Mindfreak" on A&E for three seasons and is performing in the badly reviewed "Believe" show at the Luxor in Vegas. Reynolds also warned Angel, "You and Mr. Beacher have repeatedly argued about the theft of his cat and your continued unwillingness to return it. Perhaps you are not aware of the legal consequences . . . The deprivation of my client's pet for an extended period of time is a clear violation of his rights . . ." Reynolds says he'll seek punitive damages if Hamlet is not returned. Beacher, who's in Atlantic City preparing for his Memorial Day show at the Taj Mahal, said it took him this long to demand his Hamlet back because, "I was a mess. I'm better now and want my cat back." A rep for Angel, who once falsely claimed to have dated Cameron Diaz and actually did date Hugh Hefner ex-girlfriend Holly Madison, didn't return calls. (He dated HOLLY HAHAHAHAH another PLOY)

Hammie..Criss took hammie from Jeff HAHAHAHAHA laughing my ass off! If that were true why did he wait for years to get him back...EXTORTION written all over it!!!

"Copy Cat" fabrications!!!

Posted at 9:12PM on May 15th 2009 by Vegas Propaganda

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