Personal Life
Copperfield was engaged to supermodel Claudia Schiffer for six years, but the couple separated in 1999 citing work schedules. They had met in 1993 at a Berlin celebrity gala when he brought her on stage to participate in a mind reading act and his 'Flying' illusion. While they were engaged, Schiffer sometimes appeared on stage with Copperfield to act as his special guest assistant in a number of illusions including being sawed in half. Schiffer also appeared alongside Copperfield in David Copperfield: 15 Years of Magic, in which she played the role of a reporter interviewing him, and during which they reprised their performance of the 'Flying' illusion.
In April 2006, Copperfield and two female assistants were robbed at gunpoint after a performance in West Palm Beach, Florida. His assistants gave the robbers their money, passports, and a cell phone. According to his police statement, Copperfield did not hand over anything, claiming that he used sleight of hand to hide his possessions. One of Copperfield's assistants wrote down most of the license plate number, and the suspects were later arrested, charged, and sentenced.
Copperfield and his girlfriend Chloe Gosselin, a French fashion model who is 28 years his junior, had a daughter in February 2010. The news did not break publicly until over a year later, when The New York Post reported it in August 2011, and it was confirmed by Copperfield's publicist.
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