Oh for fuck's sake... Randi wrote an entire book on what a fraud he is and exposed him on live TV on the Carson show. What more do they want?
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Short memories and sorry attention spans.
The amount of effort Randi put into debunking and cleaning up Geller's mess made him a personal hero. He'd probably sigh and understand, but he should be rolling in his grave.
I didn't know Segal's byline from Adam's before today, but he made a list.
You're right, but it's so infuriating.
This article was so strange. Basically, "Sure he's a fraud—but the important thing is that he really gets the people going."
My understanding is that Geller had/has a lot of influential people in his corner.
Uhg. We ought to avoid wasting time with such obvious frauds.
Probably a spy
Geller was less a fraud than a very dedicated character actor that only did one role.
He made money off of people who believed he had abilities he did not have. That is fraud.