Russia - David Copperfield

(7 Sep 1997) T/I 11:24:27 GS 10:55:06


A Russian Orthodox priest on Sunday (07/09) lashed out at world
famous illusionist David Copperfield, accusing him of leading
gullible Russians astray with white magic and occultism.

Copperfield, boyfriend of supermodel Claudia Schiffer, is in
Moscow for the city's 850th anniversary celebrations.

SHOWS:

7/9 MOSCOW, RUSSIA

0.00 GV entrance of Balchig-Kempinski hotel in Moscow with white
stretch limousine in front
00.05 WS crowds on embankment
00.09 MS Copperfield out doors and into limo
00.19 CA woman taking photographs
00.22 MS limo drives off
00.29 MS Press Conference

00.33 SOT David Copperfield, illusionist: "I believe in God very
much. I pray more often than most and I get a lot of strength
because of my relationship with God."

00.52 WS Sretensky Monastery
00.57 MS women around entrance

01.02 SOT Father Tikhon, Sretensky Monastery: "It's very sad
that the organisers of our 850th anniversary of Moscow
celebrations invited someone who officially propagates white
magic. Especially to our capital, an Orthodox capital. It
shows that our people are absolutely illiterate in spiritual
matters. It would be bad enough if this was only charlatanism -
at least then you could ignore it - but this man genuinely does
deal in white magic."

01.15 MS women and flowers
01.20 MS entrance

01.26 VISION ENDS

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