Editing David Blaine (section)

==Official investigations into reports of sexual misconduct==

Multiple reports of sexual misconduct by Blaine have been reported and investigated, without charges filed.

===October 2017 report and investigation===

An October 2017 report published in ''[[The Daily Beast]]'' in the wake of the [[Me Too movement]] resulted in renewed scrutiny of alleged misconduct.

Subsequently, British news outlets reported that London's [[Metropolitan Police]] had asked Blaine to travel to the UK for interview under caution regarding allegations by former model Natasha Prince that Blaine had raped her at a house in [[Chelsea, London|Chelsea]], West London in 2004.

Speaking through his lawyer, Blaine "vehemently denies" the allegations and confirmed that he would "fully co-operate" with a police inquiry. Detectives later declined to take further action after investigating her claim.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-former-model-accuses-david-blaine-of-rape |title=Exclusive: Former Model Accuses David Blaine of Rape |work=[[The Daily Beast]] |date=October 19, 2017 |access-date=July 3, 2020 |last1=Ebner |first1=Mark |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105112842/https://www.thedailybeast.com/exclusive-former-model-accuses-david-blaine-of-rape |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=AllegationsGuardian>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/apr/01/david-blaine-magician-investigation-sexual-assault |title=David Blaine: magician under investigation over sexual assault claims |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=April 2, 2019 |access-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200703202352/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2019/apr/01/david-blaine-magician-investigation-sexual-assault |url-status=live }}</ref>

===April 2019 investigation===

In April 2019, Blaine was investigated by the [[New York City Police Department]] over allegations that he sexually assaulted at least two women.<ref name=AllegationsGuardian/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/david-blaine-under-nypd-investigation-over-sexual-assault-allegations |title=David Blaine Under NYPD Investigation Over Sexual-Assault Allegations |work=The Daily Beast |date=April 2019 |access-date=September 7, 2019 |archive-date=November 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211105112842/https://www.thedailybeast.com/david-blaine-under-nypd-investigation-over-sexual-assault-allegations |url-status=live }}</ref> No charges were made.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/david-blaine-accused-of-hypnotising-women-to-perform-sex-acts-on-him |title=David Blaine Accused Of 'Hypnotising Women To Perform Sex Acts On Him' |work=Unilad |date=April 2019 |access-date=June 25, 2022 |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407195352/https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/david-blaine-accused-of-hypnotising-women-to-perform-sex-acts-on-him/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>