David Copperfield is magic.


Here's the tantastic 28-year-old illusionist back in 1985 (left) -- and 26 years later, the 54-year-old version at an event in L.A. last week (right).

Voila.

The fashion model who claims David Copperfield raped her has announced that she's dropping her lawsuit against the magician -- claiming she's "had enough."

The woman filed the suit last year, claiming Copperfield spotted her in the audience of one of his shows in 2007 and then invited her to his private island in the Bahamas ... where the alleged incident occurred.

But this past January, authorities cleared Copperfield of any wrongdoing.

Authorities later brought charges against the accuser for filing a false police report in another case -- which didn't involve Copperfield -- in which she was also charged with prostitution.

UPDATE: The accuser issued a statement saying, "It's never been about money ... I just wanted him held accountable for what he did."

Copperfield also issued a statement in which he declares that he "would not and did not pay [the accuser] a dime to drop her lawsuit."

The woman who accused David Copperfield of sexually assaulting her has just been indicted on charges of making a false statement to a public servant and prostitution.



The woman -- Lacey Carroll -- claimed Copperfield raped her on his private island back in 2007. Federal prosecutors pulled the plug on the investigation two weeks ago after her credibility was called into serious question.

Now the Bellevue City Prosecutor's Office in Washington filed charges against her in connection with a December 2, 2009 incident involving another man. Authorities say Carroll met the man in a bar and went to his hotel room. As they began having sex she allegedly told him, "Put $2,000 in my purse and you can have it all." The man says when he refused to fork over the money, she told police he had forced himself upon her.

Shortly after making the report, she refused to cooperate, claiming she had another case going (Copperfield) and felt the new claim would "tarnish the other case."

Authorities didn't believe her and charged her with filing a false police report and prostitution.

David Copperfield's attorney, Patty Eakes, says, "These developments vindicate Mr. Copperfield and confirm what he has said all along -- this woman tried to extort money from him by making a false claim."

The woman who accused David Copperfield of sexually assaulting her had made a similar claim against another man, and cops are saying there is evidence that she gave false statements to a police officer and engaged in prostitution ... this according to a news report.

The U.S. Attorney announced today the sexual assault investigation against Copperfield has been dropped.

According to The Seattle Times, the woman -- a former Miss Washington Pageant contestant -- was questioned by cops after a man claimed she tried to charge him for sex.

TMZ has obtained a copy of the police report, which states the man claimed she performed oral sex on him in a hotel room in Bellevue, Washington on December 2. According to the report, the man says the woman then told him, "put $2,000 in my purse and you can have it all."

He told police when he refused to ante up money, she left the room -- sans panties and tights -- went to the hotel lobby and told hotel workers she had been "taken advantage of."

The man called cops and said he was being extorted. She also called the cops, claiming she didn't remember going to the room and when she came to he was on top of her.

According to documents, the woman was later reluctant to pursue the matter because, "She was worried this case would tarnish the other case [Copperfield]."

Cops viewed hotel security video and wrote follow-up reports, questioning the woman's account.

David Copperfield is in the clear in the two-year investigation over alleged rape ... federal prosecutors have decided to drop the case without filing charges.

The woman who lodged the complaint -- a former Miss Washington contestant -- said in a civil lawsuit she was in the audience for a Copperfield performance when David spotted her and invited her to his private island in the Bahamas in 2007.

The woman claimed Copperfield sexually assaulted her on the island.

Copperfield's lawyers called the woman's lawsuit, "extortion for money, plain and simple."

A woman who claims David Copperfield sexually assaulted and threatened her in 2007 has just sued him.

The woman -- a 22-year-old fashion model -- alleges the assault took place while she was a guest on his private island in the Bahamas back in 2007, this according to the lawsuit obtained by The Seattle Times.

The woman claims she met David during one of his shows back in January of 2007 -- then got invited to his island in July. The suit says after watching a movie in David's room, he attacked and sexually assaulted her, threatening to kill her if she didn't go along.

The lawsuit alleges David kept at it, assaulting her two more times on the island. She reported the alleged assaults to Seattle police, who turned it over to the FBI.

Copperfield's lawyers were blunt about the suit:

"This woman, who filed the lawsuit, has a history of lying ... She has lied to law enforcement before and, as a result, had innocent people arrested based on a false accusation ... she is incapable of telling the truth.

This lawsuit is extortion for money, plain and simple. Unfortunately, false claims like this only hurt the women who really have been abused, women who really need our help."

Musha Cay, the remote island once frequented by money-shoveling celebs like John Travolta, Oprah, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw, will now be most memorable for one thing -- being David Copperfield's creepy island getaway! Watch the island property values sink before your very eyes!

According to the Palm Beach Post, authorities are interviewing island workers, after Copperfield's alleged rape of a 21-year old aspiring model. Sources say FBI agents questioned at least one employee from Fort Lauderdale, Gary Luedke.

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David Copperfield's been using his Vegas show not just to amaze and mystify, but to pick up chicks! And now TMZ has a voicemail from David himself, inviting one of the women attendees to his island in the Bahamas.


A female audience member at one of the magician's Las Vegas shows supplied TMZ with one of her answering machine messages, where Copperfield says he's "got a very interesting opportunity for you ... if you're available to come to the island ... we'll just have some fun."

TMZ also interviewed another woman at the same show, who said Copperfield invited her and a friend to the Bahamas as well -- but she decided it would be too "creepy" to go.

TMZ TV found yet another woman claiming David Copperfield made a move on her during his Vegas show -- using his previously identified M.O. to try and seal the deal.


Calling him both "creepy" and "weird," the woman gave a phone interview, describing how the magician hit on her as she watched the show with her husband. The story is almost identical to that of Amanda from Atlanta, who also met Copperfield after he eyed her at one of his shows.

Catch TMZ TV tonight for more on this developing story. Check your local listings.

A federal grand jury in Seattle is investigating allegations of a local woman who claims she was raped, assaulted and threatened by magician David Copperfield at his private island in the Bahamas in July, the Seattle Times is reporting.

The paper reports that the woman told law enforcement that she was approached by a member of Copperfield's entourage at his show in January, directed to special seats, and then selected to come onstage as part of the act. As TMZ reported this week, Copperfield used his show and his handlers to pickup women, with the Bahamas often mentioned as a possible vacation spot.

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David Copperfield has been collecting items for his Museum of Magic for quite a while. The Museum was raided on Wednesday night by FBI agents reportedly investigating a sexual assault charge against the illusionist. Take a look inside the Museum, compliments of Viply.de.