The curtain is falling fast on David Copperfield’s 25-year Las Vegas empire following the release of the Epstein files— as millions of people of demand justice for his “very close friendship” with the convicted pedophile.
Just weeks after his name surfaced in the latest Jeffrey Epstein document dump, the illusionist abruptly announced his final MGM Grand show will be April 30, 2026.
But is this a planned retirement or a vanishing act to dodge the Epstein fallout? Freshly released DOJ files from early 2026 — including 2007 FBI memos — paint a damning picture: agents probing whether Copperfield and Epstein were “referring possible victims to each other,” with notes of a “clear connection” between the two.
Photos show Copperfield cozying up to Ghislaine Maxwell in bathrobes, and Epstein emails boast that Copperfield got engaged to Claudia Schiffer on his notorious Little St. James island — ground zero for the pedophile’s crimes.
Copperfield’s team insists he was barely an acquaintance and knew nothing of Epstein’s dark side. Yet the whispers won’t die: Johanna Sjoberg’s testimony about a dinner where Copperfield casually asked if she knew “girls were getting paid to find other girls,” plus his own private Bahamian island Musha Cay, where multiple girls allege he lured them under false pretenses only for things to turn sinister.
However, Copperfield has one celebrity on his side: Oprah Winfrey, who has championed the cause of Harvey Weinstein, John of God, and a series of other convicted rapists and pedophiles.
In an interview with Oprah filmed on Musha Cay in 2012, Copperfield claimed he had not only been exonerated but was a victim in the case.
Now, with 120 farewell shows left, MGM thanks him for the “exceptional energy” while social media erupts: “get to the real reason !!!! he was named on epsteins island !!!!!” one commenter blasted under news posts.
Another calls the exit “conveniently” timed with “more allegations of public misconduct.”
For a master of misdirection who once made the Statue of Liberty disappear, this could be his boldest trick yet: bowing out before the full Epstein revelations force a permanent exit.
Copperfield has been described by Forbes as the most commercially successful magician in history. The television specials featuring Metuchen, New Jersey, U.S. He has received 38 Emmy Award nominations and 21 wins.