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LAS VEGAS — David Copperfield told a Nevada jury it would be his fault if an audience participant got hurt because of something he did wrong during an illusion.
But the magician didn’t acknowledge responsibility for a British tourist’s injury, and testified Wednesday he never even knew until he was sued a year later that the man claimed he was badly hurt while taking part in a signature Copperfield illusion.
Gavin Cox’s lawyer, Benedict Morelli, clashed with Copperfield about whether Copperfield noticed what Morelli called “construction dust” in an MGM Grand resort alley near where Cox fell.
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NEW YORK — “Frankenstein” author Mary Shelley is the National Geographic TV network’s third genius.
The network announced Thursday that the 19th-century writer will be the next subject of what is becoming a franchise, a miniseries on a particular historical figure.
The first series, featuring Albert Einstein, premiered last year. The second, profiling artist Pablo Picasso, starts Tuesday.
Shelley was a prolific writer in the early 1800s, with “Frankenstein” in particular still alive as a piece of literature.
The Shelley series will air in 2019, most likely in the spring. The same creative team of Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment will make it.
Shelley died of a brain tumor in 1851 at age 53.
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NEWARK, N.J. — Life imitated art at the Stanley Cup playoffs as the actor who played Puddy on the TV sitcom “Seinfeld” showed up at the game with his face painted as a New Jersey Devils fan.
Patrick Warburton is a Devils fan and in a 1995 episode of the hit show he appeared with his face painted in red and green.
The team posted a video of Warburton on Wednesday cheering to the crowd at Newark’s Prudential Center that “we’re the Devils!”
The 53-year-old stripped off his shirt to reveal a letter “D” on his chest.
Warburton’s enthusiasm wasn’t enough. New Jersey lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1, giving Tampa Bay a 3-1 lead in the playoff series.
By The Associated Press
