Celebrity Feuds
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

Reader Comments

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31. OK, I serriously think this is just a scam. Who in thier right mind would wait 5 YEARS to take action on a stollen pet? Man, I would go billistic if something happened to any of my pets, and I would be pressing charges as soon as I knew who did it. This just pisses me off. This dude needs to get a life. Makeing up a story of a stollen cat? Either he's lying, and just trying to get money, or he never carred about the cat and is trying to get money now. Either way, he needs to leave Criss alone.

Posted at 9:49PM on May 15th 2009 by Daine

32. Criss Angel ........... Slime Sneak

Posted at 10:01PM on May 15th 2009 by Don't go away mad, freak, just go away

33. Get your facts straight, commenters. Minx was the first kitty on Mindfreak. Criss started watching this cat in 2006. Beacher didn't just now try to get the cat back, he's been trying for years. It's just now gotten to the point of being a lawsuit. Criss is a d-bag a-hole. Of COURSE he would do something like this.

Posted at 12:58AM on May 16th 2009 by Insider

34. god this is funny, {except for the fact the cat was really stolen}. Just reading the story the first time , I nearly died laughing. TMZ's writers can be so damned funny. ".accused of jacking the animal." is just ridiculous wording. That's a one in a million funny sentence.

and CRiss is a little bitch. Unless the owner wasn't taking care of the kitty. In that case, yeah steal it and give it a better home.

Posted at 1:27AM on May 16th 2009 by Ann

35. dude if yall dis criss yall dis me cuz baby i support him luv him and i love animals and CRISS BABY IF YA GUNNA STEAL SUMTHIN STEAL ME! PLZZZZ AND IF YALL THINK HE REALLY DID THIS THEN YALL BELIEVE SOME BIG OL' B.S.!!!

Posted at 2:22AM on May 16th 2009 by criss did not do this!

36. TMZ!!!! Will you guys give us decent stories to read? This is B/S...I watch the show all the time and you guys really need to start focusing on major issues, not garbage like this..geeeeeeeeez!

Posted at 6:10PM on May 16th 2009 by Cindy

37. Common, Jeff Beacher's blog takes place over 3 almost 4 years to blog or report this. Please people, you can't be that ignorant.
You have approximately 48-72 hours to report a theft of this purportion not 48- 72 months, LOL. Then the police investigate and if charges are warrented (if a crime was actually committed ) THEY' RE FILED IMMEDIATELY IF THERE IS A BASES TO SAID CRIME, NOT YEARS LATER!

So it clear of those who have experienced theft or are educatated in legal matters, that Jeff Beacher is clear seeking publicity.

Posted at 7:00PM on May 16th 2009 by Angels66

38.
Give the cat back asshole! You don't need to steal somebody else's cat! Go to the pound and get your own cat! There are tons of cats and kittens waiting on death row to be adopted! Save a life!

Posted at 7:39PM on May 16th 2009 by Cindy

39. LOL WHY WOULD CRISS STEAL A CAT IN THE FIRST PLACE? THIS IS SO FAR OUT OF HAND THEY DONT EVEN KNOW THE TRUTH, OK IF HE LOVED THIS CAT WHY IN THE HELL DID HE WAIT 5 YEARS TO SAY HEY I WANT MY CAT BACK?? ALL THEY WANT IS FOR PEOPLE LIKE US TO TALK ABOUT IT AND HAVE THEIR NAME SPOKEN.
WE ALL FOLLOW LIKE PUPPY DOG'S LOL.. CRISS IF YOU TOOK THE CAT GIVE HAMMIE BACK BUT TURN THE TABLES ON HIM TELL HIM WELL YOU OWN 5 YEARS OF CARE TAKING AND MONEY FOR BORDING YOUR CAT!!
AND IF YOU WANTED HIM BACK YOU SHOULD'VE CAME AND GOT SOON AS YOU KNEW HE WAS GONE OR WHAT EVER HOW THE CAT CAME TO BE.. GET REAL PEOPLE GET OVER IT! TWO GROWN MEN FIGHTING OVER A CAT, LOVE HAMMIE POOR KITTY HE DID NOT ASK FOR ALL THIS, HES JUST AN ANIMAL THAT WANTS LOVE AND CARE.
IF CRISS KEEPS THIS UP FIGHTING WITH PEOPLE HE'LL END OF BEING FIRED AND I THKNK THATS WHAT HE WANTS..

Posted at 10:57PM on May 16th 2009 by Mystic Angel

40. fighting over **ssy? typical man behavior.

Posted at 11:41PM on May 16th 2009 by neicee

41. thats rediculous its one thing to want a cat back and a whole other thing for trying to get money out of it too...it wasnt his sorry butt feeding and looking after the cat...and if he gave such a crud about it he would have had the pet...grieving has nothing to do with looking after a cat if it means so much all he had to do was feed it whoopie do...its more like he wants money and to get his name in the media by suing someone who is high profile...and that in itself is sick...i hope Criss gets to keep the cat because he gave enough of a crud to keep the poor thing after it was ditched by dude.

Posted at 4:22AM on May 23rd 2009 by mary

42. The scoop, like Criss or hate him HE IS A GOOD GUY, First , Criss loves chics, Two he is loyal .With the exception of the
paps he is loved. Trust me his carrer came from years of hard work and humble beginings, he appreciates what he
has and doesnt take any one for granitt. Criss is not a theif and would never hurt anyone.,He is a entertainer with a
heart who loves and respects friends and family. This cat was abandoned by his original owner for 5 years not 5 days.
If he loved his pet he would have never let it go.; Criss offerd the cat back numerous times I dont think that will
ever get published. the paps prefer to trash Criss. You do not have to like his show but no need to attack his charachter.
No need to portray him as as$%^hole. .

Posted at 9:22PM on May 18th 2009 by brandon

43. If Criss has truly had Hammie 4-5 yrs. then that amounts to "abandonment of property" on Jeff Beacher's part. Ask any estate/probate attorney. I just hope Hammie (whoever he ends up with) is THE PRIORITY HERE AND IS WELL TAKEN CARE OF! Animals cannot speak for themselves, they are innocents.

Posted at 12:46PM on May 28th 2009 by VegasDancer

44. OMG! This is breaking news?? This is clearly a sign of the end times LOFL!

Posted at 4:07AM on May 26th 2009 by Manda

45. OMG That's fun i didn't think he would do something like that...
But i still love him hes a sweet person to talk to and kind
pluse have you guy just thought for a minute maybe he took the little kitten because the owner was mean to him
now stop and think before jumping to concultions ok...criss angel you rock don't listen to what the other people have to say somthing Neigitive ok love yah

To:TMZ & Criss Angel

Posted at 8:30PM on May 30th 2009 by morgan

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