Report: Former model accuses magician David Blaine of rape

LONDON – Magician David Blaine is being accused of raping a woman at a private home in London's Chelsea in 2004.

The Daily Beast reports, former model Natasha Prince claims Blaine raped her at a home in Chelsea during the summer of 2004, when she was 21-years-old.

“Officers from the Met’s Child Abuse and Sexual Offences Command are investigating an allegation of rape,” Scotland Yard said in a statement to The Daily Beast. “The allegation was reported to police on 17 November 2016 by a woman who alleged she was raped at an address in Chelsea in June or July 2004 when she was aged 21. There have been no arrests at this stage and enquiries continue.”

David Blaine is denying the allegations, in a statement from Blaine's attorney:

“My client vehemently denies that he raped or sexually assaulted any woman, ever, and he specifically denies raping a woman in 2004,” the statement said. (“This would include Natasha Prince,” Singer said in an additional statement.) “If, in fact, there is any police investigation, my client will fully cooperate because he has nothing to hide.”