David Copperfield denies sexual misconduct allegations: 'False accusations must stop'

David Copperfield has refuted "false and scurrilous allegations" of inappropriate behavior toward multiple women.

Copperfield, whose full name is David Seth Kotkin, was accused by 16 women in an investigation spanning decades, according to the Guardian US. More than half of the alleged victims claimed they were under the age of 18 at the time of the incidents.

Prior to the publication of the accusations, Copperfield "denied any wrongdoing of any kind" to the Guardian, and his lawyer...