Criss Angel Unimpressed With David Copperfield Being Proclaimed As The Worlds Greatest Magician
Criss Angel and David Copperfield are two of the most successful names in the world of magic. With their numerous world records, magnificent performances and television appearances, it's not surprising anymore that there is comparison and rivalry as to who between the two is the world's greatest magician.
The heated clash between the two ignited when Criss Angel's ego was stirred up by Forbes tweet on October 27, referring to Copperfield as the world's highest-paid magician earning $64 million. It pushed Criss to respond succeedingly to Twitter by claiming that he is the best magic person in the world.
How did David Copperfield become the world's highest-paid magician? We found out: https://t.co/FIj7TK78i2 pic.twitter.com/3Zxkd7Dx7E
— Forbes (@Forbes) November 4, 2016
He criticized David Copperfield for buying his Twitter followers and having a fake hair. Criss Angel even went beyond the line by calling him tired, hokey and old school, reports from Buzzfeed.
To clarify the Twitter issue, Business 2 community did an investigation for both magicians. Criss Angel's assertions were validated and they concluded that of majority Copperfield's Twitter crowd are not real and involves spammers.
However, for his ultimate competitor, a loophole was found in Criss' account, proving that he wasn't at all correct since his account shows at least 47% of counterfeit followers. In order to gather the data, they used a robust bot detection method such as Interest-based segmentation analysis and Interconnectivity to identify bots that follow the same group of account.
On the other hand, many were surprised with David Copperfield's reaction to this commotion. A lot of viewers and twitter residents expected a magical clash between the two but ended up disappointed since David looked as though he didn't care at all and was just always retweeting tweets from his fans just like what he was doing since then.
Nevertheless, clash or not, the force of rivalry is indeed getting stronger with these two being at the top of their game continuously impressing the crowd with spectacular magic shows.
